Job Details

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Functional Title: Logistics Structure and Materials Flow Planning Specialist I

Pay Range: 28.51 - 39.20 (Depends on experience)

Contract: Long-term ongoing

PTO, Sick Pay, and Holiday Pay Offered

Scope:

Performs planning of logistics structures in the plant and the warehouses.

Responsibilities

Manage strategic planning and reporting.

Performs layout planning for the warehouse, connected logistics elements and future plant expansion.

Performs Logistics Process Planning, Long Term Investment Planning (LIP) and analysis on space requirements for LUP (Long Term Enterprise Planning).

Works independently in leading logistics projects.

Investigates, improves, and stabilizes overall logistics processes in support of company targets.

Calculates Days of Supply simulations for Logistics Structure Requirements and recommends changes based upon supplier locations. Verifies and analyzes structural data including movement of trailers and product.

Analyzes the cost of storing inventory.

Drives process improvements for optimized warehouse strategy.

Develop methods/methodologies to support the planning process.

Writes decision papers to support the process of structural investment in logistics.

Works with Facilities & Energy for designing layout (2D) and structure (3D) of logistics areas.

Performs financial analysis of contracts with logistics services vendor and interacts with them on structure and layout issues.

Supports and update logistics planning tool LPP doing time analyses using MTM or time study data.

Performs other duties as assigned by the operations supervisor.

Qualifications

Experience:

1+ years of related experience to include 2 of the following areas: material control, warehouse/plant operations, or warehouse/plant layout. Experience must include 1 year of supervisory/project leadership.

Intermediate = Ability to work effectively in teams

Intermediate = MS office application skills, (VISO preferred)

Intermediate = presentational skills.

Intermediate = communication and interpersonal skills, ability to foster networks and partnerships, and good working knowledge of information and computer technologies.

Intermediate = analytical skills and judgment.

Intermediate = ability to lead strategic planning, change processes, result-based management, and reporting.

Fluency (written & spoken) in English language skills; German preferred.

Intermediate = ability to lead formulation, oversight of implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of development projects.

Basic = Experience within time study methods such as REFA, MTM or client standard data (preferred).

Work experience within LPP (Logistics planning platform) (preferred).

Education

BA/BS degree, preferably with focus in Logistics or Supply Chain planning or the equivalent of 4 years' experience in the related area in a manufacturing environment.

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