Logistics Operations Manager-NY
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
Thus we need to decide which sections to include. The posting includes: Who We Are (company description), Why Kuraray (mission/values), Position Summary (role description), Responsibilities (list), Minimum Qualifications (list), Competencies (list), Benefits (description), Compensation (salary range). Also maybe Location? Could be part of a short paragraph.
We should not include sections like "About the role" if we have Position Summary. Could use "Position Summary" as heading. The instruction gave examples but we can use appropriate headings.
We must not repeat job title. So no heading for title.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We need to use
for each section heading.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose use
.
We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include all details from Who We Are, Why Kuraray, Position Summary, Responsibilities, Minimum Qualifications, Competencies, Benefits, Compensation.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO statement, "No third-party candidates accepted", "Learn more at kuraray.us.com/careers/", maybe also "Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S." That's substantive? It's a requirement; maybe keep as part of Minimum Qualifications? It's a work authorization requirement. Could be included as a
under Minimum Qualifications or separate. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The line "Kuraray America, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity/disability/protected veteran status" is EEO boilerplate; remove. "No third-party candidates accepted" maybe also boilerplate; remove. "Learn more at kuraray.us.com/careers/" is application instruction; remove. "Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S." is a requirement; keep maybe as part of Minimum Qualifications.
Also "Compensation The expected base salary range for this position is $116,930 - $175,000 annually." Keep as Pay section.
Location: "Remote in NY". Could be a short
maybe under a heading like "Location". But location not in the list of example headings but we could still use
for Location if we have content. The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but we should follow the pattern. Could include Location as a
after the title? The title is not to be repeated. Could include location in a
before sections. Probably better to include a short
with location.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler. All sections have content.
Now structure:
Location: Remote in NY
Who We Are
... content ...
Why Kuraray
... content ...
Position Summary
... content ...
Responsibilities
- ... each bullet ...
...
Minimum Qualifications
- ... each bullet ...
...
Maybe also include "Work authorization" as a bullet.
Competencies
- ... each bullet ...
...
Benefits
... description ...
Pay
The expected base salary range for this position is $116,930 - $175,000 annually.
We should not include Schedule section because not specified.
Check for duplicate lines: In Responsibilities there are some sentences that may be duplicated? We'll keep as is.
Now we need to extract the exact text from the posting for each section.
Let's copy the relevant parts.
Who We Are:
"Voted one of the Nation's Best and Brightest Companies to Work for, Kuraray America, Inc. (KAI) is a global leader in specialty chemical, fiber, and resin production. With top-of-the-line research and production facilities and a vast network of supplies from around the world, Kuraray leads the industry in specialty dental, fiber, resin, and elastomer products. Kuraray America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Company, Ltd. Based in Tokyo, Japan. Kuraray has operations in 32 countries and employs more than 12,000 employees, including over 800 in the United States."
Why Kuraray:
"Kuraray is building a better tomorrow, today. Our team members are dedicated to expanding our business with committed professionals who share essential values such as integrity, excellence, teamwork, and accountability. As a part of Kuraray America, Inc., our team shares the advantages of working for the leader in specialty chemicals, resins, and fibers. Our international presence and resources allow us to be a world-leading innovator in the industries we service. Yet, despite our size, our people are more than just a number. As a new team member, you can expect to earn responsibility quickly. Our commitment to our people is visible in our comprehensive benefits package. As a Kuraray team member, you will have the opportunity to enjoy competitive salaries and benefits, incentive opportunities, and an excellent work environment."
Position Summary:
"The Manager, Logistics Operations is responsible for overseeing the inbound movement, warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution of dental products across the U.S. distribution network. This role manages relationships with third-party logistics (3PL) providers, transportation partners, customs brokers, and other service providers to ensure products move efficiently, accurately, and reliably from receipt through final delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for coordinating logistics activities, monitoring operational performance, resolving service issues, and driving continuous improvement across warehouse, fulfillment, inventory, and transportation operations. The Manager develops and monitors key performance metrics, implements operational improvements, and partners with internal and external stakeholders to deliver high levels of customer service and operational efficiency."
Responsibilities: The posting has headings: Logistics Operations & 3PL Management, Transportation and Distribution, Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence. Under each there are bullet-like sentences.
We need to convert each sentence into - . Let's extract:
Under Logistics Operations & 3PL Management:
- Manage relationships with third-party logistics (3PL) providers and oversee warehouse, inventory, and fulfillment operations to ensure accurate and timely product flow.
- Monitor logistics and fulfillment performance and ensure service level expectations are achieved.
- Resolve operational issues and coordinate corrective actions with internal stakeholders and external logistics partners.
- Maintain effective operational controls and support reliable fulfillment service for dealers and direct customers.
- Monitor operational inventory accuracy, cycle count results, lot control and inventory discrepancies in coordination with 3PL providers.
Transportation and Distribution:
- Coordinate inbound logistics activities with freight forwarders, customs brokers, carriers, and receiving locations.
- Manage domestic and international transportation providers to ensure cost-effective and reliable product delivery.
- Monitor transportation performance, shipment visibility, and delivery execution.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve transportation efficiency, service, and cost.
Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence:
- Analyze logistics, fulfillment, inventory, and transportation performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs), reporting, and operational metrics.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to logistics costs, service levels, process efficiency, and customer experience.
- Support logistics systems enhancements and process improvements that improve operational performance and scalability.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure logistics capabilities support business requirements and growth objectives.
Minimum Qualifications: The posting has a paragraph then bullet-like sentences.
Paragraph: "Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered. Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in logistics, distribution, warehousing, transportation, supply chain operations, or process management. Experience managing third-party logistics (3PL) providers, warehouse operations, and transportation service providers.Working knowledge of inventory management, order fulfillment, inbound logistics, and transportation processes.Experience monitoring operational performance metrics and implementing process improvements.Experience with ERP and/or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills.Ability to influence internal stakeholders and external service providers without direct supervisory authority.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time"
We need to split into list items. Could keep as one paragraph? But instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. This is a list of qualifications, so we should make each distinct item a
- . However the text is not clearly separated by punctuation; we can split by periods. Let's identify each:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered.
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in logistics, distribution, warehousing, transportation, supply chain operations, or process management.
- Experience managing third-party logistics (3PL) providers, warehouse operations, and transportation service providers.
- Working knowledge of inventory management, order fulfillment, inbound logistics, and transportation processes.
- Experience monitoring operational performance metrics and implementing process improvements.
- Experience with ERP and/or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills.
- Ability to influence internal stakeholders and external service providers without direct supervisory authority.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Also maybe include work authorization requirement: "Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S." Could add as another
- .
Competencies: list of items each bolded with description. We need to extract each competency and its description.
The posting lists:
Customer Focus
Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Business Insight
Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
Cultivates Innovation
Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
Action Oriented
Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Ensures Accountability
Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
Drives Results
Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstance
Collaborates
Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Values
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Thus we need to decide which sections to include. The posting includes: Who We Are (company description), Why Kuraray (mission/values), Position Summary (role description), Responsibilities (list), Minimum Qualifications (list), Competencies (list), Benefits (description), Compensation (salary range). Also maybe Location? Could be part of a short paragraph. We should not include sections like "About the role" if we have Position Summary. Could use "Position Summary" as heading. The instruction gave examples but we can use appropriate headings. We must not repeat job title. So no heading for title. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. We need to use
for each section heading.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose use
.
We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include all details from Who We Are, Why Kuraray, Position Summary, Responsibilities, Minimum Qualifications, Competencies, Benefits, Compensation.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO statement, "No third-party candidates accepted", "Learn more at kuraray.us.com/careers/", maybe also "Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S." That's substantive? It's a requirement; maybe keep as part of Minimum Qualifications? It's a work authorization requirement. Could be included as a
under Minimum Qualifications or separate. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The line "Kuraray America, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity/disability/protected veteran status" is EEO boilerplate; remove. "No third-party candidates accepted" maybe also boilerplate; remove. "Learn more at kuraray.us.com/careers/" is application instruction; remove. "Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S." is a requirement; keep maybe as part of Minimum Qualifications.
Also "Compensation The expected base salary range for this position is $116,930 - $175,000 annually." Keep as Pay section.
Location: "Remote in NY". Could be a short
maybe under a heading like "Location". But location not in the list of example headings but we could still use
for Location if we have content. The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but we should follow the pattern. Could include Location as a
after the title? The title is not to be repeated. Could include location in a
before sections. Probably better to include a short
with location.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler. All sections have content.
Now structure:
Location: Remote in NY
Who We Are
... content ...
Why Kuraray
... content ...
Position Summary
... content ...
Responsibilities
- ... each bullet ...
...
Minimum Qualifications
- ... each bullet ...
...
Maybe also include "Work authorization" as a bullet.
Competencies
- ... each bullet ...
...
Benefits
... description ...
Pay
The expected base salary range for this position is $116,930 - $175,000 annually.
We should not include Schedule section because not specified.
Check for duplicate lines: In Responsibilities there are some sentences that may be duplicated? We'll keep as is.
Now we need to extract the exact text from the posting for each section.
Let's copy the relevant parts.
Who We Are:
"Voted one of the Nation's Best and Brightest Companies to Work for, Kuraray America, Inc. (KAI) is a global leader in specialty chemical, fiber, and resin production. With top-of-the-line research and production facilities and a vast network of supplies from around the world, Kuraray leads the industry in specialty dental, fiber, resin, and elastomer products. Kuraray America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Company, Ltd. Based in Tokyo, Japan. Kuraray has operations in 32 countries and employs more than 12,000 employees, including over 800 in the United States."
Why Kuraray:
"Kuraray is building a better tomorrow, today. Our team members are dedicated to expanding our business with committed professionals who share essential values such as integrity, excellence, teamwork, and accountability. As a part of Kuraray America, Inc., our team shares the advantages of working for the leader in specialty chemicals, resins, and fibers. Our international presence and resources allow us to be a world-leading innovator in the industries we service. Yet, despite our size, our people are more than just a number. As a new team member, you can expect to earn responsibility quickly. Our commitment to our people is visible in our comprehensive benefits package. As a Kuraray team member, you will have the opportunity to enjoy competitive salaries and benefits, incentive opportunities, and an excellent work environment."
Position Summary:
"The Manager, Logistics Operations is responsible for overseeing the inbound movement, warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution of dental products across the U.S. distribution network. This role manages relationships with third-party logistics (3PL) providers, transportation partners, customs brokers, and other service providers to ensure products move efficiently, accurately, and reliably from receipt through final delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for coordinating logistics activities, monitoring operational performance, resolving service issues, and driving continuous improvement across warehouse, fulfillment, inventory, and transportation operations. The Manager develops and monitors key performance metrics, implements operational improvements, and partners with internal and external stakeholders to deliver high levels of customer service and operational efficiency."
Responsibilities: The posting has headings: Logistics Operations & 3PL Management, Transportation and Distribution, Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence. Under each there are bullet-like sentences.
We need to convert each sentence into - . Let's extract:
Under Logistics Operations & 3PL Management:
- Manage relationships with third-party logistics (3PL) providers and oversee warehouse, inventory, and fulfillment operations to ensure accurate and timely product flow.
- Monitor logistics and fulfillment performance and ensure service level expectations are achieved.
- Resolve operational issues and coordinate corrective actions with internal stakeholders and external logistics partners.
- Maintain effective operational controls and support reliable fulfillment service for dealers and direct customers.
- Monitor operational inventory accuracy, cycle count results, lot control and inventory discrepancies in coordination with 3PL providers.
Transportation and Distribution:
- Coordinate inbound logistics activities with freight forwarders, customs brokers, carriers, and receiving locations.
- Manage domestic and international transportation providers to ensure cost-effective and reliable product delivery.
- Monitor transportation performance, shipment visibility, and delivery execution.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve transportation efficiency, service, and cost.
Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence:
- Analyze logistics, fulfillment, inventory, and transportation performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs), reporting, and operational metrics.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to logistics costs, service levels, process efficiency, and customer experience.
- Support logistics systems enhancements and process improvements that improve operational performance and scalability.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure logistics capabilities support business requirements and growth objectives.
Minimum Qualifications: The posting has a paragraph then bullet-like sentences.
Paragraph: "Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered. Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in logistics, distribution, warehousing, transportation, supply chain operations, or process management. Experience managing third-party logistics (3PL) providers, warehouse operations, and transportation service providers.Working knowledge of inventory management, order fulfillment, inbound logistics, and transportation processes.Experience monitoring operational performance metrics and implementing process improvements.Experience with ERP and/or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills.Ability to influence internal stakeholders and external service providers without direct supervisory authority.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time"
We need to split into list items. Could keep as one paragraph? But instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. This is a list of qualifications, so we should make each distinct item a
- . However the text is not clearly separated by punctuation; we can split by periods. Let's identify each:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered.
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in logistics, distribution, warehousing, transportation, supply chain operations, or process management.
- Experience managing third-party logistics (3PL) providers, warehouse operations, and transportation service providers.
- Working knowledge of inventory management, order fulfillment, inbound logistics, and transportation processes.
- Experience monitoring operational performance metrics and implementing process improvements.
- Experience with ERP and/or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills.
- Ability to influence internal stakeholders and external service providers without direct supervisory authority.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Also maybe include work authorization requirement: "Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S." Could add as another
- .
Competencies: list of items each bolded with description. We need to extract each competency and its description.
The posting lists:
Customer Focus
Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Business Insight
Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
Cultivates Innovation
Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
Action Oriented
Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Ensures Accountability
Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
Drives Results
Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstance
Collaborates
Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Values
. We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include all details from Who We Are, Why Kuraray, Position Summary, Responsibilities, Minimum Qualifications, Competencies, Benefits, Compensation. We need to remove boilerplate: EEO statement, "No third-party candidates accepted", "Learn more at kuraray.us.com/careers/", maybe also "Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S." That's substantive? It's a requirement; maybe keep as part of Minimum Qualifications? It's a work authorization requirement. Could be included as a
under Minimum Qualifications or separate. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The line "Kuraray America, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity/disability/protected veteran status" is EEO boilerplate; remove. "No third-party candidates accepted" maybe also boilerplate; remove. "Learn more at kuraray.us.com/careers/" is application instruction; remove. "Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S." is a requirement; keep maybe as part of Minimum Qualifications. Also "Compensation The expected base salary range for this position is $116,930 - $175,000 annually." Keep as Pay section. Location: "Remote in NY". Could be a short
maybe under a heading like "Location". But location not in the list of example headings but we could still use
for Location if we have content. The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but we should follow the pattern. Could include Location as a
after the title? The title is not to be repeated. Could include location in a
before sections. Probably better to include a short
with location. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler. All sections have content. Now structure:
Location: Remote in NY
Who We Are
... content ...
Why Kuraray
... content ...
Position Summary
... content ...
Responsibilities
- ... each bullet ... ...
Minimum Qualifications
- ... each bullet ... ...
Competencies
- ... each bullet ... ...
Benefits
... description ...
Pay
The expected base salary range for this position is $116,930 - $175,000 annually.
We should not include Schedule section because not specified. Check for duplicate lines: In Responsibilities there are some sentences that may be duplicated? We'll keep as is. Now we need to extract the exact text from the posting for each section. Let's copy the relevant parts. Who We Are: "Voted one of the Nation's Best and Brightest Companies to Work for, Kuraray America, Inc. (KAI) is a global leader in specialty chemical, fiber, and resin production. With top-of-the-line research and production facilities and a vast network of supplies from around the world, Kuraray leads the industry in specialty dental, fiber, resin, and elastomer products. Kuraray America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Company, Ltd. Based in Tokyo, Japan. Kuraray has operations in 32 countries and employs more than 12,000 employees, including over 800 in the United States." Why Kuraray: "Kuraray is building a better tomorrow, today. Our team members are dedicated to expanding our business with committed professionals who share essential values such as integrity, excellence, teamwork, and accountability. As a part of Kuraray America, Inc., our team shares the advantages of working for the leader in specialty chemicals, resins, and fibers. Our international presence and resources allow us to be a world-leading innovator in the industries we service. Yet, despite our size, our people are more than just a number. As a new team member, you can expect to earn responsibility quickly. Our commitment to our people is visible in our comprehensive benefits package. As a Kuraray team member, you will have the opportunity to enjoy competitive salaries and benefits, incentive opportunities, and an excellent work environment." Position Summary: "The Manager, Logistics Operations is responsible for overseeing the inbound movement, warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution of dental products across the U.S. distribution network. This role manages relationships with third-party logistics (3PL) providers, transportation partners, customs brokers, and other service providers to ensure products move efficiently, accurately, and reliably from receipt through final delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for coordinating logistics activities, monitoring operational performance, resolving service issues, and driving continuous improvement across warehouse, fulfillment, inventory, and transportation operations. The Manager develops and monitors key performance metrics, implements operational improvements, and partners with internal and external stakeholders to deliver high levels of customer service and operational efficiency." Responsibilities: The posting has headings: Logistics Operations & 3PL Management, Transportation and Distribution, Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence. Under each there are bullet-like sentences. We need to convert each sentence into- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. This is a list of qualifications, so we should make each distinct item a
- . However the text is not clearly separated by punctuation; we can split by periods. Let's identify each: - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered. - Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in logistics, distribution, warehousing, transportation, supply chain operations, or process management. - Experience managing third-party logistics (3PL) providers, warehouse operations, and transportation service providers. - Working knowledge of inventory management, order fulfillment, inbound logistics, and transportation processes. - Experience monitoring operational performance metrics and implementing process improvements. - Experience with ERP and/or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). - Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills. - Ability to influence internal stakeholders and external service providers without direct supervisory authority. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time. Also maybe include work authorization requirement: "Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S." Could add as another
- . Competencies: list of items each bolded with description. We need to extract each competency and its description. The posting lists: Customer Focus Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions. Business Insight Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals. Cultivates Innovation Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful. Action Oriented Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. Ensures Accountability Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments. Drives Results Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstance Collaborates Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Values