Logistics Manager

**Logistics Manager** **Summary:** * Our client is a premier, global automotive supplier looking for a **Logistics Manager** . The Logistics Manager is responsible for overseeing customer service, material ordering, production scheduling, warehousing, and overall logistics operations while managing customer portals, tracking logistics KPIs, maintaining delivery performance and inventory levels, improving supplier development, and ensuring compliance with automotive quality, environmental, and safety standards. **The Logistics Manager must have at least 3 years of supply chain management experience in a similar automotive environment.** **Logistics Manager Job Requirements:** * University degree or higher preferred. * Five years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with at least three years in the automotive industry. * Continuous Improvement / Lean Management experience. * Good Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills. * Extensive MRP software experience with AS400 / SAP modules MM and SD, respectively. * Experience in an automotive working environment and pace. * Experience with an international supply chain. **Logistics Manager Job Responsibilities:** * Direct and manage customer service, material ordering, production scheduling, warehousing, and the administration of these activities. * Manage customer portals. * Monthly reporting of several logistics KPIs (e.g., inventory, delivery performance and customer ratings, freight cost, premium freight) and derive actions from that to meet the goals. * Maintain excellent delivery performance and lower inventory levels as much as possible (inventory in % of sales and/or Days of Coverage). * Manage documentation of the executed processes. * Continue improving Logistics Supplier Development when necessary. * Assure conformance with ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001, and HSE requirements. **WHO WE ARE** *Choosing the Hire Road is about shared success, active and committed partnerships and relationships that last. Hire Road is solely focused on connecting highly skilled professionals with leading organizations. We are a solutions\-based, results\-oriented staffing company specializing in a wide range of industry specific practices. To put it simply, we recruit, screen and hire talented people for temporary and full\-time positions. This classification description is intended to indicate the general kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that are required of positions given this title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of the employees under her/his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.*