Transportation Analyst IV

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Role Definition
Analyzes and develops transportation plans to control the movement of commodities throughout a manufacturing or distribution network to ensure the smooth running of operations at optimal transportation cost levels.

Responsibilities
Analyzing transportation plans and identifying opportunities for improvements to meet client needs.
Implementing and maintaining monitoring systems to provide information on shipment status shipped date in transit location estimated arrival date and actual delivery date.
Generating and analyzing reports of transportation costs carrier performance and lead times.
Assisting in the development of process flows to track lead time by activity and providing solutions to reduce lead times.

Collaborate with factory supply chain & Commercial and Distribution teams to gather production forecast develop transportation capacity plan share with transport service providers (first mile transport service provider ocean carrier).
Secure required truck ocean (FCL(95%)/LCL RORO BB) air and rail capacity transport to ship prime products.
Perform ocean shipment pre-planning to share forecast with ocean carriers secure ocean bookings and develop ocean solutions for new trade lanes.
Execute ocean export transportation of all finished products from factory to dealer.
Work with suppliers (truck ocean port freight forwarding) to safely and compliantly transport prime products to dealers and interplant factories.
Identify cost savings project ideas execute projects to deliver cost savings to Caterpillar dealers by eliminating waste from the prime product distribution network.
Provide forecast and operational requirements for procurement bids to contract service providers for prime product transportation.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Degree Requirement
Bachelor Degree or above; prefer major in Supply Chain and Logistics related.

Skill Descriptors
Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand monitor update control or enhance existing business or work processes.
Level Working Knowledge:
Employs process flows cycle time process time and waste concepts as appropriate.
Walks through steps decisions measurements dependencies and hand-offs for a specific process.
Creates process flow or work flow diagrams.
Documents types of process decisions and potential impact of each decision.
Identifies and monitors common process bottlenecks.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches tools techniques for recognizing anticipating and resolving organizational operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Transportation: Knowledge of and experience with the means of transporting materials and goods to and from suppliers distribution centers manufacturing facilities and customers the manufacturing facility.
Level Extensive Experience:
Demonstrates expertise with all major modes of domestic transportation.
Shares approaches for assessing transportation alternatives and selecting optimum mode.
Conducts joint planning with carriers to forecast short- and long-term transportation needs.
Participates in evaluation selection monitoring and termination of carriers.
Works with shippers to plan for and mitigate the transportation capacity crunch.
Negotiates and monitors rates and service controls with major carriers.

Logistics Management: Knowledge of the processes tools and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials; ability to understand predict and control the movement of goods materials and supplies.
Level Working Knowledge:
Uses tools with guidance to forecast delivery times determine costs and assess performance.
Works with logistics in a domestic environment.
Maintains records of all shipments and invoices using an established system.
Assists in the development of process flows to track lead time by activity.
Participates in integrating logistics processes and developing effective networks.

Supply Chain Management: Knowledge of functions principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and implement strategies practices and tools for controlling the whole processes.
Level Working Knowledge:
Recognizes software systems or components used to manage supply chain.
Participates in supply chain analysis and uses it to spot trends and improvement opportunities.
Discusses considerations for integrating partner and supplier transactions.
Summarizes supply chain considerations for different types of products.
Works with a specific part of supply chain management process.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of essential job functions as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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