Logistics Manager

syncreon by DP World delivers tailored, scalable and progressive solutions to customers in more than 100 global locations. The company has managed supply chain synergies for global automotive and technology premier brands for more than 60 years. 

 

This is a fully onsite role at our Palmetto Location. 

 

Logistics Manager: Do you have what it takes to lead a team in a highly complex environment? We are looking for an experienced Logistics Manager, based in Palmetto, GA to manage the movement, distribution, and storage of items, ensuring they reach the right place, at the right time, and in the right condition, while minimalizing costs and maximizing efficiency. This is an exciting time to join the team! 

 

About the Role

How you will contribute

• Lead and oversee all aspects of development, implementation, standardization, and management of logistics department’s standard work instructions and process flow.
• Maintain Yard Management System (YMS) regarding the placement of all trailers/containers and their contents.
• Interface with customer to ensure smooth coordination of scheduling and maximization of schedule adherence; provides input on local conditions, identifies needs, and receives direction.
• Conduct incident investigations, root-cause analysis, follow-up, and closure of action items, and leverage learning across organization for all trailer/container incidents.
• Work with Operations Personnel to implement and manage detailed, proactive systems to ensure compliance with Federal and State DOT Trucking regulations and Company requirements, with a strong emphasis on a Management Systems approach to compliance.
• Seek industry best practices and more effective and efficient methods to achieve Operational Excellence.
• Enact contingency plans as needed; escalate and direct activities during system problems, disasters, etc.; identify potential problems, troubleshoot, escalate issues to local and senior management, and participate in post-mortem analysis of problems providing input for future process improvements.
• Review ongoing performance results to targets. Take corrective measures with authorization, escalate as needed.
• Responsible for providing effective leadership to the Warehouse Managers and/or team, enforcing company standards, act as a role model.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Your Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field preferred. Equivalent experience will also be considered.
• Hands-on experience creating, maintaining and improving Transportation adherence/compliance including gap analysis, and site level implementation and adoption.
• Strong leadership and organization, with the ability to direct and achieve priorities, goals, and strategies with limited supervision.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to appropriately target communication to intended audience, ranging from leading Training Presentations for Operations and Management to interactions and meetings with a variety of Agency and Community stakeholders.
• Proficient knowledge of computers and typical production software (e.g., MS Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

 

Quality & Safety Requirements

Quality

• Conform to the processes and requirements of our integrated management system.
• Achieve effectiveness of our integrated management system by following the Quality Policy and meeting company objectives.

Safety

• Work to be compliant with the company environmental, health and safety standards and rules

Compensation
DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally; stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Role

How you will contribute

• Manage the daily activities of a logistics operation to maximize scheduling and delivery of commodities to the customer.
• Interface with customer to ensure smooth -coordination of scheduling and maximization of schedule adherence; provides input on local conditions, identifies needs and receives direction on real-time staffing increases or decreases.
• Enact contingency plans as needed; escalate and direct activities during system problems, disasters, etc.; identify potential problems, troubleshoot, escalate issues to local and senior management, and participate in post-mortem analysis of problems providing input for future process improve