Specialist I, Scheduling

Job Description

The Scheduling Specialist I will optimize customer delivery routing across multiple transportation modes while considering on-time delivery, plant capacity, and total cost utilizing Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) and multiple ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Create daily routes that optimize customer on time delivery, plant capacity, and result in lowest total cost
• Timely execution & release of routing decisions to meet plant deadlines
• Utilize Lean problem-solving tools to identify opportunities and implement solutions
• Diagnose and resolve system issues including connectivity and dependency
• Drive continuous total cost improvement initiatives to meet company goals
• Maintain effective communication and stable working relationships between manufacturing operations and customer service

Key Competencies

• Customer focus; builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions
• Manages complexity; acquires data from multiple and diverse sources to uncover root causes while evaluating pros and cons
• Manages ambiguity; deals comfortably with the uncertainty of change, effectively dealing with risk and problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes
• Nimble learning; learns quickly taking on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks and learns from failures
• Collaboration; works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives
• Optimizes work processes; creates efficient workflow and seeks ways to improve processes
• Drives result; consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances
• Ability to independently manage tasks and problem solve without daily supervision

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis in Supply Chain, Business or related field strongly preferred; High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2+ years of experience in Logistics/Transportation Management, including demonstrated use of analytics
• Demonstrated experience in OTM, Oracle ERP, Friedman, OAC, Power BI, and Qlik, and other systems strongly preferred
• Demonstrated project management experience
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills (Teams, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
• May require limited travel on an occasional basis