Export Transportation Specialist

You may not realize it, but you’ve likely used a product today made possible by the plastics and chemicals manufactured by Chevron Phillips Chemical. From medical supplies and electronics to food packaging and cosmetics, we create the building blocks for more than 70,000 consumer and industrial products.

 

Even as a global company with 5,000 employees, we maintain a “small company feel” and uphold a culture of respect, diversity, and inclusion. Ask any Chevron Phillips Chemical employee what they like best about their job, and universally, the answer is “the people I work with!” We value work-life balance, and love to see our employees thrive both professionally and personally. There has never been a better time to work for Chevron Phillips Chemical. If you’re ready to grow with us and become part of our vision of being the premier Chemical Company, apply today!

 

Responsibilities

Commercial: 
●    Negotiates/develops commercial contracts for containerized ocean carrier services
●    Performs ocean freight analytics to seek and improve on logistics practices with the aim of contributing a competitive edge to the business groups
●    Supports export supply chain strategy to optimize ocean pricing, efficiency and resiliency
●    Develops/maintains commercial relationships with ocean carriers and internal business units
●    Responsible for harmonizing and monitoring relevant supply chain operations with service providers, ASO’s, JV’s and other internal stakeholders where appropriate
●    Evaluates alternative ocean carrier providers to meet business requirements or global trends
●    Participates in industry associations as needed
●    Provides monthly, annual, and ad hoc ocean carrier reports to management
●    Supports forecasting and budgeting to business units, ASO’s & JV’s and invoice reconciliation
●    Oversee Organizational Capability objectives and promote employee development

Responsibilities (continued)

Operational Responsibilities:

●   Manages and supervises day-to-day operations with service providers, coordinating with logistics (i.e. escalation of issues, process improvement etc.)
●    Leads operational ocean routing guide process in coordination with internal stakeholders ●    Establishes and maintains relationships with key operating personnel and service
●    Resolves performance issues with service providers, facilitates and communicates to stakeholders
●  Investigates customer feedback system entries (CFS) related to ocean carrier activities, performs root-cause analysis and implements improvement efforts to prevent recurrence ●    Identifies opportunities for innovation/sustainability on ocean routing and operations
●    Conducts and reviews ocean carrier invoices exceptions for accuracy, approving as appropriate as needed
●    Identify shortcomings and suggest improvement to existing processes, systems, and procedures related to ocean freight spend and exception handling
●    Operational Excellence implementation and adherence to standards as required

Required Qualifications

●    Bachelor's degree in business, industrial engineering, supply chain, logistics, or other technical fields and 5 years relevant experience OR High School Diploma and 10 years of experience, with 5 of which being relevant to Ocean Carrier Freight Negotiations or Operations
●    Excellent oral and written communication skills
●    Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills
●    Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
●    Proficient in Microsoft tools. (Excel, Word, PowerBI, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
●    Ability to interact with internal/external stakeholders
●    Ability to nurture customer and supplier relationships
●    Ability to work well in a team environment 

 

Preferred Qualifications

●    Working knowledge of SAP
●    Working knowledge freight optimization tools / indexes

●    Commercial and/or operational experience in ocean carrier operations and contracting

●    Commercial negotiation experience

●    Solid organizational skills

 

Additional Information

●    Requires some after hour work and may require travel

 

Chevron Phillips Chemical offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package and at most locations, alternate work schedules. To learn more about Chevron Phillips Chemical and to be considered for a position, please visit us online today at www.cpchem.com.