Logistics Manager Jobs

As a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long-term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Logistics Manager ensures the safe and efficient operation of the logistics department. You must possess a good level of understanding of the functional areas and provides leadership in a team setting. You will also lead logistics projects to drive warehouse efficiencies, modifications or improvements. You serve as a liaison for and resource to the third-party operations (if applicable) when it relates to raw materials and finished goods. You provide the Logistics team leadership to ensure that business objectives are met or exceeded for safety, quality, service, productivity, cost, and efficient storage/shipping/receiving/handling of finished goods and materials. You will drive supply chain value capture initiatives across finished goods and materials as defined for plant.

Key Customers:

Plant Management, Staff Distribution, Plant Distribution Team, Plant Operations Team, Staff Transportation, Customers, Carriers

Dimensions:

• Personnel: 200-400 Kimberly-Clark and/or third-party direct and indirect employees (varies by site). Third-party people accountability resides with third-party but Logistics Manager accountable for overall third-party performance. Direct reports could include Managers, Senior Professionals and Professionals
• Complexity: 600,000+ square feet of warehouse, between 600,000 – 1,500,000 stacks handled, 20,000,000 – 30,000,000 direct customer cases shipped, multiple robotic cells/palletizers, significant case conveyor system

In this role you will:

• Maintain strong, safe working conditions and drive a people-based safety culture consistent with plant and staff objectives
• Drive supply chain value capture activities across all aspects of Logistics to eliminate waste, improve storage density, and yield cost savings
• Provides input into new (or improving existing) processes, standards or operational plans in support of mill/Logistics strategies, with some impact on business unit/Logistics overall results
• Provide work direction and leadership to logistics personnel ensuring labor resources are utilized effectively
• Foster an environment conducive to favorable employee relations
• Properly manage materials handling equipment including but not limited to lift truck fleet, robotic cells, palletizers, and conveyance system
• Where applicable, build supplier relationships on-site with third-party operations and hold accountable for performance expectations.
• Develop and implement effective cost management practices and cost improvement programs
• Lead the development of Strategies, objectives and execution plans that optimize both the Distribution Center and Material Flow operations, including driving On-Time/In Full, best in class product storage and handling, and delivery of high inventory accuracy and low damage results
• Provide oversight to Trailer Yard services, safety, and efficiency
• Lead and develop the talent of the site Logistics team
• Establish/maintain housekeeping standards in conformance to plant and government regulations

Principle Accountabilities:

Safety

• Develop and implement continuous improvement programs that ensure the safe handling of finished product continues to grow and progress.
• Consistently lead first with safety to demonstrate that it is embraced as an immovable value. Develop and maintain safety systems in accordance with K-C standards and lead team to complete safety objectives and ensure a safe and productive work environment. Create and support an environment that removes barriers to success.
• Fully comply with corporate loss management policies as well as government safety and health regulations. Support Corporate Drug and Alcohol policy compliance with their team to deal with issues as they arise.

Product Quality/Housekeeping

• Maintain systems and procedures in finished products in accordance with SHARP quality objectives.
• Maintain housekeeping programs which meet or exceed department and plant objectives.

Cost/Asset Management

• Provide for the most cost-effective storage, retrieval and issuing of finished materials in the plant. Support efforts to drive improvements in material flow and storage density.
• Leverage and optimize warehouse management system technology to maximize distribution efficiency.
• Manage distribution and materials handling costs (i.e. operating supplies, maintenance, labor, gap closure savings, etc.).
• Development of team objectives that support Plant and Staff Distribution objectives. Support mill initiatives on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People.
• Drive supply chain value capture programming within warehouse to yield transformational cost savings.
• Ensure that appropriate distribution assets and equipment are available and properly maintained.
• Leverage and optimize robotic cell technology to maximize efficiency and case presentation.
• Provide day to day direction for the logistics team.

Human Resources

• Provide work direction and coaching to distribution crew leaders, day team and other personnel to achieve department objectives and exceed plant, external customer and corporate requirements.
• Engage in frank, open and timely dialogue with deputies, to provide them with: criteria-based assessments of their job performance and career growth potential; opportunities for development; and recognition to reinforce growth.
• Provide leadership to ensure the organization attracts and retains the best people and fosters an environment which motivates a diverse team to fully use its capabilities in achieving desired business results.
• Ability to problem solve and set priorities, generating new ideas and improved ways of working while maintaining effective control. Demonstrated capability associated with the One K-C Behaviors
• Promote a good employee relations climate through the effective and consistent implementation of plant guidelines and procedures that will result in employees considering their plant to be a fair and equitable place of employment.
• Ability to lead organizational change, builds relationships, and make good use of available resources. Ability to confront problems and handle conflict.

Internal Controls

• Ensure the effective development and application of internal control systems/procedures, customer service policies and facility standard operating procedures in distribution.

Communication

• Engage back with Staff Distribution on performance to objectives, network standards and programs, and collaborative improvement opportunities.
• Communicate fully with supervisors, subordinates and others who have need to know. Be informative without being obtrusive or vexatious. Communicate in a way that is timely, yet prompt; complete, yet concise; candid, yet accurate and clear, yet responsive. Communicate efficiently and effectively with mill leadership

About Us:

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best teams committed to driving innovation and growth. We’re founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform—so what can you do with that? There’s no time like the present to make an impact at Kimberly-Clark. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You:

You’re driven to perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required with a minimum of 10+ years of experience in logistics or operations
• Possesses strong understanding of a Mill Operation and the relationship and integration of Logistics within that Operation
• Applies in-depth advanced Logistics knowledge and skills, integrating theories and principles into the context of the broader KC Supply-Chain
• Experience in a leadership/supervisory position required
• Demonstration of capability to facilitate projects/focus groups in a team environment while providing team leadership
• Provides Logistics expert advice, coaching and counseling to peers and the broader Logistics organization in general

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with LEAN Manufacturing and problem solving.
• Experience in a high-speed industrial manufacturing, logistics or supply chain environment.
• Experience engaging with a third-party logistics provider.

Total Benefits:

Here are a few of the benefits you’d enjoy. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

• Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options. No waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
• Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
• Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
• Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 or [email protected] for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

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