DescriptionRESPONSIBILITIES
- Set performance goals for the shipping receiving and material handling departments and establish actions plans to meet them.
- Ensure storage and distribution activities are performed according safe regulations and policies to minimize the risk of employee injury and material damage.
- Drive compliance to tender lead-times for outbound carrier notifications
- Assure product shipments are customs compliant.
- Keep staff fully trained and compliant with regulations
- Responsible for the security of the finished goods transportation and disposition.
- Conduct performance reviews for team members
- Lead lean cost savings and continuous improvement projects related to shipping space optimization materials handling and storage.
- Generates regular reports and statistics on a daily weekly and monthly basis.
- Point of contact for customer service for shipping documentation or information.
- Point of contact for production for material in transit.
- Troubleshoot issues directly with carriers on pick-ups and deliveries at jobsites.
- Assures the smooth relationships with Vertivs daily preferred carriers and schedules various special transportation requests from the sales offices or customers.
- Coordinate and address changes or delivery issues with carrier.
- Executes shipments with preferred carriers scheduling outbound carriers per company routing guide and Supply Chain Optimization portal.
- Import compliance - Maintains document storage to proper guidelines per Vertiv and US Customs record retention policies.
- Export compliance - Maintains proper guidelines for document storage per the Vertiv and US Customs record retention policies.
- Retains all required documentation through Record Retention process. Troubleshoot any issues.
- Answer inquiries from customer service sales offices planning and carriers for in-transit material.
- Import tracking - Point of contact for buyer/planners to locate shipments in transit and coordinate their delivery.
- Coordinates with designated freight forwarders to ship product in timely and cost effective manner.
- Provides International Sales and Logistics personnel shipment information and documentation for visibility to customer.
- Accurate and timely communication to customers planners and subsidiaries on their shipments.
- Quick and complete coordination of domestic outbound shipments.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in logistics or related field
- Minimum 5 years experience in distribution in a global manufacturing and warehouse environment.
- Experience with MRP/ERP systems or other manufacturing/purchasing systems and Windows-based PC programs.
- General knowledge of modern warehouse and inventory practices.
- Knowledgeable of domestic and international shipping requirements.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
COMPETENCIES:
Demonstrating Ethics and Integrity
Establishing Effective Teamwork and resolving conflicts
Building and Maintaining Relationships
Developing Others
Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records
Ability to plan and supervise the work of others
Communicating Effectively
Managing Change
Analysis Solving Problems and Making Decisions
Taking Risk and Innovating
Providing Customer Service
Managing and Developing YourselfSelf Awareness
Drive and High Sense of Urgency
Achieving Outcomes and Optimizing Processes Procedures and Practices
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and interact effectively with personnel to accomplish tasks.
Must be action-oriented with an eye for finding opportunity and solving problems.
Must be able to operate in a dynamic ever changing environment thus being able to adapt to a fast-paced workplace.
Detail oriented with ability to complete tasks in timely manner.
Working knowledge of MS Excel PowerPoint and Word.