Manager, Regional Logistics

**Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging and aerospace solutions. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe** **Primary purpose of the position**: Responsible for managing external warehouse operations and aligning 3PLs to Ball standards of operation. This critical role will be accountable to implement needed change across our warehouse network to improve customer experience, drive cost savings, reduce quality issues, and work with cross functional teams to solve complex logistics problems. **Essential Responsible Areas**: - Responsible for standardizing best practices in our warehouse operations network. - Manages the budget and operational efficiencies across the regional warehouse network. - Manages the design, tracking and execution of warehouse KPI’s (internal and external warehouse). - Cross functional collaborations with other IBP function areas and other Department teams to maximize efficiencies and costs realized in our supply chain. - Manages suppliers, relationships and operations of our external warehouses. - Responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy of finished goods. - Coordinates with Plants, Central Logistics, Quality, Customer Fulfillment, Central Planning, and Sourcing to resolve issues. - Coordinates with transportation on inbound and outbound shipments of finished goods, raw materials, equipment, scrap, packaging and yard management where applicable. - Self-motivated to lead projects as needed to addresses issues in our warehouse network - Must possess strong analytical skills and working knowledge of logistics within the supply chain - Manages external warehouse onboarding and set up process to include system equipment, install and execution. - Ensures the accuracy of warehouse related documents, contracts and shipments. Maintains and reports inventory accuracy, aging, HFI, status of finished goods, as well as packaging, dunnage, and raw materials of the plant and external warehouse. **Region Specific Responsible Areas**: Mexico Region external Warehouses and support to local plants **Professional & Education Qualification** - Broad training in a related field usually acquired through college or work-related experience - Comprehensive Job related experience for 3-5 year(s) minimum (or educational equivalent) - Managerial experience required. - Project management experience preferred. **Skills**: - Good communication skills. - Ability to perform advanced mathematical calculations. - Ability to analyze and interpret data to make recommendations. Knowledge - Working knowledge of the following areas: Ball's internal manufacturing and logistics systems and procedures, business practices, customer and manufacturing needs and expectations. - Proficient with IT systems and solutions such as: ERPs (i.e. Oracle, JDE) and productivity software (i.e. Excel, Word, and Power Point). **Compensation & Benefits** **- Hiring Salary Range**: $ 80,000- 95,000 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.) - [This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.] - Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, Go to our career site and click "Total Rewards" to learn more. When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 22,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups, and aerosol bottles to aerospace solutions that enable our customers to have a deeper understanding of our planet and the universe. Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference. Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems. No agencies please.