What are the responsibilities and job description for the Logistics Manager position at Black Box Careers?
Job Summary
The Logistics Manager supports the Sr. Logistics Manager for end-to-end logistics, materials management, vendor coordination, warehouse operations, and site logistics across the data center construction and operations projects. This role ensures timely availability of materials and equipment, strict adherence to safety, cost control, KPI performance, and seamless coordination with clients, general contractors, vendors, and internal teams.
The Logistics Manager plays a critical role in maintaining operational continuity, preventing delays, managing OFCI/CFCI assets, fleet management and ensuring compliance with client and company processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage sourcing, ordering, tracking, and delivery of materials and equipment (OFCI/CFCI).
- Oversee warehouse operations, inventory control, safety stock, and asset management.
- Ensure on-time delivery of materials to meet project milestones and site requirements.
- Manage vendor relationships, subcontractor POs, RMAs, and large rental/vendor programs.
- Coordinate site logistics with GCs, hyper scale data center clients including mobilization, laydown, material movement, and vendor escorting.
- Support AP activities: invoice-to-PO matching, credits, vendor payment coordination, and issue resolution.
- Prepare monthly reports, manage KPIs, and drive cost savings and margin improvement initiatives.
- Lead logistics-related safety activities, weekly safety training, and SOP compliance.
- Participate in weekly client and site meetings; ensure all logistics-related deadlines are met.
- Train client and internal teams on logistics processes, tools, and procedures.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Inventory Accuracy
- On-Time Delivery (OTD):
- Cost Savings / Margin Improvement: Year-over-year savings
- RMA and Issue Resolution Cycle Time
equired Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Logistics, Operations, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 4 ; years of logistics, supply chain, procurement or materials management experience in construction, data center, or infrastructure environments.
- Strong experience managing OFCI/CFCI materials, warehouses, and multi-site operations.
- Proficiency with SAP or similar ERP systems.
- Strong vendor management, financial coordination, and reporting skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
Preferred Certifications & Skills
- OSHA 30 Certification
- APICS / CSCP / CPIM (preferred)
- Experience supporting hyperscale or mission-critical facilities
- Advanced Excel, reporting, and analytics skills
About Us
What's in it for You?
Joining Black Box means you’ll have the opportunity to work on exciting, highly visible projects with our customers. You’ll get to know large and small organizations across the world and work to deliver best in class IT solutions. You’ll be rewarded with a variety of experiences, development opportunities and exposure to some of the world's most admired companies. In addition to these rewarding experiences, you’ll have access to our comprehensive Total Rewards Program. Our program continues to evolve to meet the needs of our dynamic workforce by providing a variety of benefits which are applicable and competitive for each country & region.
About Black Box
Black Box is the trusted global solutions integrator and digital technology partner. With nearly 45 years of experience connecting people and devices, we are an organization of top technical professionals dedicated to delivering solutions and services that help organizations design, build, manage, and secure their communications and IT infrastructure and networks. Technologies include 5G/OnGo, connected buildings, digital workplace, multisite deployments, data centers, and IoT.
We also design and manufacture award-winning products for Pro AV, KVM, cabling, and networking known for their advanced functionality, flawless performance, outstanding reliability and fail-safe security. We deliver high-value technology services and products through our values, such as innovation, ownership, transparency, respect and open-mindedness combined with our global presence and 2,500 team members in 24 countries and growing. Black Box is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGC Networks.
Black Box is an equal opportunity employer. Black Box does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status, and endorses those policies and practices which seek to recruit, hire, train and promote the most qualified persons into available jobs.