Logistics Manager

Main Tasks and objectives:

• Coordination and support of daily logistical operations.
• Make necessary ERP transactional inputs for shipments, delivery, expected costs, invoice approval and document retention.
• Provide expertise internally and externally as needed along with market insight, pricing trends, and regulatory changes affecting commercial activities.
• Maintain and audit processes used by HELM to meet or exceed existing requirements.
• Maintain and foster good business relationships and partnerships with relative logistics service providers.
• Responsible for adhering to and reporting quarterly spend for mode of transport.
• Identify solutions that will meet or exceed internal/external customer expectations with the intent to make HELM’s logistical operations add value to our overall business.
• Issue and escalate non conformances to logistics service providers.
• Key contributor in continuous improvement activities to drive operations and cost efficiency.

Individual Tasks:

• Coordinate with supply chain (SCM) on rail fleet utilization, dwell time, maintenance and repairs, repositioning, target freight rates, and lane volume expectations. Regularly communicate any changes or improvements.
• Monitor fleet utilization for each product group and proactively advise the commercial groups.
• Coordinate and initiate cross departmental synergies for utilization and support.
• Negotiate rail freight and lease contract renewals and target timelines to align with business needs and cost improvement drivers.
• Assignment, dispatch, and oversight of repair services to supplier/customer sites as needed.
• Coordinate with third parties for tracking and HELM rail data upkeep. Provide necessary reports as required.
• Maintain rates in third party server, and relevant accruals in HELM's ERP system.

Qualifications:

• Master or Bachelors Degree
• Understanding rail operations and equipment specifications.
• Know how about chemical products, markets, applications & industries (preferred)
• Experience and competency in communicating to multiple levels of executive management
• Experience in managing time sensitive problems with cost effective solutions
• Active communication and networking, team- & business-minded
• Experience and interest in sustainability / marketing of bio-based products
• Salesforce
• SAP (preferred)
• Micosoft Office Suites (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)