Ruskin Company (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Distribution Technologies, Inc.) seeks Sr. Logistics Manager in Grandview, MO (multiple positions available) to Collaborate with finance to create yearly freight profit plans and forecasts.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with finance to create yearly freight profit plans and forecasts.
- Create bridges and business analysis on financial freight performance against monthly plan/forecasting.
- Present monthly freight performance to leadership and formulate logistic recovery plans ensuring performance meets with expectations.
- Direct plant to address freight related questions and collaborate with plant to solve transportation related issues.
- Conduct workshops with the plant, procurement, transportation support team, and transportation partners.
- Implement standard plant/carrier KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for both PBUs (Product Business Units) and transportation ensuring KPI improvement.
- Provide resolution involving customer, internal & external, transportation issues and develop and document standard operational procedures to address service failures.
- Participate in developing a commercial strategy for the PBUs to support business initiatives.
- Foster daily collaboration between internal business partners, Transportation providers, OTM (Oracle Transportation Management) team, and plants.
- Recommend purchase in annual issuance of freight RFQs (Request for Quotation), including accurate data is passed on to procurement, and executing changes from RFQs.
- Provide analytical support for logistic projects, freight management, new business opportunities and proposals.
- Utilize experience gathering data for analysis regarding freight, cost, timing, and damages and identifying continuous improvement initiatives, including savings dollars and actions to achieve savings objectives.
- Develop and implementing logistical processes and procedures across the business according to company objectives and goals. Implement supply chain routes for inbound and outbound to meet and exceed financial goals.
- Implement new processes to exceed customer increasing on time delivery needs. 8D problem solving. Focus resources on continues improvement of services and processes.
- Assist and implement new technology as it applies to track shipments across our customers and companies and MRP/ERP system.
- Telecommuting: Work from Home 3 days per week allowed.
Required Qualifications:
- This position requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or related field and five (5) years of experience as a Quality Engineer, Materials Engineer, Transportation Engineer, or related occupation. The employer will alternatively accept eight (8) years of experience as a Quality Engineer, Materials Engineer, Transportation Engineer, or related occupation.
- Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: (1) Gathering data for analysis regarding freight, cost, timing, and damages; (2) Identifying continuous improvement initiatives, including savings dollars and actions to achieve savings objectives; (3) Implementing logistical processes and supply chain routes for inbound and outbound and identifying root cause and correction action; (4) Trade compliance and 8D problem solving such as customs processes and applicable laws pertaining to moving international products within North America; (5) Materials Management and Plant Operations experience such as utilizing MM and Operations functions; and (6) Utilizing Transportation Management technology to perform the Transportation planning and execution function.
Air Distribution Technologies is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
