Supply Chain Project Manager

Overview

The Supply Chain Engineering Project Manager will assist in development of innovative solutions to solve supply chain problems. Responsible for providing coaching/mentoring to other engineers. Provides regular and proactive communications to customers and NFI management. The successful candidate will possess excellent technical skills and leadership experience combined with demonstrated interpersonal and teamwork skills

• Collects data and performs statistical analysis
• Maps and document processes
• Independently identifies process gaps; recommends and implements process improvement
• Applies standard engineering methodologies and tools to design distribution and/or transportation solutions
• Conducts Supply Chain analyses and recommends alternative strategies
• Actively supports the sales process and creates high-quality solutions and designs
• Provides proposal and presentation support and creation for new business development
• Effectively interacts with customers, sales, and operations to create value propositions
• Manages multiple projects of small and medium-sized
• Leads, coaches, and mentors other engineers
• Applies Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Statistical Process Controls (SPC) tools

• A Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering is required.
• Minimum 6-8 years of experience in any of the following areas; transportation management, dedicated fleet operations, distribution center management, materials handling, industrial engineering, decision support systems, and technology
• Master's Degree preferred
• 3 years of 3PL experience
  
  Strong knowledge of transportation and warehousing solutions and operations
• Manhattan:
  Labor Management Software (LMS) experience is a plus
• Labor Management Software (LMS) experience is required.
• Data management and manipulation skills
• Programming skills to manipulate large data sets
• Experience with routing and scheduling packages and transportation optimization software
• AutoCAD and Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Inventory Analysis tools
• Strong financial conceptual skills
• Strong computer proficiency in MS Office applications
• Demonstrated data manipulation skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience preparing and presenting oral and written presentations to management and clients
• Experience with supply chain technology
• Well-organized with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to learn technical skills quickly
• Understanding of optimization and/or simulation algorithms
• Database skills, especially through SQL or Access
• Knowledge in: VBA, Python, R, Java, C++, or C# is a major plus
• Travel: 30% or as required to support business needs

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

LA County Applicants:
The Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.