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%

Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical proficiency and skill set working with industrial engineering methodologies and tools to solve supply chain problems.
• BS Industrial Engineering university level program for recent graduates is the starting/entry level.

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

Required location to be based in one of NFI’s regional offices: Camden, NJ / Irving, TX / Chicago, IL