Logistics Specialist

This position is responsible for import and export flows of food and feed ingredients for international and domestic addition this position would include overseeing warehouse activities including receiving storing and dispatching of goods to ensure on time deliveries to customers. This position would be responsible to develop key relationships with various carriers to maintain and or improve LDCs competitive position within our industries. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with global trade regulations optimize supply chain efficiency and maintain accurate inventory control.

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This role will work 4 days in our Kansas City office and 1 day from home.

Primary Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Works with commercial team to ensure they have competitive transportation rates to accurately quote business for customers and manage existing business lanes
• Develop competence in LDC products markets product qualities transportation warehousing and fulfillment needs
• Communicates professionally with customers suppliers and storage facilities to coordinate shipments in a timely manner
• Contributes to inventory management of LDC products (warehouse / tanks / rail cars / containers etc.)
• Understand quality requirements and effectively communicate issues from customers with LDC quality and operation teams
• Collaborate with 3rd party warehouse partners to manage inbound and outbound movement of goods and to manage inventory cycle times and quantities
• Coordinate international shipments including documentation customs clearance and freight forwarding
• Track shipments to ensure on time deliveries and resolve delays or discrepancies
• Prepare and maintain shipping documents such as bills of lading commercial invoices warehouse releases and packing lists
• Assists with other duties as assigned by the Head of Logistics
• Communicate with sales team any info that is helpful to determine pricing freight risk awareness and customer performance concerns
• Assist with setting up carriers and maintaining documents and certificates
• Utilize multiple systems to maintain carrier and freight information to assist with the coordinating of logistics for multiple products for inbound and outbound shipments
• Works with the logistics team to cross train and assist other team members efforts when needed
• Contribute to group discussions to improve processes and look for ways to elevate our business

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Equipment Used

Employee Supervision

Decision Making / Accountability

Company Conformance Statements

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following :

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Equal employment opportunity (EEO)

Louis Dreyfus Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders : our people our business partners the communities we touch and the environment around us

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Shipping & Receiving,Inventory Control,Data Entry,AS400,Transportation Management Systems,EDI,Microsoft Outlook,Warehouse Experience,Office Experience,Dispatching,Microsoft Excel,Logistics

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1