Summary

The Regional Logistics Manager is responsible for North American trade compliance (import/export, USMCA, COO), tariff mitigation, and logistics network optimization. Leads freight cost control, supports plant PC&L performance, product launches, audits, escalations, and regional budget planning. The ideal candidate must have Supply Chain and/or Logistics Manager experience in an automotive Tier 1 or 3rd party logistics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide regional leadership and governance for North American import and export compliance, ensuring U.S., Mexico, and Canada operations adhere to all applicable trade and customs regulations.
• Maintain deep expertise in USMCA and Country of Origin (COO) requirements; conduct audits of plant activities to ensure full compliance.
• Lead and support resolution of ongoing tariff‑related issues impacting U.S. and Mexico operations.
• Conduct periodic regional trade risk assessments, identify gaps, and drive corrective action plans across plants and shared services.
• Quantify, track, and communicate the financial impact of tariffs, duty spend, and mitigation actions to Finance and executive leadership.
• Partner with Purchasing and Finance to ensure accurate duty accruals, reconciliation, post‑entry adjustments, and recovery opportunities (e.g., drawback, reconciliation filings).
• Provide governance and performance oversight of customs brokers, forwarders, and logistics service providers, including KPIs, audits, and escalation management.
• Own regional logistics and trade master data governance, including HTS codes, COO, FTA attributes, routing data, and supplier documentation.
• Provide regional leadership for logistics management, monitoring logistics supplier’s performance,  optimizing the logistics network and driving transportation and freight cost reduction initiatives.
• Ensure achievement of freight and logistics budgets.
• Support plant PC&L teams in achieving key performance indicators through continuous improvement initiatives focused on logistics network and cost optimization.
• Support advanced PC&L activities for new product launches, including PFEP development, MOQ optimization, and support of production transfers.
• Support plant teams during internal and external audits (e.g., customer, MMOG, VDA, IATF, ISO).
• Support escalation issues esp. urgent shipment across plants, suppliers, and customers.
• Act as a key liaison between operations, corporate departments, and GPOPS.
• Provide coverage and backup support to plant and corporate PC&L teams as needed.
• Assist Director PC&L in budget planning and forecasting activities.
• Travel requirements – 50% - 75% (worse case)

Education / Experience / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Materials Management, or related field; APICS preferred
• 5+ years experience in Supply Chain or Customs and Trade Compliance (automotive manufacturing)
• Experience with North American trade compliance: import/export regulations, customs requirements, trade documentation
• Working knowledge of USMCA and Country of Origin (COO) compliance, audits, and tariff management
• Experience supporting tariff mitigation and customs issues (U.S. and Mexico preferred)
• SAP experience preferred (PC&L, MM, IM/WM, Repetitive Manufacturing, Shipping/Receiving)
• Financial and business acumen, including logistics and duty cost awareness
• Knowledge of automotive customer systems and requirements
• Strong problem‑solving, analytical, and time‑management skills
• Experience in logistics, freight management, and transportation optimization
• Knowledge and application of Lean manufacturing principles

Language Ability

• Must be able to effectively communicate with customers, suppliers, plant operations, local and global teams
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and processes, procedures, manuals, work instructions, etc.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from various teams, groups, managers, Executive Team, team members, customers and suppliers.

Math Ability

• Strong math skills are required
• Strong financial and presentation skills is preferred

Reasoning Ability

• Must be able to analyze problems logically and develop plans for resolution
• Must be able to prioritize tasks and be organized in approach to planning
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Strong analytical problem solving skills to determine root cause of the issues
• Proposes and oversees implementation of corrective actions

Computer Skills

• Proficient in MS Office software
• Proficient in SAP is preferrable

This position works under pressure of deadlines with interruptions occurring regularly.

Position frequently requires more than 40 hours per week.

The primary purpose of this job description is to summarize the key/essential duties.  Other duties may be assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.