Job Responsibilities:
· Manage inventory as well as warehouse, transportation, and other logistics processes
· Develop new strategies to streamline processes and reduce cost
· Ensure that quality, quantity, customer satisfaction, and financial commitments are met
· Perform metrics reporting and data analysis tasks to identify issues and opportunities for process improvements
· Partner and communicate with manufacturers, suppliers, and customers
· Manage and develop logistics staff
· Create and manage budgets
· Create a safe working environment for employees by putting in place safety measures to prevent accident and complications that may arise during work. Also provide safety gear to employees for protection in the event of accidents
· Supervise activities of workers to ensure that they are hands-on in order to promote hard-work, which is needed for successful deliveries and completion of production tasks to meet clients’ demands and deadlines
· Inspect goods to be delivered to ensure that they are in the right quantity and quality. Supervise the loading of such goods into vehicles for delivery
· Liaise with transportation companies to create a good working relationship to be able to strike good negotiations for transportation of goods, and to prevent hiccups that may arise
· Give vivid directions and guidelines to shipping agents about nature of goods and delivery locations, and maintain communication with them to ensure that goods are not damaged on transit
Requirements:
· Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, logistics, business administration, transportation, or engineering
· 3+ years of experience working in logistics, warehouse, or transportation operations
· Firm grasp of supply chain, inventory, distribution, business, and management principles
· Strong team player
· Ability to manage, coach, and provide training for direct reports
· Exceptional organizational and analytical skills
· Working knowledge of logistics and inventory software
