Logistics Engineer

Position Summary
The Logistics Engineer is responsible for providing the management team with data reports, new business and renewal pricing, marketing principles, and ad hoc business support requests.

Job Responsibilities

• Process and product engineering:
  • Support development and deployment of Logistics, Warehouse and Supply Chain Management processes with analytics and Kaizen efforts,
  • Analyze, review and optimize logistics processes,
  • Monitor and benchmark Logistics Key Performance Indicator systems
  • Create floor plans and process flows 
  • Collaborate directly with various internal and external stakeholders to conduct end to end process assessments
  • Analyze processes to identify re-engineering opportunities which will create efficiencies and/or enhance controls
  • Identify opportunities to leverage intelligent automation solutions to increase process efficiency and reduce risk
  • Effectively plan and coordinate implementing process changes enabling teams to realize efficiencies or control enhancements
  • Create highly effective presentation materials to communicate status updates to executive management

• Operational Stabilization and Transition for Logistics Performance Issues
  • Support local operational stabilization activities as required to support internally or externally identified performance issues
  • Act as a neutral interface between IDC operations and client to drive operational improvements as needed
  • Develop base case and root cause analysis
  • Work with local operations to identify and prioritize action items or improvement initiatives
  • Support the implementation of improvement initiatives
  • Monitor improvement initiatives to ensure expected results.
  • Perform time studies, confirm, and document productivity assumptions used in the analysis of business models for internal and external customers 
  • Perform other tasks and ad hoc requests that may be assigned
  • Customer facing tasks (present solutions and explain models)
  • Re-engineering of solutions to support operations and maximize company profit

• Business Process Improvement / Kaizen
  • Support Operations as needed in implementing and monitoring Total Quality programs and Kaizen methodology to drive business process improvement activities
  • Assist local operations in identifying and prioritizing local and nationwide logistics initiatives
  • Identify and implement cost improvement opportunities
  • Identification of inventory improvement initiatives
  • Assist in identification of IT improvement initiatives to support operations
  • Support internal business case development for logistics initiatives
  • Monitor to ensure area operational  compliance with best practices and processes

• Knowledge Related to Logistics IT Portfolio 
  • Experience related to logistics systems capabilities, with focus on WMS and Transloading systems, to serve as bridge between the operations and IT portfolio organization.
  • Support functional development initiatives for systems (business-driven),
  • Project-driven analytics for conversion of business requirements into IT requirements,

• Implementation support – support Logistics process and IT migration design for implementation of new client engagements and business expansion with existing customers including the following:
  • Support implementation activities associated with operational improvement initiatives, lead where assigned.
  • Ensure implementations align with current defined operational best practices and standard processes 
  • Monitor budget and timelines related to logistics implementations
  • Implement standardized quality programs and continuous improvement methodology (Kaizen) as part of local implementations
  • Ensure required reporting and KPI’s align with current operational best practices and local capabilities

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field is required. 
• Three to five years warehouse/logistics pricing experience
• Experience managing RFI/RFP responses
• Experience engaging directly with customers on various project assignments
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• Highly motivated and able to complete tasks with limited management supervision.

Essential Job Functions

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have proficient knowledge Microsoft Office products including Office, Outlook, and Excel.
• Leadership and Mentoring Skills
• Ability to supervise and direct the work of project teams
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Ability to perform well with time-sensitive tasks
• Capability to perform under pressure

Travel

• Ability to drive long distances and/or travel overnight as required. 

iDC Logistics Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, disability, sexual and gender orientation, genetic information or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of the company’s employment practices including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment.

This job description is intended to set forth the core functions required for this position and describe the general nature of the work performed by employees in this position.  It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.   Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as necessary.  The Company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of the Company’s business, competitive considerations or the work environment changes.