Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Logistics
YouthBuild USA, United States
Job Description
About the Organization
With love and respect, YouthBuild partners with opportunity youth to build the skillsets and mindsets that lead to lifelong learning, livelihood, and leadership. At more than 275 YouthBuild programs across the United States and around the world, students reclaim their education, gain job skills, and become leaders in their communities. To date, YouthBuild has partnered with more than 180,000 young people to dedicate over 50 million hours of service benefitting urban, rural, and tribal communities. YouthBuild strives to create a world where all young people are seen for their potential, and power to transform themselves and their communities.
YouthBuild USA, located in Roxbury, MA, is the support center for the YouthBuild movement. It strengthens YouthBuild programs through technical assistance, leadership development, innovative program enhancements, and advocacy. YouthBuild programs located outside of the United States are supported by YouthBuild USA’s international division, YouthBuild International. For more information about the YouthBuild movement, YouthBuild USA, and YouthBuild International, visit YouthBuild.org.
Job Summary
YouthBuild USA (YBUSA) proudly partners with companies and nonprofit organizations to train, educate, mentor, and hire YouthBuild students and alumni. Our partners provide students and graduates with essential technical know-how, skills training, access to networks, internship and job opportunities, resources, and inspiration. Through these collaborations, our partners often gain access to a pipeline of talent, industry experts and innovations, and positive employee and customer engagement. In this role, you will have primary accountability to steward new and manage existing partnerships in the US and internationally specific to the following industries: manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, and warehousing.
The YouthBuild team operates across ten countries and multiple initiatives and is dedicated to linking YouthBuild graduates to livelihood opportunities in the rapidly changing labor market of the 21st century.
This individual can be located remotely from the following States: MA or remote in ME, NH, MI, NY, DC, MD, SC, GA, FL, TX, CA, WA, WI. The Senior Manager will be expected to travel occasionally to YBUSA's Roxbury, MA. headquarters, and to other locations. The majority of work will be performed remotely in support of the global YouthBuild network.
Requirements
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for established and emerging domestic and international corporate and employment partners in the manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, and warehousing industries.
- Evaluate new partners and conduct research and outreach for potential new partners. Develop and implement plans to introduce new partners to the YB network in collaboration with other YBUSA teams.
- Operationalize new partnerships and coordinate with YBUSA departments to ensure successful launch and implementation, including linking partners with existing training and career development initiatives, setting appropriate expectations with private sector partners, and serving as liaison between affiliates and partners.
- Manage relationships with relevant industry partners, including trade associations, unions, government agencies, educational organizations, advocacy groups, and others.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to prioritize partner activity that supports our strategic objectives, including improving program design, supporting financial development, supporting pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship pathways, and promoting equitable workforce systems.
- Collaborate with staff at local YouthBuild affiliates as they engage with national corporate partners including hosting meetings, monitoring engagement activities, tracking and reporting data, and providing technical assistance to YouthBuild affiliates.
- Coordinate with YBUSA staff to create, refine, and share tools and resources (e.g. guides, training materials, fundraising materials, etc.) related to YouthBuild hiring partnerships.
- Coordinate with YB International staff and/or consultants to manage hiring activities by YouthBuild global implementing partners.
- Manage tools and systems for gathering student placements/opportunities; improve tools/trackers as needed; review and report results.
- Engage with YouthBuild program staff to compile and analyze program data to identify overall trends in success, areas for growth, outcomes, and program progress. Develop timely impact reports for both internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead industry sector training sessions with YouthBuild programs covering topics such as Engaging with Employers, Roles of Trade Associations, Under