Logistics Operations Manager (Cobb County, GA)
Smyrna, GA 
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272136
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Cobb County, Georgia
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Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

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Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

Supervise and coordinate logistical (move) associated with major projects, event set-ups, break downs. Provide space utilization data analysis, verification, and updates to support the campus facilities planning team with data, swing space analysis, and move management coordination for capital projects. Responsible for setting group and employee goals, assessing performance, providing feedback, and making pay recommendations.

This position will interact on a consistent basis with staff in CPSM, I&S, and staff from academic/research serving as move coordinators, internal service providers, and external moving/staging vendors.

This position typically will advise and counsel staff of the team, I&S, and academic, research, and administrative units coordinating moves.

This position will supervise assigned staff.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -
Assist customer in planning for moves and event set-ups by developing move strategies, timelines, budgets, and project plan. Actively manages moves and set-ups to the project plan.

Job Duty 2 -
Serving as the liaison between units undergoing moves and all internal and external service providers, when an external move manager has not been engaged on a capital project

Job Duty 3 -
Serving as liaison and point of coordination with external move managers when engaged on major project

Job Duty 4 -
Assist customer in planning for moves and event set-up and break down

Job Duty 5 -
Preparation of space utilization reports and space layouts in support of campus and I&S planning team

Job Duty 6 -
Analysis of space data to track utilization at institutional levels and for specific units as requested

Job Duty 7 -
Identify ongoing schedule and work plan to conduct space audits for specific projects and on a regular basis, conduct audits and update space usage data in system

Job Duty 8 -
Make specific staff assignment and oversee and evaluate individual performance; maintain associated documentation

Job Duty 9 -
Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
High school diploma or GED Certificate

Other Required Qualifications
Valid Georgia Driver's License. Ability to lift 75 lbs; job may require extended periods of standing or walking is required.

Required Experience
Four to five years of job-related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Technical Diploma or Associate Degree.

Preferred Experience
Two or more years of management experience
Logistics supervisory experience with up to three or more staff.
Logistics operations management experience with Federal Government and/or US Military.
Experience with operating a logistics database system software.
Experience with distribution and management of logistics policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Strong ability to use data insights to guide the business. Ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment; initiative as a response to these changes.

KNOWLEDGE
Conceptual and practical knowledge of logistics, event set-up and break down, managing, and project management

SKILLS
Data-driven decision-making skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our Universitys work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and Georgia Institute of Technology's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Salary range is dependent on candidates experiences and skills that ranges from $55,436 - $75,394.
Salary grade for this position is C9

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening


Georgia Tech is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, genetics (including testing and characteristics), or protected veteran status, uniformed service-member status, political affiliation or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Consistent with its obligations under federal law, each company that is a federal contractor or subcontractor is committed to taking affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified women, minorities, disabled individuals and veterans.

Georgia Institute of Technology is committed to making our online job application as accessible as possible. In the event you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions, please contact us at employee-relations@ohr.gatech.edu.

 

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Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full or Part Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
4 to 5 years
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