Export and Operations Planner

Responsibilities

• Cook up end to end export activities for finished products and equipment, ensuring shipments meet regulatory, documentation, and customer requirements.
• Serve as a primary liaison between U.S. manufacturing, sales, procurement, and the Eastern Hemisphere supply chain teams to support export volumes, equipment needs, and customer delivery requirements.
• Manage movements of ISO tanks and product via truck between plants, depots, and ports, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient transportation.
• Prepare, maintain, and audit all required export shipping instructions, customs documentation, and compliance records in alignment with Export Compliance Guidelines and LSPI document retention standards.
• Maintain finished product inventory levels and ISO stored product at North American depots, completing routine reconciliations to ensure accurate stock visibility and support international customer demand.
• Oversee LSPI’s ISO container fleet by tracking equipment status, coordinating maintenance, cleaning, certification, and ensuring asset data accuracy in internal systems.
• Maintain strong working relationships with depots, suppliers, and logistics partners, resolving operational, service, or documentation issues as needed.
• Execute SAP system activities including stock transport orders, inventory transactions, service entries, and invoice verification.
• Ensure adherence to ISO quality processes and internal control requirements through accurate documentation, reporting, and audit ready records.
• Participate in cross functional initiatives to improve export operations, depot processes, asset utilization, and overall supply chain performance.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret inventory, rail, and vendor performance data.
• Clear and effective communication skills for coordinating with manufacturing, dispatch, rail providers, warehouses, and commercial teams.
• Ability to work independently with sound judgment in a fast moving, operations focused environment.
• High attention to detail with strong organizational skills and commitment to data accuracy across SAP and internal tracking systems.
• Proficiency with SAP (or similar ERP systems) and Microsoft Office tools.
• Knowledge of rail logistics, warehouse processes, transportation coordination, and relevant DOT/rail regulations.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify service, cost, or process enhancement opportunities.