NA Logistics Planner III - Cost Savings & Vendor Management

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. in El Paso is seeking a Logistics Planner III to coordinate North American freight import-export operations, emphasizing cost, quality, and delivery across standard and expedited modes.

You will create plans for current routes, monitor execution, and lead cost-reduction and continuous-improvement projects. Fluency in Spanish is required for cross-border collaboration with NA operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5–7 years of professional experience.
• Budgeting, planning, or accounting experience.
• Strong business acumen and math skills.
• Advanced Excel and other Office tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Logistics, freight, and import-export experience.
• Business Spanish required.
• Optional: Business Japanese.

Responsibilities

• Create logistics plans for current and mid-term standard routes in NA.
• Create logistics plans for current and mid-term abnormal routes; monitor status.
• Maintain vendor management system with a focus on QCD and compliance.
• Maintain vendor cost tables and KPIs.
• Lead project-based cost reduction and continuous improvement activities.
• Plan current and future finished goods packaging with GPP/RM teams.
• Support budgeting and reporting activities for NA Operations.
• Coordinate, author, and maintain section policies and work instructions.

Skills

Project management

Excel (Advanced)

Logistics

Import/export experience

Spanish (Business level)

Japanese (Business level, preferred)

Communication

Budgeting accounting awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. in El Paso is seeking a Logistics Planner III to coordinate North American freight import-export operations, emphasizing cost, quality, and delivery across standard and expedited modes.

You will create plans for current routes, monitor execution, and lead cost-reduction and continuous-improvement projects. Fluency in Spanish is required for cross-border collaboration with NA operations teams.