Job Information:
Job Title - Rail Transportation Professional (Hybrid Role)

Duration - 6 months contractual

Job Location - Wayzata, MN 55391

Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30 PM; Hybrid schedule 3 days in the office

Position Overview

The Logistics Specialist will assist with supply chain activities required to bring products and ingredients into contracted warehouses, vendors, to our plants, or direct to customers.

In this role, you will complete documentation and systems entry to enable timely and cost-effective flow of products and ingredients.

Conduct activities to support the development of relationships to assist with order and shipment changes in making the best buy or sell decisions to minimize costs and maximize profits and services.

Execute specialized transportation and logistics activities around material resource planning for the facilities, claims and incidents, customer service and customer orders contracts.

Facilitate shipments against purchase and sales contracts, execute internal and external purchase orders and invoices and perform data entry updates using enterprise resource planning systems, spreadsheets, and databases. Resolve basic issues and provide recommendations to support improved and cost beneficial freight movements.

Assist with routine scheduling, transportation arrangement, stock inventory management and reporting of shipments according to purchase and sales contracts.

Perform activities that support transportation and logistics solutions on inbound movement of raw commodity ingredients and finished goods from origin to destination.

Execute logistics activities that support the execution of the supply chain, including transportation capacity planning, management of third-party warehouses and vendors, container administration and import shipments. Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.

Must haves:

2+ years' experience in supply chain, logistics, or transportation.

Preferably bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Microsoft Office applications experience

Support role for rail related movement

Interviews will be conducted virtually via MS Teams.


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