Manager, Warehouse and Logistics

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Hydro is hiring for:

Manager, Warehouse and Logistics York, PA

Summary:

The Manager, Warehouse and Logistics – Heavy & Oversize Transportation is responsible for managing warehouse operations, material handling, inventory control, transportation coordination, and specialized heavy-haul and oversize transportation activities supporting Voith Hydro's operations in York, Pennsylvania.

The position provides operational leadership for the safe, efficient, and cost-effective receipt, storage, handling, staging, movement, and delivery of materials, components, and equipment associated with hydroelectric power generation projects and engineered-to-order (ETO) manufacturing. The role ensures that warehouse and logistics activities support manufacturing requirements, project execution schedules, supplier deliveries, customer commitments, and overall operational performance.

A key responsibility of the position is the planning, coordination, and execution of heavy and oversize transportation movements involving large, heavy, high-value, and specialized components. This includes coordinating transportation providers, evaluating shipment requirements, assessing route and delivery constraints, arranging permits and escorts, managing loading and unloading activities, and ensuring compliance with applicable safety, transportation, regulatory, and company requirements.

The Manager oversees warehouse personnel, logistics coordinators, transportation partners, and external service providers, establishing clear operational priorities, performance expectations, and standardized processes. The position works closely with Manufacturing, Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Quality, HSE, Finance, and external suppliers and logistics providers to ensure materials and equipment are available at the right place, at the right time, and in the right condition.

Working primarily on-site in York, PA, the role requires a hands-on leadership approach, with some flexibility for administrative work, planning, and coordination activities when operational requirements permit. The position may require occasional travel to suppliers, logistics facilities, ports, project sites, and other locations to support transportation planning and execution.

The position is accountable for maintaining safe and compliant warehouse operations, ensuring inventory accuracy and material traceability, optimizing warehouse capacity and transportation costs, and executing heavy and oversize movements in accordance with project schedules, operational requirements, and customer commitments.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Warehouse & Logistics Operations Management

• Manage day-to-day warehouse and logistics operations supporting Voith Hydro's York, PA, facility and associated project execution activities.
• Establish operational priorities, staffing plans, work assignments, and performance expectations for warehouse and logistics personnel.
• Oversee the receipt, inspection coordination, identification, storage, preservation, staging, handling, and dispatch of materials, components, equipment, and project cargo.
• Ensure warehouse activities are coordinated with manufacturing schedules, project requirements, supplier delivery plans, and outbound transportation commitments.
• Establish standardized procedures for material receiving, storage, inventory movement, staging, picking, packing, loading, and shipment release.
• Ensure appropriate warehouse capacity, storage locations, material flow, handling equipment, and personnel are available to support current and forecasted operational requirements.
• Coordinate material movements between warehouse areas, manufacturing operations, external storage facilities, suppliers, and project destinations.
• Identify operational bottlenecks, material flow constraints, and opportunities to improve warehouse utilization and logistics performance.
• Maintain effective communication with internal stakeholders regarding material availability, delivery status, warehouse capacity, and operational constraints.
• Provide hands-on leadership and escalation support for critical material handling, warehouse, and transportation issues.

2. Heavy & Oversize Transportation Management

• Plan, coordinate, and manage heavy-haul, oversize, overweight, high-value, and specialized transportation movements supporting hydroelectric equipment and project requirements.
• Evaluate transportation requirements based on cargo dimensions, weight, center of gravity, lifting points, handling restrictions, packaging, and destination requirements.
• Coordinate with specialized transportation providers, heavy-haul carriers, freight forwarders, crane companies, rigging contractors, and other service providers.
• Assess route feasibility, bridge and roadway restrictions, overhead clearances, turning radii, load limits, site access, and other transportation constraints.
• Coordinate transportation permits, escorts, route surveys, police or utility coordination, and other applicable approvals in accordance with jurisdictional requirements.
• Develop transportation plans and shipment execution schedules that align with supplier readiness, manufacturing completion, project milestones, and customer delivery commitments.
• Coordinate loading, securing, unloading, lifting, rigging, and cargo-handling arrangements for heavy and oversize equipment.
• Ensure transportation providers have appropriate equipment, qualified personnel, insurance, certifications, and operational capabilities for the planned movements.
• Monitor transportation execution, proactively address disruptions, and establish recovery plans for delays, route restrictions, equipment availability issues, and other operational challenges.
• Ensure heavy-haul and specialized transportation activities comply with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local regulations, as relevant to the shipment.
• Maintain appropriate shipment documentation, transportation plans, permits, inspection records, delivery confirmations, and other required records.
• Support transportation planning for domestic and international shipments, coordinating with customs brokers, freight forwarders, and international logistics providers where required.

3. Transportation Planning & Carrier Management

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with approved carriers, heavy-haul transportation providers, freight forwarders, rigging companies, crane contractors, and logistics service providers.
• Obtain and evaluate transportation quotations based on service capability, safety performance, availability, schedule, risk, and total cost.
• Coordinate carrier selection and transportation arrangements in accordance with company procurement policies, delegated authorities, and approved supplier agreements.
• Monitor carrier performance against agreed delivery schedules, service expectations, safety requirements, and commercial terms.
• Review transportation rates, accessorial charges, fuel surcharges, detention, demurrage, escort costs, permits, and other transportation-related expenses.
• Negotiate transportation rates and service terms within assigned authority and escalate significant commercial commitments as required.
• Ensure appropriate transportation capacity is secured for routine shipments, peak periods, project milestones, and critical heavy-haul movements.
• Develop contingency arrangements for carrier shortages, equipment unavailability, weather disruptions, route restrictions, and other transportation risks.
• Resolve transportation service issues.

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.