Logistics Manager at Land O'Lakes, Inc. in Shreveport, Louisiana

Job Description:

Logistics Manager

The Land O'Lakes Supply Chain provides strategic leadership across the company's many business units. The team plays a significant role in fueling revenue growth and profitability through operational excellence, quality, process improvement and innovation.

As a Logistics Manager, you will be responsible for day-to-day operations of our 100,000 S.F Purina Animal Nutrition Distribution Center located in Shreveport, Louisiana. Duties include the leadership and development all warehouse employees in a 2-shift/16-hour/5-day operation. This is a union Facility.

You will be responsible for ensuring that safety, customer service, quality, cost, and inventory control programs for the site meet organizational and regulatory compliance requirements. You will maintain effective business relationships with local sales, customer service and manufacturing plant leaders as well as corporate business partners.

Experience-Education Required:

• High School Diploma and 3-5 years of progressive managing day/day operations in a distribution environment.
  
  


• Must possess managerial experience with the ability to engage, develop, and motivate a diverse staff, while adhering to corporate policies and procedures. Manage a group of 8-10 associates.
  
  

Experience-Education Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or similar degree
  
  


• Understanding of Federal/State/Local Operations
  
  


• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships across all levels of departments to implement strategic solutions to operational challenges.
  
  


• Foster and reinforce a positive, collaborative environment that respects and values diversity.
  
  


• Experience in a union environment.
  
  

Competencies-Skills Required:

• Integrity, safety, mobilizing talent, computer aptitude and a working knowledge of supply chain processes including transportation, inventory management, warehouse operations, safety, security and quality standards are required.
  
  


• Ability to multi-task, work cooperatively and collaboratively, communicate effectively with multiple business partners and adept at influencing, inspiring, and motivating others as needed.
  
  


• Strong computer skills, including MS Office Suite (Word & Excel).
  
  


• Ensure safe, efficient warehouse facility operations by advocating and driving safety training & accident prevention.
  
  

Preferred Competencies & Other Skills:

• Experience and proficiency with WDTime
  
  


• Maintain & continuously improve cost-efficiency and drive facility performance metrics.
  
  


• Experience with ERP Systems is highly preferred.
  
  


• Inventory control experience
  
  


• WMS System experience.
  
  

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.