Logistics Engineer III

About the role

The logistics industrial engineer leads continuous improvement initiatives across Arrow’s distribution centers in the Americas. This role partners with Operations, IT, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, external contractors, and other functional teams to improve safety, quality, productivity, cost, and service levels.

Responsibilities

• Optimize inbound, picking, and outbound warehouse processes; develop workflows and process maps; improve workstation and facility layouts.
• Support material-handling and automation technologies.
• Deliver capital and operational improvement projects.
• Apply engineering methods, data analysis, and project management to improve capacity, reduce waste and complexity, and establish scalable best practices across the distribution network.
• Engineer end-to-end warehouse workflows (inbound, storage, picking, packing, and outbound), optimizing facility layouts, workstation ergonomics, slotting strategies, and material flow to maximize space utilization.
• Leverage operational data and time studies to establish labor standards, staffing models, productivity targets, and capacity plans, eliminating constraints and labor gaps across operations.
• Lead end-to-end capital, cost-reduction, and technology projects—developing technical specifications, scopes, budgets, SOWs, and schedules while managing contractors, vendors, and integrators through delivery and testing.
• Support and optimize material-handling automation (conveyors, AGVs, AMRs, sortation systems) and core operational platforms, including Warehouse Management (WMS), Warehouse Control (WCS), and Labor Management (LMS) systems.
• Conduct root-cause analysis (RCA) and implement CAPA solutions to resolve complex operational, software, and equipment issues, documenting results, authoring standard work/SOPs, and delivering technical training.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering (or technical field) with 3–5 years of hands-on logistics and distribution engineering experience in high-volume warehouse/fulfillment environments.
• Expertise in optimizing facility layouts, slotting, and material-handling automation (conveyors, AGVs, AMRs), complemented by time studies, labor standard development, and dynamic staffing models.
• Proven track record leading capital, tech, and cost-reduction projects end-to-end—developing project scopes, specs, budgets, and SOWs while managing contractors, vendors, integrators, and cross-functional teams.
• Proficient in supporting and integrating Warehouse Management (WMS), Execution (WES), and Labor Management (LMS) systems, paired with strong data analytics, MS Office, and reporting/visualization tools.
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills with a demonstrated safety-first approach to troubleshooting operational issues and driving continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Visio, Microsoft Project, Power BI, SQL, VBA, warehouse slotting software, or similar tools.
• Experience with analytics or statistical tools such as Python, R, JMP, Minitab, or Toad.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or project-management certification.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401k, with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off (including sick, holiday, vacation, etc.)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Climate-controlled environment with excellent break room facilities
• Growth opportunities

Located in central Reno, near public transportation (RTC Route 56).

Pay

Annual Hiring Range: $87,900.00 - $137,500.00. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Schedule

Full time