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Job Purpose and Impact

The Rail Logistics Specialist will handle moderately complex supply chain activities required to bring commodity ingredients into contracted warehouses, vendors, plants or direct to customers. In this role, you will execute the commodity merchant supply strategy, collaborate with all other internal functional and department personnel, be responsible for administration of documentation and systems entry and ensure a timely and cost effective flow of commodities.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide 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, such as transportation capacity plans, management of third party warehouses and vendors, container administration and import shipments.
• Responsible for routine scheduling, transportation arrangement, stock inventory management and reporting of shipments in accordance with purchase and sales contracts.
• Execute against the logistics and supply chain strategy, resolve complex issues and provide recommendations to support improved and cost beneficial freight movements.
• Manage shipments against purchase and sales contracts, create internal and external purchase orders and invoices and perform data entry updates using enterprise resource planning systems, spreadsheets and databases.
• Conduct specialized transportation and logistics activities, such as participation with the material resource plans for the facilities, claims and incidents, customer service and customer orders contracts.
• Develop and foster relationships to obtain services at preferential pricing and service levels.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Proficient in working with enterprise resource planning systems
• Proficient in spreadsheet and word processing applications
• Working knowledge of international commercial terms
• Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 3 years or more of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of ingredient food safety, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Background in supply chain, logistics, agriculture or business administration a plus
• Background in SAP, TM is a plus
• Strong mathematical and analytical ability
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Self-motivation and high accountability with ability to make sound decisions with minimal supervision
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment where quick decision making and managing of multiple priorities
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work closely with a high-performing team
• Great adaptability and problem-solving ability
• Project management experience

Position Details

• Location: Amarillo, TX;  Relocation assistance is not provided for this role 
• Schedule is Monday - Friday typically from 8:00am - 5:00pm. 
• The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

At Cargill we put people first.  As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellnessto learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).