Logistics Manager
Henkel
- Bowling Green, KY
- $86,000-145,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for all inbound and outbound materials and finished goods.
- Responsible for 6 direct reports and over 100 associates operating in a 24/7 manufacturing facility.
- Manages the shipping office, palletizing, stretch wrap, and auto truck load of Finished Goods, materials management and supply to 16 production lines.
- Responsible for the performance of the logistics area and all associated KPIs: Safety, Quality, Efficiency, Scrap, Sustainability and Cost.
- Drive all operations of the area ensuring high operating standards are applied at all times.
- Support and manage the development of continuous improvement of standard work for all areas of the department.
- Ensure compliance with Henkel standards for human resources management, safety and loss prevention, cost control, waste reduction, quality, and on-time delivery.
- Min 3 years of related logistics leadership experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Relevant degree in a technical field required - preference is SC Logistics, mechanical or industrial engineering.
- Proven strategic and tactical leadership experience within a plant /manufacturing, preferably in CPG or related industry with strong work ethic, and positive attitude towards feedback.
- Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement based on relevant experience in this area, i.e. Lean and TPM.
- Demonstrated track record of driving operational performance via strong leadership and change management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to drive team productivity and maintain high levels of employee engagement and morale.
- Demonstrated ability to identify issues, conduct root cause analysis and take-action to fix issues as well as building quantitative and analytical problem-solving as a key competence into a plant wide capability.
- Demonstrated strong project management skills, including larger capital expenditure projects.