Logistics Manager

At Fort Wayne Metals, we specialize in producing top-quality wires, cables, and assemblies designed to enhance and safeguard lives. Our products are used in everything from our customers’ stents and surgical robots to aircraft and automobiles. At our essence, we are thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers, leveraging our knowledge of materials to create customized solutions for our customers.

Join us in our dedication to making a tangible impact through our advanced materials and superior products.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field required.
• APICS-CPIM or equivalent certification preferred.

Job Responsibilities

• Adhere to and exemplify company’s values, operating principles, and ideal behaviors.
• Work with Director to create and articulate a vision, strategy, and goals for logistics’ teams.
• Foster a highly collaborative, empowered, action-oriented, and fun work environment.
• Utilize Pulse (SHINGO) management system to identify KPI’s and drive operational excellence.
• Work with the teams to implement continuous improvement ideas and projects.
• Promotes personal development and engagement of all direct reports.
• Timely completion of bi-monthly performance conversations and implement ideas from feedback.
• Establish optimal schedule for material movement considering facility needs to meet production demand, including but not limited to raw material supply, tooling, spools, and purchased parts.
• Work with warehouse team to organize inventory and implement systems for ease in product identification and efficient movement.
• Regularly meet with cross-functional stakeholders to determine which logistics improvements need to be made to increase productivity levels across the organization.
• Identify and foster ERP system utilization and any other technology improvements across all teams / business processes.
• Research / consolidate customer facing ship methods where possible to reduce freight charges.
• Establish best practices in material handling and transportation across all facilities.
• Set the direction and ensure proper training has occurred for Team Leads to field questions from Customer Service, Inspection, Scheduling, and other Team Leaders.
• Negotiate/maintain vendor agreements with FedEx, UPS, Freight Forwarders, etc.
• Ensure proper procedures and resources are in place to meet the shipment demands of our customers, converters, suppliers, affiliate companies with special consideration for import and export shipments.
• Understanding of trade compliance and work with the Trade Compliance team to ensure proper procedures are followed for export and import shipments in Dispatching, Shipping/Receiving, Purchasing, Sales, and Logistics teams.
• Manage company owned and leased vehicle fleet.
• Understand emerging needs of customer's requirements for product packaging and production orders and work with the business to ensure technology meets the demand.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

Skills Needed

• Possesses high learning agility with excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Professional written and verbal communications, collaboration skills, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to professionally present recommendations to various groups in the organization.
• Strong business acumen with intellectual curiosity to learn and help drive change in key areas of need in the business.
• Strong leader with ability to effectively lead and develop teams.
• Must have ability to multi-task and adjust to the workings of a dynamic environment.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Maintains an office in a fast-paced environment.
• Will travel between various facilities.
• Appropriate PPE must be worn where posted and required.
• Must be able to access all areas of operations.
• Sitting and working at a computer for extended periods of time.

Benefits & Wellness Resources

The health and wellbeing of Fort Wayne Metals is a critical part of our culture. In addition to offering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options to suit your needs, we’d like to share some of the other fundamental resources that make Fort Wayne Metals a premier place to work:

Physical Wellness

• Parkview Wellness Coach
  • Ready to assist with your physical and nutritional wellness needs.
• Gym Facilities
  • 4 onsite gym locations as well as discounts for regional gym facilities
• Health Challenges
  • From pickleball tournaments, sponsored races and sports leagues, to participating in the YMCA’s Corporate Challenge, we have a variety of fun ways to stay active.

Mental Wellness

• When You Need to Talk
  • 5 sessions of counseling are available to you and all members of your immediate household at no cost.
• Relaxing Time-Off
  • Qualify for Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay on your first day of employment.

Social Wellness

•  Epic Events
  • From TinCaps Night to family days at the zoo, we offer multiple activities throughout the year for employees and their families.
• Employee Resource Group
  • A voluntary, employee-led group formed to bring employees together and centered around a common interest or identity.

Professional Wellness

• Grow Your Career
  • We offer many opportunities to continue your development and growth.
• Performance Feedback
  • Receive regular and constructive feedback from your manager and peers to help you grow and improve.

Financial Wellness

• Annual Profit Sharing & 401k matching
  • Dropping dollars into your 401k. When you contribute 7%, we’ll contribute 3.5%.
• Quarterly Bonus
  • When we perform well, everyone benefits! Receive discretionary bonuses each quarter based on company performance.
• Tuition Reimbursement
  • Getting your first degree? Great! Whatever your major, we’ll help pick up the tab!
• Your Money Line
  • Employer-provided 1:1 financial guidance, education, & tools – so you can stress less about money and enjoy greater stability & confidence.