Transportation & Distribution Systems Planner

Job Status: Full Time, Employee Career Level:   Experienced (Non-Manager) Education: Bachelor's Degree Category: Logistics/Transportation Revelant Work Experience: 2+ to 5 Years Company: Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc. Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc. is one of the top petrochemicals employers in the industry. We have a fully integrated business model that allows us to offer our employees outstanding opportunities and immediate hands on experience. In the United States, we have three petrochemical facilities, one refinery, one Research and Development Center, and one Corporate office. We have operation in Texas and Louisiana. Worldwide we operate on every continent, we employ over 95,000 people, and we are ranked the 4th largest oil company in the world. Working for Total means an opportunity for a varied, motivating career. It also means working for a multicultural company that is open to the world. Total is a company that makes employee talent, innovation, and high technology the core focus of its growth strategy. A company that aims to meet the challenges of the future by bringing together employees from a wide variety of origins and educational backgrounds and providing them with the tools and resources they need to apply their talents toward our shared success. Transportation & Distribution Systems Planner Job Title: Transportation & Distribution Systems Planner Department: Supply ChainLocation: Corporate BASIC FUNCTION:Responsible for developing and maintaining the technical systems related to the consolidated TPI transportation and distribution planning analysis, communicating those plans to relevant internal and external customers, and directing, coordinating, and maintaining economical and efficient transportation services for the company. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:  Develop, implement, and maintain historical shipment trends into and out of the SIT storage yards. Develop consolidated monthly transportation or packaging forecasts and communicate results to TPI approved strategic carriers (rail, ocean, truck) or approved strategic packaging facilities. Develop and maintain an “empty railcarâ€� inbound tracking/monitoring system. Establish and communicate KPI’s and benchmarks relating to Supply Chain planning and forecasting. Identify and improve transportation and distribution planning processes. Conduct weekly operations planning meetings with the business units; capture and distribute meeting minutes. Responsible for transportation analysis and savings/cost opportunity analysis and the implementation and management of cost analysis measures. Develop adhoc transportation and distribution reports for business lines or Supply Chain group on “as neededâ€� and “as approved by current managerâ€� basis. Additional duties as assigned. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:· Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years experience; 5+ years experience without Bachelor’s degree.· Advanced technical skills – Excel, Access, SAP, and BW. Total Petrochemicals is an equal opportunity employer. m/f/d/v