Logistics Engineer

at  Primo Water Corporation

Overview:
At Primo Water Corporation, we believe in creating healthier lives, healthier communities, and a healthier planet-that’s the One Primo Way. Our associates have created a rich and proud legacy that goes back well over 100 years. We believe investing in our associates is vital-we are empowering our teams to embrace diversity of thought, solve problems faster, and create innovative solutions that meet our customers’ needs now and into the future. We are One Primo Team unified by a common purpose: Inspiring healthier lives through Water Your Way.
Primo invests in the whole person so that you can build your future along with ours. We are looking for qualified candidates ready to make a splash and dive headfirst into our One Primo Team!

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED required; College Degree in Industrial Engineering/Supply Chain Management preferred
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to systematically analyze issues, and development of corrective actions that permanently eliminate recurring problems are a must
• Bottled water industry experience is a plus
• Computer proficient with knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Access; Oracle experience a plus
• The ability to learn and understand programs is a must
• Valid Driver’s License

• This position is responsible for ensuring optimal route designs and branch location footprints to efficiently and effectively meet our customer needs. Additionally, this team member will help drive continuous improvement in companywide routing strategies, analytics, methodologies, and systems to enable leading class customer service experiences and optimal use of company resources.
• Drive improvements in routing strategies, analytics, methodologies and systems to enable leading class customer service experiences and optimal use of company resources through efficient route designs
• Utilize technology and analytical methods to continuously optimize routes
• Utilize available data and collaborate with Front Line management for geographical and market insights to develop and implement routing designs
• Conduct analysis and develop recommendations on various supply chain strategy projects that involve complex cost/benefit tradeoffs, e.g. number, location, and sizing of production and distribution facilities
• Develop executive presentations communicating business value of route designs to support stakeholder buy-in
• Collaborate with local management to develop route re-alignment implementation and communication plans
• Collaborate with local management and RSR’s to understand and address re-alignment impacts
• Support communication of all sales and commissions impacts and customer movements to local team members
• Work with local management to ensure customer communication of service day impacts of route re-alignment
• Assure all customers are routed correctly in Oracle route management system
• Support M&A Integration Director in analysis to solve for supply chain impacts related to acquisitions
• Develop data collection tools and drive import and clean-up efforts of customer address information
• Provide additional support to M&A Integration Director related to operational integration activities