Description
Analyze, plan, and coordinate an organization's logistics operations. Oversee the product life cycle from acquisition and distribution through internal allocation, delivery, and final disposition to ensure cost-effective, timely, and compliant flow of materials.
- • Assess design alternatives and impacts of design change proposals.
- • Support development of training materials and technical manuals.
- • Stay current on logistics technologies and apply them to improve processes.
- • Redesign goods movement to maximize value and minimize costs.
- • Manage subcontractors, review proposals, set performance specifications, and serve as liaison.
- • Maintain positive relationships with customers' key personnel involved in logistics.
- • Assess customer needs and ensure they are met.
- • Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished goods.
- • Collaborate cross-functionally to meet requirements, seize sales opportunities, and mitigate shortages.
- • Safeguard and control proprietary materials.
- • Review logistics performance with customers against targets and service level agreements.
- • Develop and use project plans, schedules, and responsibility/compliance matrices.
- • Lead team activities, set priorities, schedule and track work, coach staff, and secure resources.
- • Report project plans, progress, and results.
- • Compile and analyze technical source data to support product development.
- • Present proposed solutions to customers and management through proposals and presentations.
- • Develop proposals with cost and schedule estimates.
- • Plan and execute logistics support activities, including maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
- • Provide project management support, including technical data analysis.
- • Manage logistical aspects of product life cycles, including sample provisioning and obsolescence reduction.
- • Perform system life-cycle cost analyses and component studies.
- • Perform managerial duties, including hiring, training, and overseeing facility needs.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
