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Forward Air Logistics Manager in Penns Grove, New Jersey
Position: Logistics Manager
Job Description:
Forward Air is seeking a dynamic Logistics Manager to lead our logistics and warehouse operations, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and profitability. This role involves supervising and training teams, optimizing inventory and transportation activities, maintaining certifications and compliance standards, and managing facilities. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a preference for experience in SAP and advanced Microsoft Office Suite.
Core Responsibilities & Duties:
Manage a team of logistics professionals to ensure organizational standards are met
Supervise, coach, and train warehouse staff and other logistics specialists
Planning logistics, warehouse, and transportation activities
Develop, maintain, and improve KPI requirements (both internal and external)
Ensure staffing levels are adequate and profitability is in line with goals
Help to process daily shipments via common carrier, integrator and freight forwarder
Work within ERP, WMS, and MRP systems to ensure accurate inventory control
Optimizing location to maximize efficiency and profitability
Maintain site certifications and records such as CTPAT, CFS, ISO, GDP, etc. as well as compliance with federal, state, and local requirements
Liaising and negotiating with suppliers
Monitoring the safety and cleanliness of interior and exterior areas
Ensuring routine maintenance on facilities and making repairs as needed
Scheduling routine inspections and emergency repairs with outside vendors
Ensuring proper security measures for the workplace, including collaborating with security system vendors
Creating reports on maintenance, repairs, safety and other occurrences for supervisors and other relevant staff
Preparing facilities for changing weather conditions
Collaborating with building owners and upper management on budgeting for facilities needs
Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements & Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree is preferred
MS Word, Excel, and overall computer literate
Advanced level of Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Power Point and Excel
SAP experience not required but preferred
Strong analytical/problem solving, communication, and collaboration/relationship skills
Familiarity with security measures and protocols
Able to work effectively in a highly cross-functional organization, as well as work independently
Requires the ability to make judgments and work with minimum supervision
Level-headed and be able to lead a team
What We Offer:
Competitive base salary
Paid time off within the first year of employment, sick time and holidays
Company provided life insurance
Health, vision, and dental insurance options
Commuter benefit plan
Optional supplemental life insurance
401(k)
Wellness program
A great place to work with a terrific culture
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About Us
Since 1990, Forward Air has been a leading provider of ground transportation and related logistics services to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market. We offer surface shipping on an accelerated “time-definite” basis, delivering cargo at a specific time, but under less time-sensitive situations – supplying you with a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transportation. We work with companies of all sizes to develop tangible advantages and build the best products to meet your specific needs. Forward Air presents to the wholesale transportation community (logistics companies, freight forwarders, integrated air cargo carriers, passenger/ cargo airlines, and non-traditional shippers), a single-source provider that can deliver more supply chain services and a superior menu of choices. Throughout the years we have added supplementary lines to our linehaul service, such as full truckload operations (Truckload Services), final-mile coverage (Complete® Cartage), and an Airline Logistics program, and we will continue to expand our services to meet the changing needs and growth of our customer base.
Forward Air is structured to optimize both savings and service to our customers. Direct partnerships with owner-operators and other surface transportation providers, enable us to remain cost-competitive. The Forward Air network is designed with over 90 facilities located at or near major U.S. and Canadian airports, 12 regional sort centers and over 300 beyond points (secondary airports provided through our Complete Cartage service), creating one of the most comprehensive linehaul networks in the industry.
Ranked 3rd in Newsweeks 2022 "Americas Most Trustworthy Companies (https://www.newsweek.com/americas-most-trustworthy-companies-2022/transport-logistics-packaging) " publication
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