Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Plan Shipment.
- Tender Shipment.
- Monitor Freight.
- Mobilize Product and Material.
- Manage Outbound Deliveries.
- Create Intercompany Sales Order.
- Invoice Intercompany Customer.
- Process Intercompany Credit / Debit.
- Be the BL's logistics focal point for their logistics movements.
- Validate transport requests and required delivery dates for a defined geographic region or lane(s) to achieve on-time delivery.
- Prepare equipment load plans per planning standard operating procedures to maximize rental and call-out equipment utilization.
- Leverage planning and use rate checker tools to achieve competitive costs by applying preferred contracted rates.
- Plan effective shipment/truck routings, leverage consolidation/cargo optimization, and maximize backload opportunities to drive down costs where possible.
- Monitor shipment execution, track shipment movements and manage deviations with our logistics suppliers while keep internal stakeholders updated.
- Manage weekly fixed schedules and regional milk runs.
- Issue work orders before each move with associated cost approvals.
- Identify logistics network improvement projects or opportunities.
- Ensure full compliance of transports with the international transport regulations.
- Monitor cargo moves status and performances and investigates deviations.
- Implement proactive and corrective measures combined with appropriate communication when early warning signs of deviation are detected.
- Assess carrier performance with respect to on-time delivery and on-time pickup.
- Manage international or domestic logistics movements ensuring compliance with policies and processes as well as local regulations including but not limited to finance, personnel, LTC guidelines and QHSE.
- Ensure proper storage of electronic documents in the system.
- Act as the interface with the Import/Export Teams and assure smooth communication flow between parties.
- Participate in the performance analysis meeting.
- Monitor and capture logistics milestone data in the business system.
- Report any deviation in QUEST and follow up on an action plan to ensure continuous improvement on service quality.
- Obtain the necessary freight cost approval from the Business line representatives and shortlist offers from Freight Forwarders in the bidding system.
- Logistics Specialists can report into a Logistics Manager or Logistics Supervisor at GeoUnit or SCC (LCT or DSC) based on the specific location of the role.
- Logistics.