Manager Warehouse Logistics

Manager, Warehouse & Logistics

The Manager, Warehouse & Logistics is a key leader within Supply Chain Management responsible for transforming warehouse operations, material flow, and logistics into a fully integrated lean production system. This role owns the end?to?end movement, storage, and distribution of materials across the operation, ensuring process reliability, transactional accuracy, and on?time execution. This leader drives continuous improvement, modularization, and disciplined operational management while fostering a high?performance team rooted in safety, quality, and accountability. Through strong collaboration with Planning, Production, Industrial Engineering, Quality, and Program teams, the Manager enhances system performance and enables scalable, world?class operations.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Oversee and manage all aspects of the warehouse operation.
• Train and manage the warehouse team to perform their daily tasks.
• Responsible for the execution of all inbound and outbound shipments while ensuring material is processed smoothly and efficiently.
• Develop and maintain all aspects of the logistics network, including the development of long-term contracts with 3rd party carriers.
• Coordinate and schedule deliveries and pickups to successfully meet our customer requirements.
• Successful candidate will possess demonstrated leadership skills in a high-performance work team environment.
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills and the ability to bring together ad-hoc teams to fulfill core expectations of supplier product/service cost, quality, and schedule for projects and programs.
• Execute responsibilities in an independent manner, to include overseeing Government Property Management.
• Daily attendance is essential for this position.
• Lead daily warehouse, receiving, shipping, inventory control, and logistics operations with a focus on safety, accuracy, and on-time execution.
• Implement and sustain lean systems for material flow, warehouse layout, standard work, and visual management.
• Oversee inbound/outbound transportation, freight planning, carrier performance, and logistics compliance.
• Ensure inventory integrity through disciplined cycle counting, reconciliation, and transactional accuracy.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase efficiency, reduce waste, and improve throughput.
• Develop, train, coach, and evaluate warehouse personnel, building a high?performance, accountable culture.
• Partner with Production, Planning, Quality, and Supply Chain to align material readiness to the production schedule.
• Champion system reliability improvements across ERP, WMS, scanning, labeling, and material traceability processes.
• Manage space utilization, warehouse layout optimization, and modularization strategies for scalable growth.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, export, safety, and corporate logistics standards.

Knowledge (Education/License/Certification, Prior Experience):

• Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of related experience
• Experience using Visual Factory/Warehouse and LEAN tools and processes to drive standard work across the enterprise
• Requires demonstrated leadership, strategic thinking, business judgment, innovation, and teaming skills

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and lead cross?functional collaboration.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem?solving abilities within fast?paced operations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with ERP/MRP II systems, network scheduling, and WMS technologies.
• Experience with RFID, barcoding, scanning, and digital warehouse tools.
• Ability to interpret aircraft manuals, service bulletins, and customer compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated expertise in lean tools including value stream mapping, standard work, and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and business analysis tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
• Ability to lead logistics strategy, including space optimization and cost?reduction initiatives.
• Knowledge of import/export, ITAR, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Ability to lead teams, coach talent, and foster a culture of safety, quality, and operational discipline.

Travel/Physical Requirements:

• Requires lifting of items weighing up to 75 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Requires physical effort associated with standing/walking/sitting.
• Requires ability to twist, bend, squat, climb, and/or other body movements to successfully accomplish the requirements of the position.
• Requires kneeling on occasion in performance of duties.
• Requires the use of either or both hands for grasping items; manual dexterity is required, and the ability to push/pull, i.e., open/close file cabinets and/or handle machinery.
• Requires the ability to reach above shoulder height in accomplishing job tasks.
• Requires the ability to walk on uneven surfaces.
• Requires use of either foot or both for operation of foot controls of machinery.
• Sufficient vision required to successfully accomplish the requirements of the position.
• Able to properly recognize and distinguish colors.
• Requires sustained periods of concentration.
• Must be able to handle stressful situations without affecting logical decision-making.

Here Are Some of the Great Benefits We Offer:

• Most locations offer a 9/80 schedule, providing every other Friday off
• Competitive compensation & 401(k) program to plan for your future
• Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts
• Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available
• Flexible Vacation & PTO
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous Employee Referral Program
• Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care, Legal, Identity Theft, Pet Insurance, and more
• Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not an employment contract. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Elbit America is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.