Transportation Analyst III

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining a global team who cares not just about the work we do but also about each other. We are the makers problem solvers and future world builders who are creating stronger more sustainable communities. We dontjust talk about progress and innovation here we make it happen with our customers where we work and live. Together we are building a better world so we can all enjoy living in it.

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.

Degree Requirement
Bachelors Degree or above major in Supply Chain Management or Logistics related desired

Skill Descriptors

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Basic Understanding:
Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Basic Understanding:
Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics.
Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.
Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.

Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools techniques and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion goal or judgment.
Level Basic Understanding:
Describes alternative data-gathering techniques and tools.
Documents basic data-gathering methodologies.
Identifies the purposes of data gathering and analysis.
Identifies key objectives in gathering and analyzing data.

Service Excellence: Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.
Level Basic Understanding:
Cites personal experiences of receiving excellent customer service.
Describes examples of poor mediocre and excellent service.
Explains how managing customer perceptions and expectations enhances customer service.
Describes several important business benefits of providing high quality service.

Transportation - MFG: Knowledge of transportation; ability to transport materials and goods to and from suppliers distribution centers manufacturing facilities and customers.
Level Basic Understanding:
Explains basic measurements used in transportation management.
Locates and interprets carrier costs rates and time requirements.
Identifies the various modes of transportation and their application.
Describes the types purpose and use of basic shipping documents.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

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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