Manager, Logistics (3rd Shift)

Location: Champaign, Illinois, United States; 100% onsite, Monday–Friday, 10:30 PM–6:30 AM CST; up to 5% domestic travel; relocation available

Salary: $112,710–$169,060 per year

Company

hirify.global manufactures construction and mining equipment, off-highway engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives through a global dealer network. The Product Support and Logistics Division provides aftermarket parts distribution, integrated logistics, and global services.

What you will do

• Lead third-shift warehouse and automation operations across inbound, storage, fulfillment, and outbound processes.
• Direct, coach, and develop operations leaders while maintaining accountability for safety, quality, productivity, throughput, inventory accuracy, and customer service.
• Use floor observation, leader standard work, Power BI dashboards, operational metrics, and real-time indicators to identify risks, bottlenecks, and performance gaps.
• Oversee AutoStore, Autonomous Mobile Robots, material handling equipment, and warehouse execution systems, partnering with Automation, Maintenance, and IT on reliability and throughput.
• Lead recovery from automation disruptions, downtime, volume changes, backlog conditions, and other operational challenges.
• Drive Lean, CPS, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, staffing alignment, disciplined shift handoffs, and leadership succession planning.

Requirements

• Analytical thinking and the ability to determine root causes, evaluate alternatives, and resolve organizational or operational problems.
• Ability to adapt to business transformation, innovation, and changing operating conditions.
• Knowledge of data gathering, synthesis, planning, organizing, and systematic resource management.
• Problem-solving ability across diverse organizational, operational, and process situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
• Results orientation and ability to drive critical activities to completion.
• Previous leader-of-leaders experience, including coaching and holding operations managers or frontline leaders accountable for results.
• Experience leading high-volume warehouse, distribution, logistics, or manufacturing operations in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with automated operations, including AutoStore, AMRs, robotics, automated material handling, or similar technologies; experience with Power BI, operational dashboards, KPIs, and real-time metrics.
• Experience with leader standard work, operational disruption recovery, Lean or CPS, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, end-to-end material flow, transportation, warehousing, or manufacturing logistics.
• Demonstrated ability to develop leaders and build a high-performing leadership team.

Culture & Benefits

• Five-day onsite schedule with third-shift hours and no hybrid or remote option.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, paid time off, 401(k), HSA, FSA, disability benefits, life insurance, and parental and adoption benefits, subject to eligibility.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, incentive bonus, employee assistance, lifestyle programs, voluntary benefits, and employee discounts.
• Work environment centered on safety, accountability, collaboration, adaptability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.

Hiring process

• Any employment offer is conditional on successful completion of a drug screen.