Logistics Operations Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Cook up daily shipment scheduling and transportation execution across assigned product lines and locations.
• Monitor railcar status, railcar availability, loaded and empty car movements, and rail service issues.
• Manage rail shop schedules, assignments, repairs, and additional rail car issues.
• Report on rail equipment utilization and turns.
• Secure competitive freight rates and maintain a freight rate file for intercompany and customer freight bids/contracts.
• Maintain transportation documentation, shipment records, carrier communications, and logistics reports.
• Work with factory procurement on shipping and receiving of domestic and international shipments.
• Collaborate with Customs Broker on material imports.
• Cook up internal liquid movement scheduling in accordance with operations, inventory, customer service, and carrier requirements.
• Track leased pallets, transportation assets, and assigned logistics equipment as applicable.
• Review freight invoices, research discrepancies, support freight claims, and coordinate issue resolution with carriers and Finance.
• Monitor demurrage, detention, rail delays, service failures, and accessorial charges; escalate recurring issues to the Senior Manager.
• Administer fleet vehicle leases and fleet vendor communications.
• Maintain fleet records, lease schedules, fuel card data, utilization reports, driver/vehicle documentation, and fleet cost reporting.
• Support fleet policy administration, vehicle assignment records, and recurring communication with vehicle users and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain logistics SOPs, scheduling tools, tracker files, and performance reporting dashboards.
• Provide backup support for inventory reporting and contract/customer service processes according to the backup plan.

Qualifications

• An associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Relevant experience in transportation, fleet administration, rail, inventory, or customer service may substitute for formal education.