Job Summary
Georgia-Pacific is hiring a Logistics Leader at our Darlington, SC facility. The ideal candidate will bring leadership, logistics experience, and strong communication skills to identify and implement improvement opportunities related to people, process, and systems. The role prioritizes safety to exceed shipping expectations for operations, vendors, and customers. The Logistics and Warehouse Leader will also possess strong interpersonal communication and technical skills and be capable of leading transformation initiatives.
What You Will Do
* Lead, recruit, and develop a team of material flow employees and shift leaders to maintain a safe and fulfilling work environment.
* Execute key business strategies by managing both automated and manual material movements to enhance operational flow.
* Develop team members into Principled Entrepreneurs through an effective organizational structure, connecting Roles, Responsibilities, and Expectations to the vision.
* Maintain accurate inventory levels of raw materials and finished goods, impacting production and deployment planning.
* Optimize production planning to align with facility goals and support corporate planning groups.
* Eliminate waste and improve inefficiencies in internal and external procedures, championing innovative ideas from all organizational levels.
* Foster positive relationships with contractors, material handlers, internal/external customers, and corporate partners.
* Utilize key metrics to identify trends and proactively address potential issues.
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, systems engineering, supply chain management or similar.
* Previous experience with reporting tools via SAP, Tableau, PowerBI.
* Solid understanding of logistics and supply chain management.
* Demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal and external partners.
* Experience working directly with Regional & Local Distribution Centers.
* Experience leading hourly and salary teams.
Preferred Qualifications
* Proven experience in managing logistics processes and relationships.
* Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
* Familiarity with warehouse management and automation systems.
* Experience with DOT regulations for Intermodal and Dry Van.
Benefits
Our benefits include medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, short and long term disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.
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