Logistics Solutions Engineer 2

Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, L.P., is seeking a skilled individual for our Logistics Solutions Engineer 2 position with our Logistics organization at our Daikin Texas Technology Park location in Waller, Texas.

Why work with us?

• Benefits are effective on day one for all full-time direct hires
• Training programs are available to help guide team members and develop new skills
• Growth Opportunities - there is immense opportunities to grow your career
• You will be part of a Global Company - our family brands are backed by Daikin Industries, Ltd.-an organization that brings opportunity to over 60,000 employees worldwide

The Logistics Engineer 2 analyzes the supply chain, transportation, warehouse operations, and distribution network to develop recommendations for reducing freight costs, creating material efficiencies, and improving on-time delivery. This role establishes, maintains, and communicates statistical data on tracking product shipments, returns, and inventory. It supports the logistics business functions and helps develop strategy from a data standpoint. Additionally, it manages individual and departmental projects that aim to enhance logistics efficiency and service to customers.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with business stakeholders to serve as a direct contact for logistics issues.
• Extract data and generate reports to assist in performance tracking and decision-making.
• Perform data validation, cleansing, profiling, baseline development, and scenario modeling.
• Calculate labor, equipment, facility, and expense requirements based on transportation and warehousing design assumptions.
• Develop process flows, concepts of operations, and value propositions; collaborate with IT to create system concepts.
• Create optimization scenarios and strategies aligned with objectives.
• Analyze logistics operations and build decision support systems.
• Conduct research to respond to customer requests.
• Develop, test, and deploy scripts, programs, and software to automate and improve business processes, reports, and decisions.
• Maintain data systems to house and share critical logistics data, ensuring accessibility for data consumers.
• Provide suggestions and ideas to improve business processes.
• Identify value-creation opportunities for the company.
• Aid in the development and implementation of solutions, including leveraging advanced technologies such as machine learning, warehouse automation, and sophisticated optimization algorithms.
• Complete project work internally within the department and externally with other departments to ensure on-time completion within budget.
• Meet project schedules as assigned.
• Maintain high-quality data governance.
• Perform additional projects/duties to support ongoing business needs.

Nature & Scope

• Applies practical knowledge of job areas obtained through advanced education and work experience.
• Encouraged to seek continuous improvements.
• Performs a range of mainly straightforward assignments.
• Works independently with general supervision.
• Problems faced are difficult but not typically complex.

Knowledge & Skills

• Experience or specialization within supply chain/operations research preferred but not required.
• Working knowledge of programming languages, applications, and database tools.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various teams.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated analytical, quantitative, and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Self-directed with solid collaboration and professional team-building skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); SQL preferred.
• Strong work ethic, judgment, and decision-making skills.

Experience

• 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Project management experience required.

Education/Certification

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, data science, or computer science required, or equivalent relevant work experience with formal training and certifications.
• Six Sigma certification preferred.

People Management

• No

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Prolonged periods of sitting and working from a computer.
• Travel up to 5%.
• Occasional work in environments with forklift traffic; PPE may be required.
• Some lifting may be required (up to 20 lbs.).

Reports To

• Director of Deployment Systems or Integrated Logistics

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin, veteran status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company complies with all federal and state regulations and statutes regarding individuals with disabilities.