Job Description

Career Area: Logistics

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JOB DUTIES : Scope, design, operate, day-to-day services and implement transportation service solutions. Coordinate problem resolution with Caterpillar facilities and approved Service Providers with regards to transportation services. Identify, develop and administer the implementation of improved transportation methods that support Caterpillar's cost and service objectives and goals, to ensure best results for Caterpillar. Incumbent identifies, develops, leads and executes the implementation of transportation projects that support Caterpillar's cost and service objectives, to ensure best results for Caterpillar.

Identifies, investigates, and resolves problems with shipments to ensure accurate and on-time delivery to facilities, and develops initiatives to improve service and lower cost. Manages the performance of these Service Providers through Key Performance Indicators to meet cost and service performance expectations from Caterpillar facilities, Suppliers and Distribution Centers. Identifies, analyzes, develops and implements improved transportation methods that support Caterpillar's quality, velocity and cost objectives. Identifies areas of possible cost savings or improvements in service, associated with the contracted Service Providers. Coordinates impact analysis and implementation of cost effective solutions with Providers. To coordinate and provide expertise for various PSLD Logistics regional and global transportation modeling and management projects to support internal and external Clients.

• Manage & Control activities on material pickup, Freight Forwarding, Customs clearance & transportation activities for all import / export shipments.
• Manage & Control activities on material pickup for domestic supplier to facilities (GTOC - I)
• Ensure strict adherence to trade compliance & legal requirements.
• Set & measure KPI for various Service Providers & initiate corrective actions to achieve the targets
• Reduce premium freight expense, demurrage & optimize Transportation costs.
• Identifies areas of possible cost savings, service improvement with service providers and implementation of cost-effective solutions.
• Liaisons with Government officials like Customs, Foreign Trade officials to maintain good relationships
• Ensure freight payment process (validation, freight processing in CBS, and data entry activity related to master and CBS database) are managed and paid within credit terms
• Create and maintain PO, Service Accounting Code and tax condition for different types of services (Import / Export / Domestic) related to transportation service providers
• Meeting SOX and statutory audit requirements for freight payment process and governance with Internal customer and external service providers
• Freight Invoice grief governance and resolution within the time frame.
• Freight payment and accounting MIS reporting on weekly and monthly basis

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors / Masters in Supply Chain, Logistics stream
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Minimum of 7 to 10 years of responsible Import / Exports job experience
• Experience in Supply Chain / Logistics or Transportation Management
• Working understanding of the various materials systems and how they interrelate
• Capable of working and communicating with a variety of company (all levels) and Supplier personnel

Relocation is available for this position.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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