Operational Logistics Lead; PL & Warehousing

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at  or connect with us on Linked In or Twitter.

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The Operational Logistics Lead – North America has the responsibility to make sure operational logistics execution across transportation and shipping sites (including external warehouse networks) works efficiently and effectively as measured by critical KPIs. This includes all transportation modes (over the road, ocean and air freight) for sites shipping to other sites, to internal / external warehouses and to customers. This role manages escalated logistics and warehouse performance issues, drives recovery actions, enforces provider accountability, and ensures stable execution across a multi site, multi country network.

Depending upon the individual, this position may lead a team of DRP and/or MRP planners and serves as the primary business owner for external warehouse performance and execution KPIs.

Overall, this role includes critical activities related to the following:

• Coordination with carriers, 3PLs, shipping sites (whether manufacturing sites or warehouse locations) and Corporate Logistics
• Communication of issues, resolution, route guides, redirect among approved carriers, measure performance against Service Level Agreements (SLAs), tracking performance metrics, etc.
• Identification of issues, root cause analysis, and problem resolution to drive sustainable solutions
• Achieve project savings through savings opportunity identification, process mapping, task automation, data analysis, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) definition, and change management
• Monitor shipment and warehouse flow, identifying systemic issues, ensuring adherence to escalation timelines, and coordinating corrective actions to prevent repeat failures

• Lead logistics operational control across transportation and warehouse execution, assuming ownership of escalated issues.
• Coordinate shipping processes (SOPs) with all shipping sites and 3PLs.
• Serve as the primary business owner for external warehouse performance, including service levels, inventory accuracy, and cycle counts.
• Monitor KPIs (3PL and carrier SLA response, issue aging, milestone adherence, warehouse service levels, inventory accuracy, OTIF) and drive early intervention.
• Direct recovery actions with carriers, 3PLs, shipping sites and warehouse providers; enforce response and corrective action discipline.
• Identify systemic issues, repeated failures, and cross site impacts; drive root cause elimination and process corrections.
• Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly operational reviews across transportation and warehouse performance.
• Oversee cycle count adherence, inventory adjustments, and accuracy trends across external warehouses.
• Detect early execution gaps across shipment flow, warehouse milestones, and inventory movement.
• Enforce time based escalation discipline and ensure providers meet response and recovery expectations.
• Support MRP and/or DRP processes to improve material flow, availability, and inventory movement across the network.
• Lead and develop DRP and/or MRP planners across the Americas region.
• Partner with Corporate Logistics on structural issues, provider performance, and network improvements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across logistics and warehouse processes, including automation and flow optimization.

• Third Party Logistics providers (3PLs)
• Carriers for all modes of transportation like over…