Zone Logistics Manager
Company: Orion Talent
Job Ref: # 1113870
Date Posted: 10/1/2026 12:00:00 AM
City, State: Lafeyette, LA
Description
Go to end ⇓What You'll Do:
- Lead warehouse and logistics operations across all zone locations
- Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to local site warehouse managers
- Establish consistent expectations, daily operating disciplines, and performance standards across the zone
- Ensure all locations operate under a unified logistics model aligned with company standards
- Serve as the zone subject matter leader for warehouse execution, logistics workflow, and safety compliance
- Design, implement, and enforce standardized processes for inbound and outbound logistics across all branches
- Standardize receiving, inspection, put-away, labeling, staging, picking, packing, shipping, and transfer processes
- Drive consistency in system transactions, work methods, visual controls, and warehouse organization
- Audit location-level execution to ensure compliance with zone and company standards
- Identify process gaps and lead corrective action and continuous improvement efforts
- Oversee inbound freight flow, receiving quality, unloading practices, material verification, and system receipt accuracy
- Ensure material is received, labeled, and put away accurately and efficiently
- Partner with vendors, branch teams, and internal stakeholders to improve inbound visibility and readiness
- Reduce receiving errors, put-away delays, and material handling inefficiencies
- Oversee all outbound warehouse activity including picking, packing, staging, loading, and shipping
- Ensure orders are fulfilled accurately, safely, and on time to support customer requirements and ISOTIF goals
- Improve outbound process flow, reduce shipping errors, and increase labor efficiency
- Coordinate with inside sales, branch leadership, and expediting teams to prioritize urgent and customer-critical orders
- Lead zone-wide warehouse safety and compliance programs, adhere to company safety standards, audits/inspections, corrective actions and regulatory adherence to ensure safe operations across multiple sites
- Train and coach warehouse teams on equipment use, material handling, housekeeping and hazard prevention while building a strong safety culture through meetings, incident reviews and accountability
- Establish and monitor key logistics KPIs including on-time shipment performance, inventory accuracy, receiving accuracy, productivity, freight cost, and safety incident rate
- Use metrics, audits, and observation to identify root causes and improvement opportunities
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives that improve service, reduce cost, and increase standardization
- Partner with the Commercial Zone Manager on staffing, capital needs, layout improvements, and operational planning
- Provide direct or indirect leadership to site warehouse managers, warehouse supervisors, logistics coordinators, and warehouse personnel across the zone
- Coach local leaders on performance management, labor planning, process control, and employee development
- Other duties as assigned
Job Duties Disclaimer:
The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the job. Please note that management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrate commitment to effective customer service delivery, integrity, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at this company.
Must-Have Skills, Experience, & Education:
- 10+ years experience managing large supply chain networks in a leadership role
- Experience in logistics and supply chain optimization
- Logistics, lean six sigma, project management, or other continuous improvement methodology certification
- APICS: CLTD (certified logistics transportation and distribution
- Project Mgmt Institute: CAPM or PMP
- Lean Six Sigma: Green belt or higher
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent - Required
- Ability to work with, learn from, and influence people
- Ability to work with, learn from, and use quantitative methods
- Strong warehouse and logistics leadership
- High expectations for safety and execution
- Ability to coach and influence site leaders
- Process-minded thinking
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Urgency, discipline, and follow-through






















