What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Specialist position at ARAUCO - North America?
Looking for a rewarding career with a company that values people, growth, sustainability, and teamwork? Join our Atlanta team as a Transportation Specialist.
This role is hybrid, onsite three days per week at our Atlanta office and reports to the Domestic Traffic manager. This position can also be located at any of our mill locations in North America.
What We Are Looking For
This role is hybrid, onsite three days per week at our Atlanta office and reports to the Domestic Traffic manager. This position can also be located at any of our mill locations in North America.
What We Are Looking For
- Bachelor’s in supply chain, logistics, business, or related field.
- Experience in supply chain and transportation planning
- Proven track record using TMS (Transportation Management System) software; SAP experience preferred
- Proficiency with MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Ability to multitask and prioritize workflow.
- An attractive compensation package with either bonus or profit/gain sharing eligibility for every role
- Health plans with options that meet your needs, including a wellness program, gym reimbursement, and additional benefits such as pet insurance, legal insurance, employer-paid and voluntary life insurance, and more
- Paid maternity and paternity leave, a competitive vacation package, and company and floating holidays designed to support your work-life balance
- Retirement planning options, including generous employer contributions
- Opportunities to learn and develop, including a tuition reimbursement program
- Participate in New Carrier Development.
- Monitor and evaluate Carrier participation in Routing Guide for all dispatched loads.
- Evaluate Transportation Modes and continue monitoring Supply Chain effectiveness.
- Participate in Logistics Network Design.
- Provide Monthly Reporting for all Logistics Processes including costs and performance measures.
- Provide recommendations for transportation planning considering costs, volumes, lane density, project needs, service levels, and other requirements.
- Analyze data populated from Transportation Software to minimize costs while executing supply chain efficiency.
- Track Shipments and report any Supply Chain issues to Sales Department.
- Railcar Management – waybilling, ordering, supply monitoring, demurrage tracking, fleet assessments.
- Analyze freight costs for purposes of updating SAP Freight Tables for Sales.
- Monitor actual loaded weights of equipment to maximize payload and reduce costs.
- Other duties as assigned by the company