Lead Logistics Specialist

GE Aerospace • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

The Logistics Specialist is responsible for coordinating end-to-end logistics and material flow to ensure safe, efficient, and on-time support of our operations and customer deliveries. This role leads day-to-day management of material movement across three buildings, oversees truck and charter scheduling for inbound and outbound shipments, and manages logistics with key external special-process vendors. The Logistics Specialist will be responsible for owning the current state shipping & receiving process for this facility while also driving continuous improvement and implementation of lean best practices in areas such as: material stores layout, bin sizing, supermarkets, handling solutions, and more. This role will own these functions to drive improved Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost – in that order.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years manufacturing experience) + minimum of 3 years logistics experience
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in materials management (logistics, planning, fulfillment, and/or SIOP)
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

Responsibilities

• Use a Safety-First mindset to drive improvements in material handling, storage, and movement
• Lead efforts to ensure quality procedures are maintained by both our staff and our external vendors who support the business
• Support production by ensuring minimal time waste in transportation while driving down expedite costs whenever able
• Cross functional collaboration with internal & external stakeholders to ensure all functions of logistics are streamlined
• Own current logistics process while driving continuous improvement, creating standard work, and sharing best practices with both hourly and salary staff

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.
• General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level