Procurement/Supply Chain - Logistics Specialist

Job#: 3058900

Job Description:

Procurement/Supply Chain - Logistics Specialist

Client: Healthcare/Life Science company

Contract duration: 6-month contract (potential to extend)

Shift (part-time): M-F, 1pm to 5pm

Location: Onsite, Concord, Ontario

Pay Rate: $19/hr

Primary Responsibilities

The Logistics Manager will demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes for an area or business segment. Primary responsibilities include:

• Coordinate and optimize all inbound, domestic, and outbound Shipments for facility
• Supervise the creation of shipping documents (P L, Pro forma invoices) in Oracle, FAD (for shipments) and the finished goods inventory level
• Responsible for scheduling, staffing, work planning, and equipment required for the receipt, warehousing, inventory control, and issue and distribution of all purchased parts, manufactured parts, and sub-assemblies required to support production activities
• Continuously work on cost cutting action of all fields of Logistics activities
• Identify and reduce cost and process variation by developing strategy and applying Six Sigma tools and tactics
• Define, scope and select projects that will positively impact Logistics Cost
• Conduct regular project reviews with project leaders and champions to assure accomplishment of key results
• Communicate progress, status, and issues to champions, cross-functional teams, and business leaders
• Lead a team of logistics project coordinators to meet or exceed customer schedule and delivery requirements
• Monitor and update team plan to schedule and coordinate equipment
• Drive formal project reviews prior to shipment to ensure all deliverables have been met on time and under budget
• Ensure that critical milestones for projects are noted, recognized and met in both time and costs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma GED with at least 3-4 years of experience in a logistics role)
• Prior experience in managing change, implementation of new processes
• Strong problem solving, quantative, and analytical skills
• Ability to lead and direct multi-functional teams
• Ability to work in high stress situations
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong planning program management skills with forecasting capabilities
• Six Sigma training
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and to meet deadlines
• Ability to handle multiple simultaneous projects
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.