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Logistics Manager

Connexion Systems + Engineering

Coventry, RI

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$70,000–$90,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Aerospace and Defense, Cargo/Freight, Coaching, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Corporate Policies, Corrective Action, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Customer Service Evaluation, Distribution Warehousing, Documentation, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Electronics, Expense Tracking, Freight Forwarding, Import/Export, Import/Export Compliance, Inventory Cycle Counts, Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, Logistics, Logistics Management, Maintenance Services, Manufacturing, NetSuite, NetSuite ERP, Operational Support, Operations Planning, People Management, Performance Metrics, Physical Inventory, Process Improvement, Procurement Planning, Product/Service Launch, Production Schedule, Production Support, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Relationship Management, Safety Compliance, Shipping Requirements, Shipping/Receiving, Staff Training, Supply Chain, Team Player, Technical Support, Time Management, Traceability, Training/Teaching, Warehouse Coordination, Warehousing
LOCATION
Coventry, RI
POSTED
1 day ago
Job Title: Logistics Manager
Pay Rate: $70-90k/ year
Location: Coventry
Duration: PERM
Shift: 1st Shift – Fully onsite 

Job Summary:
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Oversee daily inbound and outbound logistics activities, including domestic and international shipments.
  • Ensure timely receipt of materials to support production schedules, repair activities, and on time delivery (OTD) performance.
  • Coordinate shipments of finished goods, repairs, loan units, and returns (RMA) to customers and suppliers.
  • Serve as the escalation point for shipment delays, freight issues, or customs related disruptions.
  • Lead shipping and receiving teams to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant material movement.
  • Ensure packaging, labeling, handling, and documentation meet internal, customer, and regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain disciplined receiving and transaction execution to protect inventory traceability and accuracy.
  • Oversee warehouse operations, material flow, storage practices, and space utilization.
  • Partner with Planning and Operations to support inventory accuracy, cycle counts, and physical inventory execution.
  • Drive continuous improvement in material movement, layout optimization, and dock to stock performance.
  • Manage relationships with freight carriers, freight forwarders, and logistics service providers.
  • Monitor freight spend and support cost reduction initiatives while maintaining service levels.
  • Ensure appropriate freight methods are selected based on urgency, cost, and customer requirements.
  • Ensure logistics personnel are properly trained in export shipping requirements and trade compliance fundamentals, including awareness of ITAR, EAR, and customer specific export controls as applicable.
  • Coordinate, track, and enforce required export compliance and shipping training for shipping, receiving, and warehouse personnel in alignment with company policy and audit requirements.
  • Ensure accurate execution and record retention for export/import documentation, shipping records, and transactional history.
  • Partner with Global Trade Compliance, Quality, and HR to address training gaps, corrective actions, and ongoing audit readiness.
  • Serve as a first line escalation point for logistics related compliance questions, ensuring appropriate engagement of subject matter experts.
  • Work closely with Operations, Repair Services, Customer Service, and Quality to support shipments, returns, and customer commitments.
  • Support engineering changes, product transitions, and new product introductions (NPI) by ensuring logistics readiness.
  • Collaborate with Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Planning to resolve material constraints and flow issues.
  • Execute logistics transactions accurately and consistently within NetSuite ERP.
  • Establish, track, and report logistics KPIs, including OTD, freight performance, dock to stock time, inventory accuracy, and shipping cycle time.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve throughput, accuracy, compliance, and responsiveness.
Supervisory Responsibilities
  • Lead, coach, and develop shipping, receiving, and warehouse personnel.
  • Establish clear expectations, standard work, and accountability across logistics functions.
  • Promote a safety focused, compliant, and customer driven culture.
Required Education and Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of logistics, warehouse, or distribution experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
  • Strong understanding of inbound and outbound logistics, freight coordination, and warehouse operations.
  • Working knowledge of export shipping requirements and trade compliance fundamentals.
  • Experience within an ERP/MRP environment (NetSuite preferred).
  • Ability to train, coach, and enforce compliance expectations across frontline teams.
  • Strong communication and cross functional collaboration skills.
Additional Preferred Skills, Experience, and Certifications
  • Experience supporting aerospace, electronics, or regulated manufacturing environments.
  • Prior people leadership or supervisory experience.
  • Familiarity with international shipping, RMAs, repair logistics, and loan unit processes.
  • Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement exposure.

About the Company

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Connexion Systems + Engineering

Connexion is an award-winning professional staffing firm that strives to be the unrivaled staffing solution for job seekers by expertly connecting talent with opportunity.  Over the last 20 years Connexion has built the most admired team of staffing experts in the industry.  We give back, change lives and offer unconditional support to the candidates we represent.

Put Connexion's 20 years of experience to work for you! Our professionals have unrivaled relationships and contacts with the hiring managers, human resources team and decision makers at the most desirable companies to work for.

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COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1999
WEBSITE
https://www.csetalent.com/

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