Manager - Distribution

R Manager - Distribution (Open)

Location:

Kapolei, HI (ASU) - ASU

Recruiter:
Adrienne – Adrienne.

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Coordinate the daily delivery of products to customers using the most efficient and sustainable distribution model, while taking into account legal and operational constraints (compliance with local transportation regulations, product availability, and the availability of vehicles and drivers). Provide transport drivers with the planned route, including all loading and unloading points.

• Facilitate sales transactions and coordinate product supply, including monitoring shipping volume, collaborating with logistics coordinators, communicating supply planning to customers, and supporting supply chain improvement projects.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to achieve goals related to safety, quality, reliability, and efficiency.
• Steward inventory through ERP transactions, monitor demands and inventory levels, proactively identify supply risks, calculate forecast accuracy, receive and manage orders, provide visibility on inventory status, and monitor supply risks.
• Ensure compliance with transportation regulations, work cross‑functionally to achieve goals, and surface opportunities for logistics refinement.
• Coordinate bulk distribution to customers and neighboring island branches, support optimal inventory levels at clients and plants, perform demand or consumption analysis.
• Cultivate visibility into operations: analyze and manage costs to align vehicle utilization, optimizing routes and frequencies. Contribute to the formation of budgets. Ensure monitoring of efficiency indicators.
• Perform accurate and relevant data analysis and propose appropriate adjustments.
• Maintain registrations, heavy‑tax clearances, and maintenance for assigned scope.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience managing international freight forwarders, optimizing global transit lanes, and overseeing end‑to‑end ocean and air cargo logistics.
• Strong working knowledge of Hazmat shipping regulations (such as DOT, IMDG, or IATA) with a proven track record of ensuring strict fleet and warehouse compliance.
• Demonstrated success in overseeing inventory control processes, maintaining stock accuracy, and aligning warehouse levels with daily distribution demands.
• Valid employment authorization in the U.S. and no need for visa sponsorship.

• 1-3+ years of logistics experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas, an Air Liquide company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Airgas does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities, and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact us by email at us-ac