Manager, Shipping & Receiving

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Atlanta, GA · Manufacturing : Launched Effects Production : LE Manufacturing - Avionics

Manager for Shipping & Receiving at a defense technology company that uses AI, computer vision, and autonomy in its products. The role focuses on optimizing warehouse operations, managing inventory, and ensuring compliance with regulations. This is a supply chain and logistics role, not directly involved in AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and implement material management strategies, policies, and procedures to comply with regulations.
  2. Implement End-to-End material management measures, including FIFO adherence, material variances, cycle time optimization, scrap/obsolescence management, cycle/physical counting, and audits, etc., to ensure inventory accuracy and to mitigate stockouts or overstocking. This includes the development & improvement of critical metrics.
  3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including procurement, production, manufacturing engineering, logistics, and quality, to aid in accurate demand forecasting, procurement planning, and timely delivery of materials.
  4. Collaborate with production planning and manufacturing teams to align material availability with production schedules, minimize disruptions, and meet customer demand on time.
  5. Analyze material usage trends, identify opportunities for process improvements, and implement lean practices to optimize material handling, storage, and distribution.

Skills

Required

  • supply chain knowledge
  • developed SOPs and implemented them
  • implemented or improved ERP/WMS
  • managing expensive inventory
  • operate autonomously
  • keep a warehouse team motivated
  • process improvement
  • material management strategies, policies, and procedures
  • End-to-End material management measures
  • FIFO adherence
  • material variances
  • cycle time optimization
  • scrap/obsolescence management
  • cycle/physical counting
  • audits
  • inventory accuracy
  • mitigate stockouts or overstocking
  • critical metrics development
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • demand forecasting
  • procurement planning
  • timely delivery of materials
  • production planning
  • manufacturing teams alignment
  • material availability alignment
  • production schedules alignment
  • minimize disruptions
  • meet customer demand
  • material usage trends analysis
  • process improvements identification
  • lean practices implementation
  • material handling optimization
  • storage optimization
  • distribution optimization
  • ERP & WMS software systems and tools utilization
  • inventory tracking
  • report generation
  • data-driven insights provision
  • decision-making support
  • material-related processes optimization
  • regulatory requirements compliance
  • safety standards compliance
  • quality control protocols compliance
  • material management activities
  • lead and develop a high-performing warehouse team
  • guidance provision
  • training provision
  • performance feedback provision
  • culture of excellence fostering
  • continuous improvement fostering
  • aerospace and/or defense manufacturing environment experience
  • managing a lead of supervisors, associates or technicians
  • onsite presence
  • local to Atlanta, GA

Nice to have

  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, manufacturing or related operations field
  • production rate understanding
  • critical path analysis understanding
  • key warehouse fundamentals understanding
  • receiving and deployment documentation understanding for domestic and international shipments
  • AS9100 standards knowledge
  • OSHA laws knowledge
  • hands-on experience
  • boots on the ground in the warehouse experience
  • process troubleshooting skills
  • equipment troubleshooting skills
  • adaptability to constantly changing warehouse environments
  • safety issues identification with warehouse vehicles
  • 5S knowledge
  • lean manufacturing knowledge
  • 6-Sigma principles knowledge
  • computer proficiency (standard browser, word processing applications)
  • data presentation ability
  • reliable
  • organized
  • detail-oriented
  • excellent verbal & written communication skills
  • Forklift certification

What the JD emphasized

  • comply with regulations
  • ensure inventory accuracy
  • meet customer demand on time
  • optimize material handling, storage, and distribution
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, safety standards, and quality control protocols
  • develop a high-performing warehouse team