Transportation Logistics Coordinator

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This position is the subject matter expert for package highway and multimodal (movement of goods) and equipment balance to meet Covestro shipping needs to customers and stock transfers.

Major Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with all shipping sites engaged in shipping activity to standardize practices, procedures, package highway and multimodal equipment requirements.
• Key contact for the 3rd Party Logistics provider for package highway, multimodal transportation, loading, unloading and other activities related to the movement of material by package highway and multimodal.
• Equipment balance/re-positioning and collaboration with other subject matter experts to meet Covestro needs for movement of materials during planned and unplanned events
• Act as a SME for freight exceptions analyst and work in conjunction with the freight pay group to eliminate freight pay exceptions
• Works distribution safety and the3PL on resolving existing claims
• Works with the complaints coordinator to answer complaints and root cause failures
• Works with the 3PL to identify intermodal opportunities to support our carbon footprint reduction project and achieve freight savings.
• Serves as project leader to evaluate, recommend and report to the leadership team methods to improve performance
• Executes assignments of medium complexity while developing solutions for identified and anticipate problems
• Has cross-functional experience within Order Management, SCC, or within different departments across the company or external to Covestro

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 1 year of supply chain experience with transportation planning experience

Skills & Abilities:

• Detailed knowledge of surface transportation modes (truckload, LTL, and multimodal), operating procedures, and supplier base.
• A high level of interpersonal skills along with the ability to engage and communicate with stakeholders at all levels within the organization.
• Ability to work with and lead remote 3rd party logistics employees.
• Knowledge of Covestro production, inventory, and distribution policies, plans, and procedures.
• Technical skills related to the operation of transportation management systems.
• Ability to analyze data from multiple sources (SAP and third-party transportation management systems) and form data driven solutions.
• Analytical skills to assist with continuous improvement initiative and supplier performance management.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, organize, deal with ambiguity, manage conflict, and initiate corrective operational actions.
• In depth understanding of transportation operations specific to surface transportation (TL and LTL, air domestic, COFC, TOFC).
• Has expertise with specific customers, product lines or regulatory procedures to satisfy customer requirements
• Familiarity with systems and reporting tools
• Intermediate knowledge level of current distribution technologies, foreign and domestic laws and regulations
• Intermediate level knowledge of supply chain processes, i.e. logistics, SPS, manufacturing, etc

YOUR APPLICATION

Are you as curious, courageous and colorful as we are? If so, we can offer you an exciting career opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and resume. Become part of our team - apply now!

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