Logistics Manager AWC Purchasing & Logistics · Columbia City (AWC)

Autoliv United States; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the automotive sector is looking for a Logistics Manager AWC to oversee warehouse operations, ensuring compliance with safety standards and optimizing staff performance. This role involves significant leadership responsibilities and offers an attractive compensation package, including recognition awards and family events.

Benefits

Attractive compensation package

Recognition awards

Company events

Family events

University discount options

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years in a leadership role in manufacturing or warehouse.
• Working knowledge of cross dock operations.
• Experience in a 'Just in Time' and lean environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage warehouse distribution center operations and staff.
• Ensure safety standards are met and training is provided.
• Monitor daily operations and manage human resources activities.

Skills

Leadership

Inventory control

Safety compliance

Coaching

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related fields

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoRelease

JD Edwards

Job description

Logistics Manager AWC

This Manager is responsible for all facets of a Warehouse Distribution Center consisting of multiple cells, areas, shifts, and cross dock logistics.

What you’ll do:

• Manages employees assigned to meet customer and supplier requirements/planning including all support functions, inventory control, packaging, and storage while meeting or exceeding approved financial budget.
• Leads the creation of action plans and manages efforts to achieve corporate and facility goals. Teaches, coaches, and facilitates problem solving, project management, and application of Autoliv Production System (APS) principles.
• Verifies all processes, and standards with safety related as the priority, are being followed and improved.
• Responsible for development, performance, and continuous improvement of all shifts of assigned cells/areas.
• Establishes roles, responsibilities and expectations for team members and follows-up on performance. Improves capability of team members through coaching, teaching and appropriate tasking.
• Ensures that associates are adequately trained, that work is performed in a safe and efficient manner/environment, and that safety incidents are thoroughly investigated with effective corrective actions.
• Works to create a positive work environment supporting all Autoliv facilities and personnel.
• Ensures communication and feedback flows up, down, and across all levels and shifts/teams as needed.
• Ensures adequate resources, including support personnel, are available and that customer standards are maintained.
• Monitors daily operations of a unit (work team) and actively assists or provides direction to team members as required utilizing established policies and procedures.
• Maintains responsibility for human resources related activities, including employee relations, annual performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions.
• Handles employment issues where job action (such as formal discipline) may result, involving management and/or Human Resources as appropriate.
• Determines and requests resources as needed.
• Supports all Manufacturing Plants with both inbound coordination of Raw Material, and outbound coordination of FG’s including applicable customer transactions, information flow, etc.

What is required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or extensive related experience is required. Supply Chain Management related fields are preferred.
• 3 to 5 years in a leadership role in a manufacturing or warehouse environment
• Computer skills required, including detailed capability in Microsoft Office
• Working knowledge of shipping software associated with automotive ERP such as AutoRelease and JD Edwards.
• Working knowledge of a cross dock operations in a warehouse environment.
• Experience with trucking, logistics, and material handling equipment supporting an automotive “OEM” environment.
• Back ground in a “Just in Time” (JIT), lean environment is preferred.

What’s in it for you:

•Attractive compensation package

•Recognition awards, company events, family events, university discount options and many more perks.

•Gender Pay Equality

Autoliv is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Autoliv does not discriminate in any aspect of employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify and/or expression, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Autoliv does business.