Logistics Administrator - Global Technical Talent : Job Details

Job Title: Logistics AdministratorContract Duration: 6 MonthsPay range $50 - 60/hrWork Type: Hybrid, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday onsite - 8 am - 5 pmLocation: Invergrove Heights, MN Job Description

• The Transportation Logistics Specialist will perform activities that ensure efficient truck transportation of materials and products from origin to destination for the client Ag and Energy Platforms.
• We seek a professional who will participate in identifying and selecting the most appropriate and cost-effective truck transportation.
• This position will also provide stakeholders in the product lines with accurate and market-based freight pricing and ensure that accurate freight rates are loaded in appropriate rating systems.
• Additionally, they will build a firm understanding of freight markets within the position's scope of responsibility and use this understanding to communicate market insights, context, and knowledge to stakeholders within the client.
• Likewise, the Transportation Logistics Specialist will work to improve organizational understanding of customer and plant-specific shipping requirements across multiple product lines and assist in effectively managing these requirements and communicating them to our third-party truck carriers.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Support client's enterprise transportation carrier management strategy through rate negotiations, relationship management, capacity management, truck carrier segmentation, and overall spend management.
• Negotiate rates with carriers, maximize load pairing (backhauls), and value creation across product lines in a collaborative manner with other client transportation team members.
• Independently analyze current transportation operations practices to resolve process and cost improvement opportunities.
• You will work under general supervision and independently solve issues.
• Negotiate rates and contract terms, ensuring rates paid for transportation services are competitive and executed in the best interest of the client (one client voice to truck carriers).
• Serve as subject matter expert on transportation markets and rates.
• Ensure that all third-party transportation relationships are profitable and accretive to business unit earnings.
• Other duties as assigned

Systems and Data:

• Monitor carrier performance/KPIs and take corrective action to reverse negative trends and maintain required service levels to meet both client and customer expectations.
• Update internal documents/spreadsheets, databases, and systems for contracts, freight rates, and volume estimates, customer information, and resolve any truck freight invoice issues to ensure accurate payments to third-party truck carriers.
• Monitor and communicate transportation market trends to our commercial sales and purchasing teams.

Cross Team Alignment:

• Partner with both internal (commercial and operations management, and finance) and external customers (Vendors and customers) to meet the changing demands of the business.

Basic (absolute) Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Ag Business, Logistics, or Supply Chain Management
• Minimum 1-2 years experience in the supply chain, transportation, logistics execution, or operational roles
• Strong organizational and collaboration skills
• Knowledge of commodity markets, contractual terms, truck transportation/logistics
• Negotiation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Sense of urgency in dealing with time-sensitive issues

Competencies:

• Building Relationships internally with coworkers and externally with transportation partners
• Drive the seamless execution of freight with transportation partners
• Communication with and Influencing others
• Networking Skills
• Behave Ethically
• Ability to recognize meaningful information in conversations and pass it along throughout the organization

Note:

• Potential overtime during harvest season so must be open to working some OT hours

Benefits:

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Company:Global Agribusiness Cooperative

• We are a farmer-owned cooperative focused on energy, agronomy, grains, and foods. We connect farmers and customers to empower agriculture. Join our team and cultivate a fulfilling career.

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