Planning & Logistics Manager
Tetra Pak - Vancouver, WA
posted 2 days ago
About the position
At Tetra Pak, we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good - protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day. We empower you to reach your potential with opportunities to make an impact to be proud of - for food, people and the planet. We are now looking for a Planning & Logistics Manager to lead the factory logistics team, develop capabilities and manage back-up and succession. In this role, you will be responsible for attending daily internal production meetings to align with factory management, ensure logistics process compliance in the factory, and drive the expansion of World Class Manufacturing to attack logistic losses. The position is based in Vancouver, WA.
Responsibilities
- Lead the daily logistics operations and Logistics KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) on safety, compliance, service, cost & quality
- Ensure quality and efficiency in the loading & unloading operations
- Administer and manage documentation for all goods in/out of factory including Export and import management for Base Materials, Packaging Materials, and Additional Materials
- Lead inventory counting on established frequencies and at year end with external auditors
- Secure and promote safety culture in logistic operations and areas under the scope
- Support carrier management together with Regional Planning Hub and Supply Chain Control Tower
- Drive logistics optimization and Lean flow in the factory, internal logistics and warehouses
- Lead factory activities for Packaging Materials Business Continuity Plan (PMBCP) and manage exceptional cases such as material shortages, order changes, and order delays due to production disturbance
- Manage leased equipment for material handling
- Support actions/decisions from Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial or similar engineering
- 5 years of experience leading a Logistics department for a manufacturing facility
- Good people management and coaching skills
- Good understanding of factory production processes and product portfolio
- Strong WCM (continuous improvement) knowledge, methodology and practice
- Good general supply chain knowledge, including financial implications of decisions
- Good knowledge of process and tools in logistics and planning
- Good SAP/R3 knowledge on logistics related functions
Benefits
- 401k company match
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- Health insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
- tuition reimbursement
- annual performance bonus
- competitive benefits
- work-related allowances
