Logistics Specialist

Panasonic North America; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

Voluntary Benefits

PRSIP – 401(k)

Paid Time-Off

Educational Assistance

Wellbeing Programs

Employee Recognition Program

Annual Bonus Program

Job summary

Panasonic North America is seeking a Logistics Specialist to drive end-to-end trade operations, reporting, and continuous improvement across global shipping. You will build dashboards, coordinate with carriers and internal teams, and support data-driven decisions to optimize performance.

Ideal candidates bring a BA/BS in a relevant field, 2+ years in logistics, and experience with Lean methods and data tools like Power BI and Excel. Travel 10–20% is expected.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Industrial, Supply Chain Logistics, or Engineering is required.
• 2+ years of experience in Logistics and Operations teams.
• Lean Continuous Improvement experience required; certification a plus.
• PMP, ASCM certifications a plus; strong data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end trade operations across all shipping modes.
• Lead daily operations stand-ups and management updates.
• Develop data-driven KPI reports and dashboards (Power BI).
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to drive Lean improvements.
• Manage rate and invoicing workflows with global freight network.

Skills

Project coordination

Lean CI

Data analytics

Power BI

Excel

Communication

Collaboration

Education

BA/BS in Industrial, Supply Chain Logistics, or Engineering

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Tableau

Alteryx

Blue Prism

RPA

Power Automate

Job description

Overview

Every moment of every day, people all over the world turn to Panasonic to make their lives simpler, more enjoyable, more productive and more secure. Since our founding almost a century ago, we’ve been committed to improving peoples’ lives and making the world a better place- one customer, one business, one innovative leap at a time. Come join our journey!

Responsibilities

Logistics Specialist

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What You'll Get To Do:

Panasonic North America (PEXNA) Supply Chain organization prides itself on delivering high quality operations across a wide range of supply chain functions. The key to our success is largely dependent on stellar team members who provide project support. We’re currently searching for a project analyst to join our ranks and support highly visible Trade operations and international logistics team. The ideal candidate will have a sharp business mind and a proven ability in understanding global logistics management. As a natural born leader and a quick learner, you will have outstanding talent for project coordination, governance, and data analytics. Ultimately, you are motivated by the desire to deliver results and nurture operational success for all customers.

This role reports to the supervisor of Trade Operations and is responsible for all logistics related operations and carrier performance management. This high performing individual will be tasked to deliver operational excellence, strategy execution, and customer delight across business units. This role will support operations portfolio projects in Supply Chain team providing an outstanding opportunity to be part of a highly visible team. This individual will assist in building a best-in-class customer focused operations through utilization of a lean management philosophy and driven by data-based decisions through KPI management, voice of customer and continuous improvement.

Objective of the role:

• Support end to end trade operations across all modes of shipping and warehouse receiving

• Build strategic partnerships with carriers and customers across a large global teams.

• Support and execute data driven decision making

• Cross functionally collaborate to identify and execute continuous improvements through Lean methodology

Global trade and logistics operations management

• Support end-to-end shipment management from booking to final delivery.

• Lead daily operations stand ups meetings

• Ability to create stellar presentations and support leadership updates

• Facilitate communication across logistics related parties and drive collaboration.

• Work with the Business units and track and trace team

• Lead root cause analysis

• Establish corrective action plans

• Address shipment delays during shipment journey

• Support month end and year end activities

• Drive actions and results from complex datasets

Drive logistics strategy

• Support data analytics and perform ad hoc reporting needs

• Create KPI and reporting requirements for trade operations and logistics governance

• Build project plan and drive initiatives to completion

• Build Power BI dashboard for operations governance

• Build process engineering documents including value stream maps, process maps and RACIs

• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly operations KPI performance and report status

• Automate manual processes through industry leading automation tools and techniques

Invoicing and rate management

• Develop process to control rate management from Global Freight Network (GFN) team

• Support leadership escalations to drive effective operations

• Receive and process all necessary rate requests

• Validate rates in the systems

• Work with GFN to ensure correct rates are supplied

• Work with business units to estimate correct ocean and air space allocation

• Review all disputes with carriers to allow freight payment to process invoices timely

• Participate in the growth of team culture

Qualifications

What You'll Bring:

Education & Experience:

• BA/BS in Industrial, Supply Chain Logistics, or Engineering

• 2+ years of experience in Logistics and Operations teams

• Understanding on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant industry leading solutions

• Lean Continuous Improvement Experience required. Certification a plus

• PMP, ASCM Certifications a plus

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large datasets.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel or other tools for complex data analysis.

• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as SQL, Tableau or Power BI is a plus

• Proven track record of process and data automation using tools like power automate, Alteryx, blue prism, RPA software

Competencies:

• Problem solving - Displayed excellence in project analysis and project support when faced with challenges

• Customer Oriented – Attentive and responsive to customer (internal and external) concerns

• Results Focused – Identifies, confronts and overcomes barriers to successful completion of a task or project

• Self-Aware – Aware of impact on others; aware of strengths and weaknesses and how to use them best

• Collaborative – Encourages a participative process; has a "win-win" orientation and teamwork focus

• Adaptable – Capable of adapting to others and new situations; flexible; can handle multiple tasks at once

• Organized – Arranges work in an orderly way; has an orderly state of mind and approach to work

• Initiative – Proactive; makes things happen; takes the first step.

Communications:

• Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization as well as externally to customers & suppliers

• Collaboration and influencing skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Other Requirements:

• Travel 10%- 20%

Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You:

Panasonic prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:

• Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.

• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.

• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.

• Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.

• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.

• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs – Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.

• Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition

• Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.

We Take Opportunity Seriously:

At Panasonic, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.

The wage range of$80,000 - $90,000 is just one component of Panasonic's total package. Actual compensation varies depending on the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S.

Thank you for your interest in Panasonic.