Logistics Operations Specialist - Transportation & Compliance

Make Choteau Home; Kalispell (MT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Bonus program

Stock award program

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a logistics/process improvement professional to generate/internal metrics, ensure quality compliance, and manage import/export documentation within a global operations context. The role emphasizes data accuracy, policy adherence, and cross-functional collaboration to optimize costs and service levels.

The position requires standing, physical agility, and travel up to 10% of the time, with a comprehensive benefits package and potential for bonus or stock award

Qualifications

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines.
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.

Responsibilities

• Generate and report internal metrics/KPIs. Monitor and log exceptions.
• Ensure adherence to established business processes. Support development of new business processes. Develop and implement process improvement projects to increase service level performance and/or minimize costs. Project scope is straight forward and has local impact.
• Ensure compliance and control to Quality standards. Process and report weekly status of “in-house” process control reports, including in-transit, cycle count, inventory receiving and shipping reports.
• Review inventory control reports for discrepancies and provide recommendations to management for corrective actions.
• Gather data requirements for internal/external audit requests
• Maintain logistic information databases and data accuracy in accordance with corporate policies.
• Prepares & reviews files for import/export documents such as customs declarations, (SLI) shippers letter of instruction, SED (shipper's export declaration), IC (import certificate), etc. required for the lawful completion of import/export activities. Ensures that commercial and sales invoices are accurate in accordance with physical shipment and customer's SLI, quantities, value of goods, country of origin, and other regulatory requirements. Administers the efficient and economical movement of goods in compliance with relevant local, country and international customs laws and processes.
• This position may require standing for extended periods of time, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, the ability to distinguish between colors, the ability to work in an environment with noise that may be difficult for some individuals with sensitivity to noise, and the use of hand and power tools.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Business Expertise

Functional Knowledge

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking a logistics/process improvement professional to generate/internal metrics, ensure quality compliance, and manage import/export documentation within a global operations context. The role emphasizes data accuracy, policy adherence, and cross-functional collaboration to optimize costs and service levels.

The position requires standing, physical agility, and travel up to 10% of the time, with a comprehensive benefits package and potential for bonus or stock award