Associate Logistics Manager
Joliet, IL 
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Job Description

Join Ecolab as ourAssociate Logistics Manager in Joliet IL You will lead your team to effectively direct and coordinate material handling activities, including processing, packaging and storage of supplies, materials and equipment at this key flagship site. The position requires a hands-on leadership style, strong floor presence, and financial business acumen.
Gain recognition as someone with strong communication skills and the ability to effectively work across the network, collaboratively, to deliver results according to plan and to make key strategic business decisions. The successful leader will have the chance to advance to other roles in the across Ecolab's North America Supply Chain. Expect to advance to your next role as you must demonstrate that you are a natural leader, driven by initiative rather than crisis, and eager to identify, recommend and complete projects.

What You Will Do:

* Ensures all reports are developed to fulfill expectations of their duties. Set objectives for cross-training employees. Leads safety program. Drives continuous improvement. Ensures key reports have a successor.

* Directs inventory control, warehousing, transportation, logistics planning, order processing and customer service. Ensures operational compliance with standards, policies and procedures. Fosters strategies, goals and plans to better serve customers.

* Develops direct reports, promotes 100% employee engagement, and rewards productivity. Leads safety program, drives continuous improvement and ensures key reports have a successor.

* Drives communications with contacts across business; fosters close relationships with key vendors/suppliers. Avoids and resolves service issues relating to logistics. Collaborates on network design/ KPI initiatives. Report site performance. Networks in industry and community; is known externally as a function matter expert.
Establishes and maintains clear communication with contacts across business; fosters close relationships with key vendors/suppliers. Avoids and resolves service issues relating to logistics.

* Collaborates on network design/ KPI initiatives. Report site performance.

* Identifies and manages redesign, capital projects and vendor changes to improve safety, cost, service, quality, performance and/or compliance. Fosters TPM practices; champions concepts to reports.

* Meets or exceed measured standards, i.e. improves cost and service performance through Logistics activities that include aspects of inventory control/days on hand (DOH)/forecasting/deployment, service levels, warehousing, warehouse space, transportation, logistics planning, order processing, and delivery execution and exception management.

* Additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or Transportation

* Minimum 5+ years of experience in logistics, transportation and/or warehousing environments

* Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience

* No immigration sponsorship available for this position

Preferred Qualifications:

* MBA or Advanced Technical degree

* Previous experience a high-SKU (500 - 1000 SKU) logistics network

* Previous experience using a formal ERP Warehouse Management Systems, preferably SAP

* Experience in managing 3rdParty Logistics Providers, including an understanding of cost models

* Experience in TPM, Lean, and/or 5S

* Demonstrated leadership, communication, tactical and strategic thinking skills

Benefits

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. to see our benefits.

If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.

Covid-19 Vaccine Notice

Due to local mandates and customer requirements, applicants for certain customer-facing positions must be fully vaccinated (which in some situations requires a booster if eligible), unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
5+ years
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