Supply Chain Engineer I

About the Role

The Supply Chain Engineer I will manage the development of engineering analysis and projects to deliver ongoing continuous improvement and solve supply chain problems in warehousing, transload, cross-dock, and transportation operations. Provides regular and proactive communications to NFI management. The successful candidate will possess engineering technical skills combined with demonstrated interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the successful completion of engineering projects and analysis applying industrial engineering methodologies, engineering supply chain methods, and engineering tools.
• Identifies process gaps and recommends and implements process improvement.
• Establishes and implements performance KPIs, measures, and data analytics. Leads with data.
• Leads ongoing proactive continuous improvement for NFI working with operations and the customer.
• Makes engineering design and supply chain strategy recommendations.
• Effectively interacts with NFI engineering leadership and NFI operational leaders.
• Confers with engineering and operations managers to implement efficient and optimized solutions.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor of Science Degree or Business Degree is required. BS Industrial Engineering degree is preferred.
• Effective Interpersonal and Communications skills.
• Data management and manipulation skills. Programming skills to manipulate large data-sets.
• Database skills, especially through SQL, Access, or Alteryx.
• Knowledge and education of warehousing operations and transportation operations.
• Knowledge and education in time & motion study industrial engineering methodologies.
• Formal education and training in linear mixed integer programming and simulation.
• Travel: up to 20% (based on needs of the business and project schedules).
• Required location to be based in one of NFI’s regional offices: Camden, NJ / Irving, TX / Chicago, IL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in extracurricular activities or community.
• Lean Six Sigma credentials or certifications.
• Experience with routing and scheduling packages and transportation optimization software.
• Experience with facility layout, MHE, AutoCAD, and Warehouse Management System (WMS) tools.
• Knowledge in: VBA, Python, R, MATLAB, Java, C++, or C# is a major plus.
• Willingness to relocate for career advancement.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency and skill set working with industrial engineering methodologies and tools to solve supply chain problems.