Warehouse & Logistics Engineer – VMI Operations Lead

Position Overview:

This role is primarily responsible for managing multiple Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) facilities, ensuring accurate inventory, safe and efficient material handling, and compliance with company and customer standards. The candidate will drive continuous improvement initiatives across VMI sites, optimize logistics flows, and coordinate with multiple plant warehouses to support inbound, outbound, and special material requests as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

1. VMI Operations Management

• Lead and oversee all aspects of multiple VMI sites, including inbound receipt, quality inspection, inventory accuracy, and outbound shipments.
• Maintain real-time inventory data for consumables, ISO tanks, and fixed assets, and coordinate with external maintenance teams to handle anomalies or asset issues.
• Manage outbound processes to ensure shipments meet customer specifications, including sampling, labeling, and final quality verification.
• Oversee empty tank return, cleaning, inspection, and asset integrity; optimize return logistics and explore new cost-effective routes.
• Drive operational excellence through process standardization, material flow optimization, and data accuracy improvements across all VMI sites.

2. Cross-Plant Collaboration

• Coordinate with multiple plant warehouses to support inbound and outbound shipments, special orders, and sample requests as required.
• Assist in data validation, KPI reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure alignment between VMI operations and plant supply chain performance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of warehouse and logistics experience, preferably including VMI or multi-site operations.
• Strong knowledge of WMS, inventory management, and logistics operations.
• Experience with ISO tanks, chemical handling, or hazardous materials is a plus.
• Proficiency in data analysis, KPI monitoring, and reporting.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to lead remote teams and manage operations across multiple VMI sites.

Key Competencies:

• Strategic oversight and multi-site VMI operations management.
• Operational excellence, process optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Attention to detail and accountability in inventory and asset management.
• Safety-focused and regulatory compliance knowledge.
• Collaborative and effective cross-site coordination.