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