Logistics Specialist Rail

Decatur, GA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

City : Decatur

State : Indiana (US-IN)

Country : United States (US)

Requisition Number: 44338

A Day in the Life:

This position serves as the rail traffic liaison between Bunge production departments at Decatur Indiana Delphos OH and Bellevue OH and the serving railroads of these facilities. This includes but is not limited to car forecasting billing and management of car fleet to meet facility demands.

What Youll Be Doing:

Manage the rail flow for inbound and outbound hopper and tanker car fleets for Decatur Delphos and Bellevue
Monitor railcar movement into and out of Decatur Delphos and Bellevue making sure proper number of cars are available at each facility to meet production demands (fleet management)
Accurately forecast car needs for each facility based off run rates at each facility to keep production running.
Coordinate with operations daily to assess rail car needs locations numbers and priorities for Decatur Delphos and Bellevue through daily track lists
Report cars loaded at Decatur Delphos and Bellevue to appropriate corporate contact to aid in billing prioritization of railcars.
Assign cars to load orders and EDI shipments based on commercial input.
Create loading plans to give to Operations daily but also for night and weekend directives
Provide accurate timely and up to date billing information to the railroad including manual billing as needed on railroad websites.
Notify operations in timely manner when issues arise that can cause delayed railcar movements into facilities affecting production.
Work with local rail teams to trace and escalate if need be when cars are HOT and are needed to avoid operational disruptions
Work with rail Maintenance or local Operations teams on car maintenance as needed for both hopper and tanker railcars
Build strong relationships with both the railroad and Bunge operations.
Escalate railroad issues to the Corporate rail teams when local communication does not resolve the issue
Assist with paying and approving railroad assessorial charges and invoices.
Limit demurrage charges from railroad at all 3 facilities.
Ad Hoc work that may occur due to rail issues (ex. Fix wrong billing information etc.)

Skill/Experience Requirements

High school diploma or GED required. Associates degree in business agribusiness accounting or related field preferred but not required.
5-7 years commodity transportation or rail specific related experience preferred
Excel and Word experience required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong initiative accuracy and attention to detail required
You may be on call to work weekends evenings and holidays to meet certain shipping deadlines as needed.

At Bunge (NYSE: BG) our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider our team of 37000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where theyre grown to where theyre neededin faster smarter and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination storage distribution oilseed processing and refining offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils fats and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200 years of experience and presence in over 50 countries we are committed to strengthening global food security advancing sustainability and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis Missouri. Learn more at .

Every day our people exemplify these values which represent Bunge at its core:

We Are One Team Collaborative Respectful Inclusive
We Lead The Way Agile Empowered Innovative
We Do Whats Right Safety Sustainability With Integrity

If this sounds like you join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day people who are #ProudtoBeBunge

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City : Decatur State : Indiana (US-IN) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number: 44338 A Day in the Life:This position serves as the rail traffic liaison between Bunge production departments at Decatur Indiana Delphos OH and Bellevue OH and the serving railroads of these facilities. This incl...