Job Description:

Our client, LKAB Minerals, is seeking a highly motivated Logistics & Transportation Manager to support the company's growth in the US market. LKAB is a high-tech international minerals group and a supplier of sustainable mineral solutions for industrial sectors. The company, which has chosen to be a niche player in the vast industrial minerals market, specializes in innovative solutions for civil engineering, construction, polymers, coatings, refractories, and foundries. Worldwide, LKAB Minerals employs 300 people in 13 countries. The entire LKAB group, a world-leading producer of processed iron ore products for steelmaking, employs 4,200 globally. For more information, visit the Position This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual motivated to continue growing as a logistics professional. You'll be part of a dynamic team of committed and innovative professionals"”where you'll wear many different hats. As Logistics & Transportation Manager, you will be pivotal in purchasing, transportation planning, customer service, and vendor management. You will coordinate and manage the transportation and logistics operations within LKAB, including transportation routes and schedules, negotiating contracts with sales and vendors, and monitoring shipments. The ideal candidate will enjoy a collaborative, transparent, and international work environment, taking pride in delivering outstanding customer service while providing top-notch logistics support. This role is based out of LKAB's US HQ in Chicago and reports directly to the President of North America.What You'll Be Doing More Specifically:and implement logistics strategies to optimize transportation operations and improve overall efficiencyand coordinate transportation routes and schedules to ensure timely deliveriescontracts and rates with sales and vendors, international freightand track shipments to ensure they reach their destination on time and in good conditioninventory levels and warehouse operations to support transportation activitiestransportation data and metrics to identify areas of improvement and cost-saving opportunitiescompliance with regulations and safety standards in transportation operationswith other departments, such as procurement, sales, and inside sales, to meet customer demands and business objectivesand maintain relationships with key stakeholdersup to date with industry trends, technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement in transportation operationstransportation budgets and expenses to meet financial targetsWhat We Expect from YouWork Experience, Education, Skills, & Traitsdegree is preferred but not requiredyears of demonstrated logistics and transportation management experience with a global companyin Microsoft Office Suite and various business softwarevendor management skillsaccurate, and organizedcustomer service skillsEnglish communication skills, both verbal and writtento build and maintain strong, long-lasting vendor relationshipshigh energy, and drivenWhat We Offer Youpersonal and professional development in an international environmentfun, team-focused work environment where everyone's voices matterPaid Time Offcompensation, health insurance, and 401K