Logistics Specialist

Toyota Tsusho America; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off

Medical benefits

FSA & HSA

14 holidays

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Toyota Tsusho America is seeking a logistics specialist who serves as a critical liaison between overseas suppliers, internal stakeholders, and customers, ensuring seamless operations while maintaining financial integrity.

This role requires strategic oversight of the end-to-end supply chain, proactive financial management, and the ability to drive operational excellence through data-driven decision-making and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree and 6-9 years of experience preferred.
• May lead (orient, train, assign, check work) of other administrative employees.
• Commitment to equal employment opportunity throughout the organization.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate international logistics operations with documentation workflows, cross-border transfers, and regulatory compliance.
• Direct procurement activities by evaluating demand, negotiating with suppliers, and issuing purchase orders.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with sales regarding inventory, order status, and constraints.
• Monitor shipment accuracy, on-time delivery, and service levels, implementing corrective actions.
• Lead continuous improvement by identifying inefficiencies and driving cross-functional projects.
• Ensure forecast accuracy and alignment between customer forecasts and orders.
• Manage and avoid aged accounts receivable.
• Collaborate with manufacturers to meet capacity requirements and address supplier issues.
• Decide on procurement of raw materials and inventory management to ensure continuous delivery.

Skills

Logistics coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Procurement strategy

Education

Associate's degree

Job description

We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team!

What’s In It For You?

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities

• Paid Time Off

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)

• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

• 14 Paid Company Holidays

• 401(k) with Company Contribution

• Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Summary

Logistics specialist serves as a critical liaison between overseas suppliers, internal stakeholders, and customers, ensuring seamless operations while maintaining financial integrity. This role requires strategic oversight of the end-to-end supply chain, proactive financial management, and the ability to drive operational excellence through data-driven decision-making and cross-functional collaboration.

What You’ll Do

• Orchestrate international logistics operations by managing comprehensive documentation workflows for outbound shipments, cross-border transfers, and regulatory compliance, ensuring adherence to customs requirements and delivery timelines
• Direct procurement activities by strategically evaluating customer and affiliate demand, negotiating with suppliers, and issuing purchase orders that optimize cost, quality, and delivery performance
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with sales teams through proactive communication regarding inventory status, order fulfillment progress, and potential supply chain constraints that may impact customer commitments
• Execute performance monitoring protocols to track shipment accuracy, on-time delivery metrics, and service level agreements, implementing corrective actions when deviations occur
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process inefficiencies, leading root cause analysis for operational challenges, and driving cross-functional projects that enhance supply chain effectiveness
• Ensure forecast accuracy and demand planning integrity by maintaining 100% alignment between customer forecasts and actual orders, recognizing the critical impact on financial performance, working capital management, and supplier production planning
• Responsible for managing and avoiding aged account receivable.
• Work closely with contact manufacturer to achieve capacity requirements and address issues and concerns relating to suppliers’ performance as soon as possible.
• Makes important decisions for the procurement of raw materials and management of inventories to ensure continuous delivery of finished products to customers and avoidance of aged inventory.

What You’ll Need

Associate’s degree and 6-9 years of experience is preferred.

May lead (orient, train, assign, check work) of other administrative employees

Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer! It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.