Inventory and Logistics Manager - MGC

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MFG ADMINISTRATION Full Time Management Saint Paul, MN, US

Salary Range: $84,300.00 To $ Annually

This position is a working manager who leads warehouse personnel and coordinates production, materials, inventory, orders, and shipments. The role combines hands‑on execution, planning, coaching, cross‑functional coordination, and continuous improvement to strengthen accountability, accuracy, responsiveness, and problem solving.

• Maintain production and material schedules aligned with demand, forecasts, safety‑stock targets, capacity, and inventory objectives.
• Schedule sales orders by requested ship date, customer priority, material availability, and operational readiness; coordinate shipment timing with Manufacturing, Warehouse, Customer Service, and other stakeholders.
• Review planned orders and MRP exceptions, verify shortages and constraints, and release, organize, and coordinate manufacturing work orders by priority, capacity, and required completion date.
• Monitor open work orders and production schedules; communicate changes and escalates risks to delivery, inventory, or customer commitments.
• Resolve purchasing, subcontract, receipt, late‑material, quantity, transaction, and supplier issues.
• Coordinate material movement, storage, inventory visibility, and shipping logistics across company facilities, warehouses, and offsite locations; evaluate and manage freight carriers and shipping methods to improve service, reliability, and delivery performance while reducing logistics costs.
• Lead daily coordination meetings, structured problem solving, and follow‑up on shortages, schedule conflicts, and operational issues.
• Reinforce priorities, standard work, accurate system transactions, and effective handoffs through daily leadership and coaching.
• Maintain accurate ERP/MRP data and supply chain records; use performance measures to identify risk and improve schedule attainment, inventory accuracy, material flow, and on‑time delivery.
• Through Lean Manufacturing principles, lead continuous improvement using performance data, employee input, root‑cause analysis, visual management, assigned actions, and follow‑up to simplify work and sustain measurable gains.
• Drive culture change by modeling accountability, disciplined execution, open communication, timely escalation, problem ownership, and adherence to standard work.
• Engage and coach employees to shift from reactive issue resolution to prevention, shared ownership, and consistent follow‑through.
• Assign and prioritize warehouse work; monitor safety, quality, attendance, and performance; and develop employees through feedback, mentoring, and cross‑training.

• Disciplined planning and scheduling that balances demand, forecasts, safety stock, materials, and capacity.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP, planned and work orders, bills of material, inventory transactions, and purchasing.
• Strong organization and attention to detail across competing orders, priorities, dates, shortages, and records.
• Clear communication and coordination with Manufacturing, Purchasing, Warehouse, Customer Service, Quality, and external partners.
• Practical problem solving, urgency, and sound judgment in resolving schedule, material, transaction, and shipment issues.
• Leadership and coaching that build employee capability, alignment, accountability, and consistent execution.
• Ability to interpret demand, inventory, shortage, capacity, and schedule data and translate it into immediate action and longer‑range readiness.
• Continuous improvement and change…