Logistics Manager

Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is now hiring a Logistics Manager at our West Monroe, LA Facility.

The ideal person will utilize leadership, logistics experience, and communication to identify and convert change improvement opportunities related to people, process, and systems.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate safety as the primary value to exceed shipping expectations for operations, vendors, and customers.

The candidate must be self-driven and demonstrate a commitment to safety, manufacturing excellence and quality.

The Logistics Manager must also possess strong interpersonal communication and technical skills as well as being capable of leading transformation initiatives.

Our Team
The team at West Monroe specializes in our rectangular or octagonal bulk bins.

These products provide strength, helping to reduce warehouse and freight costs, increasing stacking limits, and superior product protection.

Come join our team! To learn more about this facility and our Packaging division, please visit: www.gppackaging.com

What You Will Do


* Lead, motivate and develop a team of hourly employees to increase individual and overall business performance goals


* Collaborate in daily and weekly OTIF planning and strategy meetings, continuously striving for OTIF improvement


* Foster and develop a culture based on our Principled Based Management (PBM®)


* Promote a safety culture that will manufacture, warehouse, and deliver contaminate free products meeting all required product safety laws, regulations, and corporate policies


* Manage shipping and warehouse functions along with inventory accuracy for the plant and 3rd party warehouses


* Collaborate with outside carriers to manage truck fleets along with outside vendors


* Evaluate deliveries, shipments, and product levels to improve inventory problems and shortages


* Managing RCA completion and action closure tracking on all external carrier/warehouse OTIF misses

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Experience managing logistic processes and relationships


* Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead


* Bachelor's degree in business, logistics, systems engineering, supply chain management or similar


* Previous experience with CSC Vue within KIWI System, BGO (Board Grade Optimization) and Orion


* Prior experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment


* Certification as an OSHA Train the Trainer Forklift Instructor


* Experience with computerized inventory systems

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