Assignment
SaharaOasis is an online retailer that currently has 1,500 employees and warehouse operations in New York, Nebraska, and Nevada. The company is prospering and has decided to expand its operations globally by opening a new warehouse in South Korea, with hopes of continued expansion into Europe.
To open the new warehouse, management staff will be transferred from the company's current locations. They will also have to hire approximately 500 warehouse personnel and a logistics manager. South Korea is proving to be a very competitive environment for online retailers. The human resources (HR) staff must develop a workforce plan that can create a competitive advantage for SaharaOasis. All functional areas of HR will be involved in making this expansion a success. As the human resources director for SaharaOasis, you will be held responsible for planning, managing, and presenting information to the vice president (VP) of HR and the board of directors for the organization.
Since SaharaOasis's plans to continue such an expansion, a new position of logistics manager is being developed to help organize and manage resources across facilities and with suppliers.
research job analysis and create a draft paper of 750-1,000 words that addresses the following:
• Discuss the process you would use to develop this new position.
• What role does job analysis play in developing a job description and subsequent job posting?
• Specifically, which job analysis techniques would you use, and why?
• Why should more than 1 technique be used?
• Once the job analysis and subsequent job description are developed, how can the organization use this information to make this position a success?
• Process improvement in the organization from a production and operations management is a key component of the Logistics Manager position. Considering this, describe the potential selection criteria that you will use for the new Logistics Manager.