As a member of our supply chain team, you’ll ensure our customers receive noticeably better service, and assist our operations team to obtain the lowest industry cost. You will work closely with internal partners, customers and vendors to provide a seamless and hassle-free supply chain. As stated in our Guiding Principles, “We Help Our Customers Become Great,” and your contributions are vital to achieving this.

Logistics Manager

Watertown Facility

Position Overview:

Johnsonville has a commitment to become the best company in the world by offering the highest quality products and maintaining a work environment that requires personal growth and superlative performance by each member. As the Logistics Coordinator, you will be responsible for leading teams that execute all inbound and outbound movement of materials, supplies, goods, and commodities for the Johnsonville-Watertown plant. You will collaborate cross functionally with corporate Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain and Plant Operations teams to set strategy, complete projects and problem solve to maximize profit. Additionally, you will build relationships with suppliers and carriers, evaluate their performance, and resolve discrepancies and conflicts in a timely manner.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, empower, and coach Team Leads in Shipping, Warehouse and Hog Barn.
• Direct inbound and outbound shipping and receiving activities for live animals, refrigerated goods, dry goods, chemicals, animal by-products, and offal.
• Manage the storage tank program for all outside tanks on the property.
• Work closely with the procurement team to collect, report and analyze data on live animal deliveries.
• Ensure that all livestock received into the facility are handled and held in accordance with USDA, NAMI, and Johnsonville animal welfare guidelines.
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external customers through networking and advocacy by offering advice, solutions leveraging data and proactive communication.
• Develop and manage service provider relationships, ensuring compliance, accountability, and performance leveraging scorecard data and root cause analysis creating corrective actions to close gaps.
• Develop and implement process improvements and capital improvements to ensure continuous improvement in human safety, food safety, productivity and profitability within all areas of plant logistics.
• Lead investigations, Root Cause Analyses (RCA), Corrective Action Preventative Action (CAPA) events to improve human safety and food safety and food quality.
• Create and revise standard operating procedures (SOP) as required to support cohesive business rules and expectations.
• Ability to operate a wide range of internal and external software to manage budgets, performance metrics, inventories, and equipment analysis.
• Leverage data and external learning to predict trends, create corrective actions and recommend strategies to Johnsonville leadership.
• Proactively manage the plant’s fleet of Powered Industrial Vehicles (PIV) to include purchase, lease, inspection, repair, operation, and training.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required (Experience and business knowledge will be considered for internal candidates, however, must be willing to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree).

Experience:

• 5 years of experience in transportation/logistics management preferred
• Previous experience with livestock and animal welfare preferred
• Demonstrated experience leading successful teams

Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to source, onboard and develop strong partnerships with a diverse network of customers and teams
• Strong background in OSHA regulatory compliance
• Applied knowledge of DOT regulations
• Strong software application skills
• Ability to create comprehensive solutions and presentations
• Excellent problem solving, task prioritization, and customer service skills required
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization including customers and corporate leaders
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills, able to derive results from large amounts of data.
• Demonstrated ability in coaching teams and creating an environment of ownership
• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Demonstrated drive in achieving results, taking calculated risks and innovation
• Commitment to personal growth and development

Location: Watertown, WI

Coach: Operations Coordinator

(We don’t have bosses at Johnsonville. We have Coaches. They are there to help you develop your talents. They cannot make you run laps.)

Member Status: Full Time, Salaried

(At Johnsonville, you are not an employee. You are a Member and, yes, Membership has its privileges – like the ability to buy sausage at great discounts. Our more traditional benefits are great, too.)

Travel: Less than 10%

Referral Bonus: If a Johnsonville Member refers you, you’re BOTH eligible for a $1,000 referral reward (paid out in increments over the new hire’s first 6 months of service)!

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 3,000 Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

How to Apply:

External candidate: Apply on-line at: careers.johnsonville.com

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/Disability

Johnsonville values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.