Transportation Specialist

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers – amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility – our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Transportation specialist is an mandatory member of the Rockwell Logistics team and manages the daily operations of transportation functions. You will ensure the monthly Goals agreed with the transporters. Also, you will ensure compliance to all existing processes, continuous improvement opportunities, and understanding of Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Materials to ensure transportation needs are met and improved on.

Responsibilities:

• Lead to be consistent with Rockwell Guidelines and recommendations.
• Work with forwarders and origin team for the best routes at the optimum cost levels.
• Oversee relationship with Domestic Service Providers and develop standard MBR/QBR and performance monitoring.
• Lead the improvement opportunities in the transportation operations and other related functions like warehousing and trade compliance.
• Accomplish the daily activities of all tactical and transactional functions for the Rockwell Transportation team. This will include, not limited to:
• Schedule Inbound and Outbound Shipments.
• Transit Time Reporting and Adjustments.
• Cost Performance and Casual Reporting.
• Pro-active approach to deal with issues like delays, damages in operations.
• SPOC for the stakeholders for any transportation related solution or resolution.
• Identify operational inefficiencies with existing carrier solution and recommend improvements delivering cost savings and service improvements.
• Ensure all daily teams are Operating, implementing process improvements and monitor daily performance.
• Spot rates for non-contracted lanes to maintain continuity of business.
• Represent Transportation on cross-functional projects or work-streams in which changes, improvements, or upgrades are needed to the daily processes to support new requirements. Manager will also implement these changes.

Job related competencies:

• Experience with transportation operations.
• Good Knowledge compliances in Logistics.
• Good understanding of Trade compliance, Customs, incoterm.
• Experience of managing forwarder and broker KPI.
• Well-Versed with MS Office (e.g. excel, PowerPoint, etc.). Strong data analysis skills to identify opportunities to improve OTD performance and create cost saving.
• Team contributor, comfortable working with cross-functional and multicultural teams.
• Good English reading, writing and speaking skills are an added advantage.
• You should possess presentation skill.
• Capture and transform an idea/concept into business opportunity and deliver positive results.
• Good understanding on SAP.
• Can work under difficult situations.
• Willing to work overtime.

Qualifications:

• You need to have Bachelor’s degree.
• Preferably MBA graduation.
• 5-9 years’ experience in the Transportation Industry with progressively increasing responsibility.
• Understanding of Warehouse, Demand Planning, Customer Service, Sourcing and other Supply Chain Functions.
• Demonstrated and track record to lead year-over-year cost-saving projects.
• Benefits:
• The ability to collaborate with, learn from colleagues in a complex, global organisation.
• We provide a working environment with a creative company, paired with a great compensation package, great benefits, and a supportive atmosphere where you can sharpen with new challenges and development opportunities.
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities,
• Support from our 24/7 employee assistance program.
• We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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