Senior Specialist I, Logistics

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily warehouse and distribution operations, including inbound receiving, putaway, storage, picking, packing, staging, shipping, and return to stock (RTS) logistics.
• Maintain strong, routine presence and visibility on the warehouse floor, stockrooms, and dock areas to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant material movement.
• Understand and manage key warehouse productivity drivers, including labor utilization, throughput, space optimization, inventory accuracy, dock-to-stock cycle time, and shipment velocity.
• Monitor and analyze warehouse and logistics performance using operational data, dashboards, and reports to identify trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Apply data analytics to drive decisions related to productivity, capacity planning, inventory accuracy, transportation performance, and cost control.
• Develop and support performance metrics and KPIs (e.g., pick rates, dock turns, inventory accuracy, on-time shipment performance) and use data to drive corrective actions.
• Identify root causes of inefficiencies in warehouse, stockroom, and dock operations and lead process improvements to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Ensure accurate and timely SAP transactions for all warehouse and logistics activities, including goods receipt, goods issue, stock transfers, returns, and inventory adjustments.
• Maintain high levels of inventory accuracy through disciplined system transactions, cycle counts, and physical inventory controls.
• Manage and support U.S. import and export operations in compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other applicable regulations.
• Collaborate closely with 3PL providers, carriers, and internal teams to align warehouse execution, transportation schedules, and dock operations.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Production Planning, Quality, Purchasing, and Trade Compliance teams to resolve material flow and compliance issues.
• Review and audit freight, handling, and accessorial costs using data-driven analysis to identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Respond proactively to internal and external customer inquiries and escalations related to warehouse execution, shipment status, and delivery performance.
• Participate in operational reviews, scorecards, monthly business reviews (MBRs), and continuous improvement initiatives with warehouse service providers and logistics partners.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering or equivalent related experience
• 7+ years of experience in domestic and international Logistics, Transportation, or Supply Chain Management for the capital equipment industry, preferably semiconductor or hi-tech manufacturing environment.
• Must have high “sense of urgency” and “know how” to escalate to proper channels.
• Working knowledge of modern logistics, material flow and improvement strategies and the ability to integrate those into the operation.
• Experience or working knowledge of SAP, knowledge of TMS / WMS functionalities is expected.