Consultant - Logistics 3PL MPL

Automotive Logistics Consultant (3PL MP&L)
Position Type: Independent Consultant (1099 or LLC)
Locations: Continental United States
Travel Required: 85100%
Industry: Automotive

Our consultants are industry experts providing tactical operational wins to OEMs and T1 Suppliers via extensive industry knowledge critical thinking and problemsolving abilities and a passion for making handson changes to warehouse and production floors rapidly.

• Investigating supply methods including (but not limited to) transportation packaging source of supply and material flow for new or existing suppliers.
  
• Developing maintaining and reviewing of concepts with suppliers customers and other departments
  
• Alignment with crossfunctional project team.
  
• Performing quantitative and qualitative evaluations considering impact to logistics costs and structure
  
• Initiating and implementing process improvements through innovative creative ideas.
  
• Develops maintains and reviews concepts with suppliers and customers.
  
• Coordinates and executes scheduling activities for assigned part numbers using advanced planning systems.
  
• Assesses and identifies inventory needs as relates to Materials/Resource Planning for future projected Manufacturing forecast.
  
• Coordinates input on material shortages.
  
• Identifies and reacts to material plans that do not meet customer requirements.
  
• Monitors implementation of corrective action plans
  
• Assists in effective scheduling and implementation of all programs based on the master schedule cycle time production capacity hardware/tooling availability and status of schedules.
  
• Works with Quality Department to analyze any quality concerns throughout the Production process and implement necessary changes in order to improve production efficiency quality and processing.
  
• Monitors supply and demand misalignment using advanced planning system and collaborate with manufacturing sources to implement corrective action plans.
  
• Coordinates the efforts of crossfunctional groups and across shifts to resolve bottlenecks parts shortages machine maintenance manpower issues and production capacity.
  
• Ensures timely shipments to all customers and prepares and implements work orders and plans as required.
  

Requirements

• 10 years of Logistics Experience (3PL and MP&L) in Automotive Manufacturing or other related industries.
  
• 10 years of experience with forecasting production planning and overall production processes related to supply chain.
  
• Bachelor s degree in Supply Chain Engineering Operations or other related fields.
  
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and ability to communicate effectively with client customers at all organizational levels.
  
• Strong oral and written communication and documentation skills including presentation skills (MS Excel MS Visio MS PowerPoint etc.)
  
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
  
• Experience with using or implementing supply chain solutions (ERP planning solutions sourcing solutions)
  
• Experience leading small teams or delivering projects or programs.
  
• Experience prioritizing tasks and managing assignments in a collaborative team environment.
  
• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or related preferred.
  
• ERP and SAP experience required.
  
• Previous Consulting Experience Preferred
  

Benefits

• Hourly Wage When on Assignment
  
• Travel Days comped at 50% Hourly Rate
  
• OverTime: 1.5x After 40 hrs/wk
  
• DoubleTime: On Holidays/Sundays
  
• Meal Per Diem Pay
  
• Travel Expense Reimbursement
  
• Wages and Expenses Paid Monthly
  
• Intellectually stimulating engagements driving P&L results for OEMs and T1s throughout the USA
  
• WellEstablished:
  
• First project deployed in 2001
  
• Over 1000 Completed Projects
  
• 250 Clients
  
• Global Footprint: Servicing 28 countries
  

Quality Logistics & Production Crisis Management / Critical Situations Cost Reduction HR Services