Jobs · Administrative · Illinois

Logistics Technician III

The Fountain Group · Lake County, IL · 6 days ago
HybridAdministrative$31/hrContract

Position Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Supply Chain Analyst to support inventory management, distribution, logistics, and third-party logistics (3PL) operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Review and manage daily supply chain orders, deliveries, and inventory transactions within SAP or a similar ERP system
  • Perform daily inventory reconciliation between internal systems and third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse systems
  • Investigate inventory discrepancies and collaborate with internal teams, 3PL partners, and IT resources to drive timely resolution
  • Monitor and support inbound and outbound deliveries, returns, inventory movements, and warehouse-related transactions
  • Cook up and track daily inventory transfers between Distribution Centers (DCs)
  • Update ERP delivery transactions in a timely manner to prevent delays during inventory transfers
  • Monitor and assist with the resolution of IDOC, EDI, or other system integration failures between internal ERP systems and 3PL inventory management platforms
  • Generate and review daily operational reports, including completed outbound deliveries, returns, and inventory reconciliation reports
  • Verify outbound deliveries and support accurate order execution
  • Absorb and support the Order Management team with order cancellations, batch determinations, and other ERP transactions as needed
  • Develop, track, and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) related to inventory, distribution, order accuracy, and returns
  • Support month-end and quarter-end supply chain activities, including cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, and completion of inbound and outbound transactions
  • Review short-dated and excess inventory to help mitigate obsolescence risk
  • Collaborate with Finance and Supply Chain partners on inventory analysis and reserve-related activities
  • Partners cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Planning, Distribution, Warehousing, Logistics, IT, Finance, Order Management, 3PL providers, and business stakeholders

Required Qualifications

  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, Economics, Information Systems, or another related quantitative or analytical discipline
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in Supply Chain, with exposure to one or more of the following: Inventory Management, Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution Operations, 3PL Operations, Order Management
  • Experience working with an ERP system such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, NetSuite, Manhattan, or a similar enterprise platform
  • Understanding of inventory transactions, warehouse operations, inbound/outbound deliveries, inventory transfers, or reconciliation processes

Preferred Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience with SAP
  • Experience performing or supporting warehouse and inventory transactions within SAP
  • Experience working with third-party logistics providers (3PLs)
  • Knowledge of IDOCs, EDI transactions, or ERP-to-warehouse system integrations
  • Experience with inventory reconciliation, cycle counts, stock transfers, returns, and inbound/outbound delivery processes
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Experience with dashboard and reporting tools such as Power BI or Qlik Sense
  • Project management experience
  • Continuous improvement experience, including Lean or Six Sigma methodologies

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