Senior Logistics Manager

General Position Summary & Responsibilities

The Senior Supply Chain Manager (SSCM) reports to the Director of Operations. The SSCM is responsible for strategically developing, implementing, and maintaining systems that allow for cost effective, efficient movement of raw materials and delivered finished goods within Cascade Steel Scrap (CSRM), a business unit of Radius Recycling. The effective management of two main large warehouses with 550,000 tons of finished steel storage and movements in a unionized environment.

The SSCM is responsible for ensuring that CSRM’s logistical operations are compliant with the company’s Health, Safety, and Environmental regulations. The SSCM must strive for continuous improvement within operations and challenge conventional thinking in order to obtain the most efficient solutions to issues.

This position operates within broadly established parameters. The SSCM will oversee the transportation activities of all CSRM facilities to optimize the use of equipment, facilities and personnel in the movement of scrap materials, waste materials, and/or delivered goods. The SSCM ensures that the vehicle and rail fleet are appropriate for the business.

Salary Range: $140,000 – $160,000

• Environmental and Health & Safety (H&S)
• Ensures all CSRM and Radius Recycling Health, Safety and Environmental standards and policies are strictly adhered to.
• Manage recommendations for improving health, safety, or environmental conditions.
• Assesses corrective actions and initiates viable solutions.
• Encourages the reporting of any control violations.
• Implements and monitors DOT Compliance and safety structures for internal and external fleets.
• Operational Performance & Best Management Practices
• Studies and assesses regional transportation structure for trucking and rail movement of scrap material, raw materials and delivered goods.
• Develop, implement, and monitor tracking systems for equipment and activities.
• Maintains policies and procedures to ensure efficient operations, maintaining adequate internal controls.
• Reviews all work requests and determines what requests will be initiated.
• Utilizes best practices, benchmarks, and metrics (KPIs) to improve organization.
• Develops and implements plans for a regional transportation infrastructure.
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Responsible for budgeting and forecasting and responsible for service provider negotiations.
• Liaises with vendors and other corporate departments to perform ROI calculations and cash flow projections.
• Collaborates with Financial Business Partner(s) to standardize chart of accounts for accurate cost projections, etc., and report to senior management.
• Oversees inventory turns and cycle counts.
• Administrative Management
• Reviews performance of direct reports. Provide performance management.
• Interviews prospective management and/or production employees.
• Ensures all training is current.
• Works with Human Resources personnel to prepare job descriptions.

Supports the Company’s Internal Control process which includes understanding, communicating, and complying with defined internal controls as well as suggesting and making modifications to the policies, procedures and controls to better relate to the business.

Communicate upward problems in operations, noncompliance with the code of conduct, or other policy violations or illegal actions. Approve SOX controls.

Direct supervisory authority over logistics departments with focus on finished products and raw material movements. Direct and indirect authority over logistics functions including:

• Transportation Planner(s)
• Dispatcher(s)
• Drivers

Internal contacts include managerial to executive level personnel throughout the Company. External contacts include national vendors, suppliers, contractors, etc. Communicates via phone, email, and face-to-face contact with others, specifically the divisions of the Schnitzer Group.

Standard office environment associated with industrial settings. This position can be exposed to all weather conditions. Physical hazards are present due to the equipment and machinery used throughout…