Logistics Administrator

The Logistics Administrative provides administrative and operational support for daily shipping activities, shipment coordination, documentation, carrier communication, customer requirements, and cross-functional follow-up. This role ensures shipments are properly scheduled, documented, tracked, and communicated while supporting Accounting, Customer Service, Logistics, Operations, and other internal teams.

What You'll Do

• Perform detailed analysis of inventory plans of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods to meet production and customer demands. Evaluates and makes recommendations to Management.
• Provide logistical and inventory support and assists in resolving issues pertaining to containment, count discrepancies, priorities, expedites, and other necessary support activities.
• Develop, implement and monitor all key functions related to inventory transactions to ensure that they are accurate and timely from and to all external and/or internal operations
• Monitor internal and external material movement for accuracy and cost effectiveness as directed by the Manufacturing & Production Manager
• Develop and supply strategic reporting to the Operations management team including quarterly summaries, monthly trends, week over week analysis and daily reporting
• Develop trend reporting on top offenders in all functions of the warehouse for inventory inaccuracies to help operations leadership in seek to understand conversations
• Innovate and maintain cycle count programs in a perpetual inventory environment for all building locations.
• Perform thorough research and document inventory discrepancies to identify root causes and supply possible solutions to increase accuracy and efficiency
• Develop and drive departmental and organizational goals through data analysis with the ability to speak to multiple levels of the business
• Take a high level of ownership in regards to site training and team development based around inventory, to help mitigate inventory issues on campus
• Help develop all leadership on site to ensure they understand inventory movements external into the building and internal to the Horizon Scientific campus operations.
• Additional responsibilities include trend analysis, RCA, Cycle Count Management/Reporting, and corrective actions
• Daily reporting on variance trends on site including top offenders by username per function, top warehouses/bins with discrepancies, top zones with errors, and any additional root cause investigations
• Quarterly, Monthly, and weekly summaries of inventory adjustments including true write offs, variance bucket trending and monetary value trends
• Lead all inventory audits on site with external and internal auditors
• Manage Aged Inventory
• Evaluate future production forecast versus shipments, safety stock, supplier/customer stock programs, slow move/aged inventory, vendor managed inventory, and consignment inventory.
• Assist Purchasing and Scheduling in the planning and coordinating of material availability.
• Coordinate and manage inventory control activities, including periodic cycle counts, month/year end processes including physical inventory as required.
• Communicate and participate with supporting departments to execute plans and deliverables.
• Monitor and maintain Department metrics for inventory accuracy.

Participate in assignments for job reviews, production standards, and bill of material

consumption parameters.

What You’ll Bring

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in an inventory control role or
• 5 years working in a manufacturing environment

What We Value

• Strong Math skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Strong analytical skills
• MS Office with advanced Excel skills
• Manufacturing ERP system familiarity

Ability to solve complex problems in a timely manner