Logistics Manager

CURT G. JOA INC.; Sheboygan Falls (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Curt G. Joa, Inc. in Wisconsin seeks a senior logistics leader to manage material flow, oversee warehouse and shipping activities, and supervise Traffic, Logistics and Warehouse personnel.

You will drive safety, develop staff, enhance processes, and collaborate with other departments to improve efficiency and cost control, aligning with company objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience managing material flow, warehouse, and shipping operations.
• Proven ability to lead safety initiatives and drive process improvements.
• Strong leadership and staff development skills.
• Ability to coordinate across departments to improve efficiency and costs.

Responsibilities

• Manage material flow and warehouse/shipping operations.
• Lead safety culture and risk management initiatives.
• Develop staff through coaching, mentoring, and training.
• Improve cross-functional communication and operational efficiency.
• Plan routes, inventory, and transportation workflows.
• Establish and maintain standard operating practices and metrics.

Skills

Safety leadership

Logistics management

Warehouse management

Team leadership

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job Summary: This role is responsible for management of material flow (internally and externally) to the organization. This includes management of the warehouse and shipping activities, overseeing the loading/unloading of outgoing/incoming material, and management of all Traffic, Logistics and Warehouse personnel.

Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions of the Job:

• Safety Drive a culture of safety in line with company goals and through leading by example in all areas of safety.
• Partner with members of safety teams to manage risk and improve processes.
• Hold employees accountable while evolving best practices through continuous improvement.
• Talent Management Drive efficiency and transactional discipline mindset throughout your organization.
• Develop staff by coaching, counseling, mentoring, motivating, and training direct reports using a continuous improvement approach while holding employees accountable and monitoring progress.
• Employ a variety of communication strategies to improve employee engagement and ensure employees understand, are regularly updated, and aligned on the business and business objectives.
• Collaborate with other departments to improve cross functional communication and operational efficiencies.
• Develop a high performing organization through the recruitment, development, and retention of the team.
• Drive communication to ensure understanding of the business and strategic objectives through clear definition of roles and responsibilities.
• Quality/Continuous Improvement Provide leadership towards continuous improvement in both quality and productivity.
• Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements.
• Ensure consistent shipping, warehouse and transportation processes are implemented i.e. truck loading, warehouse improvement process, scheduling and inventory management.
• Establishes and maintains good housekeeping practices throughout facility - create a system so there is a place for everything, and everything is in its place, establish orderly flow, eliminate waste, organize the workplace, and sustain established procedures; lead-by-example.
• Productivity/Cost Controls Strategically plan and manage materials, logistics, warehouse, transportation, and customer services.
• Develop, revise, and maintain standard operational and working practices. Direct, optimize and coordinate full order cycle.
• Arrange warehouse, catalog goods, plan routes and process shipments.
• Keep track of quality, quantity, stocking levels, delivery times, transportation costs, and overall efficiency.
• Promote and develop comprehensive internal controls to ensure compliance with US and foreign regulations in the conduct of international supply chain and freight movement activities.
• Evaluates and understands conditions to maintain, control, and reduce costs.
• Monitor, control and communicate activities per…

Curt G. Joa, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer *****