Logistics Manager

USCOR JAS FORWARDING (USA), INC.; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. seeks a senior Logistics Manager to lead the logistics team, design and implement infrastructure, and drive process improvements across global markets.

You will develop SOPs, manage the end-to-end order cycle and control costs while ensuring timely delivery and service quality. Ideal candidates will have 15+ years in logistics operations, at least 5 years in supervisory roles, and strong program management, analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in supply chain and logistics required.
• 15 years’ experience in logistics operations; at least 5 years in supervision.
• Familiar with logistics processes and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the logistics team to meet targets.
• Liaise with parties to set up logistics infrastructure in new markets.
• Develop and manage infrastructure, procedures, and systems for new markets.
• Design SOPs for new projects and ensure compliance.
• Manage the end-to-end order cycle to support business growth.
• Set up and refine daily logistics operations and procedures.
• Monitor quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times and costs.
• Establish and expand the e-Commerce center and logistics development.

Skills

Analytical skills

Program management

Customer service

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Sales skills

Organizational skills

Written & verbal communication

Presentation skills

MS Office proficiency

Detail oriented

Multitasking

Teamwork & independence

Education

Degree in supply chain and logistics

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

JAS is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services. The Logistics Manager – is responsible for develop strategies and implement changes to improve company logistics team and seek for development.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• To lead and manage the logistics team to achieve company targets
• Liaise with the relevant parties for the setting up of logistics infrastructure in any new global markets
• Develop and manage the logistics infrastructure, procedures, systems in any new global markets
• Design SOP for new project and ensure SOP compliance
• Manage the entire order cycle to enhance business development and ensure sustainability
• Set up and refine daily logistics operations and procedures
• Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency
• Set up JAS’s e-Commerce center and to extend the logistics business development to SPRC

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project Implementation Manager
• Conduct performance evaluation for direct reports
• Recommend hiring, firing and promotion
• Identify and resolve personnel issues
• Ongoing coaching and mentoring of staff to develop skills to the highest level

QUALIFICATIONS

• Good analytical and program management skills; ability to define, develop and document business processes and procedures
• Strong customer service, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
• Internal/external sales skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal skills, including presentation skills
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite
• Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated, able to work in a team and independently

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree in supply chain and logistics
• 15 years’ experience in logistics operation, at least 5 years at supervisory level
• Familiar with logistics process

ENVIRONMENT

100% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions. National and International travel will be (up to ___%) required in support of the position’s responsibilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands and finger to feel and handle; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, and crouch; lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds.

ADDITIONAL

The responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company’s business needs. More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above. The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

DEFINITIONS: (if any abbreviation, the meaning needs to be inserted) Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.

JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

JAS USA IS A CUSTOMS BROKER, GOVERNED BY FEDERAL REGULATION. FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT JAS MAY HAVE IT BROKERAGE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED IF IT “KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED, OR CONTINUES TO EMPLOY, ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THAT EMPLOYMENT FROM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.” JAS WILL PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND IF SO, ABSENT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU WILL NOT BE HIRED OR WILL BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY.

JAS prides itself on its exceptional service and competitive pricing that comes about through the hard work and skill of the people who make up the JAS organization. The mission of JAS is to focus on innovation and maintain a commitment to deliver the product securely and on time. This mission flows through its vast global network of 38 subsidiaries, hundreds of official agent locations, and 4,200+ employees across more than 90 countries. JAS' commitment to innovation in the fields of shipping, 3PL, and freight forwarding puts it in a unique class of select companies which concentrate on specialized projects as well as commodity shipping initiatives. JAS is a premier “go-to” company for those wishing to move cargo from anywhere in the world to anywhere else in the world. Through the use of advanced tracking technologies, sophisticated global communications, and a large team of experts across a broad spectrum of specialties, JAS is able to cost effectively handle the shipping of everything from tiny camera parts up to the massive components required to build an oil rig. Transporting cargo is a complex endeavor. JAS is the brand you can trust to satisfy your most demanding requirements.