Logistics Consultant
Apply NowCompany: Quest Global Manufacturing
Location: Rockford, IL 61107
Description:
Job Requirements
Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world's fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility. We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers. As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we're eager to hear from you. We have an immediate need for a Logistics Consultant at our aerospace location in Rockford, IL. The primary focus of this role is to provide Logistics expertise and guidance to the customer team, while providing financial knowledge to ensure costs are aligned with expectations for all logistics aspects.
Work Experience
Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world's fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility. We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers. As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we're eager to hear from you. We have an immediate need for a Logistics Consultant at our aerospace location in Rockford, IL. The primary focus of this role is to provide Logistics expertise and guidance to the customer team, while providing financial knowledge to ensure costs are aligned with expectations for all logistics aspects.
- The logistics support position provides a great level of logistics consulting and knowledge to the transportation & shipping, and all freight departments
- Advise on special warehousing needs for business enterprises
- Improve and implement processes for cost savings and efficiency
- SAP experience with GL and Accounting accuracy
- Shipping and Freight Cost Data Analysis and reconciliation
- Consult with transportation and shipping departments
- Analyze freight payments and provide freight claim liability and procedures to internal users
- Advise and arrange heavy hauls i.e. flatbed truck loads, ocean freight etc...
Work Experience
- 8 plus years of Fleet Management experience required
- 8 plus years of Freight Management experience required
- 8 plus years of Warehousing Management required
- 8 plus years of Logistics and cost analysis including freight/shipping and freight loss or damage,
- Freight charges and payment analytical skills required
- SAP experience in general ledger preferred
- Due to the nature of the work, you must be a US Citizen
Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
- Mostly Office Environments, Occasional Shop Floor involvement.
- Substantial amounts of telephone and computer work.
- Heavily Regulated Industries with strict adherence to procedures.
- Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.
- Typical 40 hours weeks plus lunch / core (required) hours / General shift: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Ability to use personal transportation to visit customer locations.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.