Description
Execute and optimize daily logistics operations by coordinating procurement, inventory, transportation, and distribution to meet service, cost, and compliance targets. Support end-to-end product flow from acquisition and internal allocation to delivery, returns, and final disposal through data-driven planning, vendor coordination, and continuous improvement.
- • Maintain productive relationships with customers' logistics contacts and internal stakeholders.
- • Gather customer requirements and take actions to meet service-level expectations.
- • Coordinate availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished goods.
- • Collaborate with sales, procurement, operations, and finance to meet demand, capture opportunities, and mitigate shortages.
- • Ensure proper control, security, and traceability of proprietary materials and data.
- • Track and review logistics performance against KPIs, benchmarks, and SLAs with customers and partners.
- • Maintain project plans, schedules, and responsibility matrices for logistics initiatives.
- • Coordinate and track daily logistics tasks, ensuring resource availability and on-time completion.
- • Prepare and deliver reports on plans, progress, and results.
- • Compile and analyze shipment, inventory, and supplier data to support planning and problem solving.
- • Communicate proposed logistics solutions and changes through clear documentation and presentations.
- • Prepare quotes, cost estimates, and supporting documentation for logistics services or projects.
- • Plan and execute logistics support activities, including maintenance coordination, repair returns (RMA), and equipment readiness.
- • Support project management by maintaining documentation, timelines, and data analyses.
- • Participate in process and network design reviews, assessing impacts on service, cost, and inventory.
- • Create or update SOPs, work instructions, and training materials.
- • Stay current on logistics technologies and apply tools (e.g., WMS, TMS, ERP) to improve processes.
- • Identify and implement improvements to routing, modes, and material flow to reduce cost and cycle time.
- • Coordinate third-party logistics providers and carriers, monitor performance, and resolve service issues.
- • Manage logistical aspects of product lifecycle, including samples, returns, and obsolescence mitigation.
- • Assist with cost analyses, rate reviews, and make-buy or mode selection studies.
- • Support onboarding and training of team members and coordinate facility or equipment needs.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
