Logistics Operations Specialist

2 months ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Applied Materials Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Logistics Operations Specialist to join our team at Applied Materials. As a key member of our operations team, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and economical movement of goods in compliance with relevant local, country, and international customs laws and processes.

Key Responsibilities
  • Review and understand internal metrics/KPIs and how daily tasks impact these metrics.
  • Follow and adhere to established business processes, aligning operational processes with outsourced logistics operations providers and internal organizations.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements that result in increased service level performance and/or minimize costs.
  • Support compliance and control to quality standards by adhering to documented work instructions and QMS operating procedures.
  • Identify and participate in continuous improvement programs and initiatives.
  • Execute a wide range of inventory responsibilities, including MRB, cycle count, and inventory reporting.
  • Support research and data requirements for internal/external audit requests.
  • Manage inbound and outbound performance with outsourced logistics operations providers.
  • Prepare files for import/export documents, such as customs declarations, shippers' letter of instruction, shipper's export declaration, import certificate, etc.
  • Assist in ensuring that commercial and sales invoices are accurate in accordance with physical shipment and customer's SLI, quantities, value of goods, country of origin, and other regulatory requirements.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or a related field.
  • High school diploma with 2-4 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing/supply chain/logistics operations strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities.
  • Experience in SAP/ECC strongly preferred.
  • Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Understands key business drivers and uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
  • No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members.
  • Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents.
  • Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to explain complex information to others in straightforward situations.
Additional Information

This position may require standing for extended periods of time, walking, working in tight spaces, bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, the ability to distinguish between colors, the ability to work in an environment with noise that may be difficult for some individuals with sensitivity to noise, and the use of hand and power tools.



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