Warehouse & Logistics Manager

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Warehouse & Logistics Manager is accountable for overseeing multi-site warehousing and transportation operations. This role is responsible for leading large teams to deliver on safe, efficient, and cost-effective function. This role drives value through strategic plan development and execution in the areas of safety, technology, process improvement, and freight management.

This position reports to the Plant Manager and is located at our Fort Worth, Texas location.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for leading a team of approximately a large group of leaders and front-line staff across multiple decentralized warehousing / shipping operations. Accountable for developing and executing strategies to drive efficiency between sites, including processes and procedure alignment, establishing and monitoring KPIs, and driving continuous improvement activities to ensure efficient and effective operations.
• In partnership with site leadership and EHS teams, develop thoughtful approach to drive safety incidents to zero. Leverage local and corporate incident trend data, identify focus areas, and guide teams through targeted areas of incident reduction. Serve as a key member of leadership safety committee.
• Develop standard work for current warehouse, shipping, manufacturing, and ERP technology; ensure staff are trained on processes. Identify and execute opportunities to optimize the use of existing technology. Discover new technology enhancements to drive efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Accountable for overall performance of freight function. Responsible for optimizing shipping lanes, including carrier identification, cost analysis, and monitoring performance against service level agreements and KPIs. In partnership with LDI Transport, manage internal shipping performance. In partnership with production scheduling and sales teams, achieve maximum trailer utilization.
• In partnership with sales, operations, and scheduling teams, coordinate ongoing communication and collaboration with customers (both internal and external) to ensure results meet or exceed customer expectations for OTD and quality.
• Maintain accurate records and manage inventories with emphasis on cycle counting, inventory accuracy, and inventory resolution. Manage weekly, quarterly, and yearly inventory cycle count procedures and drive best practices for sustainability. Oversee inventory controls, returns, product damage, material transactions, and inventory balances.
• In partnership with plant leadership, accountable for development and maintenance of budgets for locations. Accountable for the preparation of variance reports and for establishing expenditure controls to ensure departments meet or exceed budgeted performance commitments.
• Responsible for developing and managing talent to support current and future business needs. In partnership with the HR function, leads team through timely and effective execution of cyclical and ad hoc talent processes in the areas of: performance management, coaching, employee development, compensation, talent planning, and employee engagement
• Other duties, as assigned.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• 5+ years warehouse and / or distribution management experience AND Bachelor's degree in logistics, business management, engineering, or related field OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years experience leading medium to large teams (20+ employees)
• Previous experience with freight or fleet management
• Experience preparing and maintaining departmental budgets
• Experience developing and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external customers and vendors
• Previous experience effectively managing time and competing priorities

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• 8+ years warehouse / distribution management experience
• 5+ years transportation / logistics leadership experience
• Experience with industry-specific software (Amtech, JD Edwards, CTI, DataServ)
• Experience in corrugated and / or packaging industry
• Advanced Microsoft Excel Experience (formulas, VLOOKUP, PivotTables, conditional formatting)
• Experience presenting information to senior leadership and / or executive teams
• Bilingual English/Spanish helpful

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to lift up-to 50 pounds
• Must be able to work in hot, humid, and cold manufacturing environment
• Must be able to stand for 6+ hours per shift
• Must be able to walk for 6+ hours per shift
• Manual and finger dexterity used regularly with some repetitive finger motions
• Ability to work in front of a computer screen for long periods of time
• Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision; able to identify colors, small letters, and numbers; hand/eye coordination, depth perception and able to adjust focus
• Hearing and speaking
• Other conditions may include frequent reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, pinching, grasping, and gripping.

about our company:

Comprised of multiple companies with headquarters in New Hope, Minnesota,Liberty Diversified International (LDI)is a privately held company employing more than 1,900 individuals across our manufacturing facilities, production facilities and core business operations in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, California, and Mexico. With deep roots in the corrugated box manufacturing industry, we operate in the core markets of paper, packaging, workplace products, corrugated plastics and building products.

Since 1918, our values Caring, Innovation, Trust and Excellence have guided our day-to-day activities. We believe that when our employees are aligned with these values, we create superior solutions and service for our customers. The LDI family of companies includesLiberty Packaging, Liberty Paper, Liberty Plastics (Custom SolutionsandQuarrix Building Products) and Safco.

Liberty Diversified International is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.