About the Role
The Sr. Specialist, Bulk Stations sits within logistics and oversees the day-to-day operations of third-party Bulk Station, Tolling, and Wash Station locations, ensuring that these operations align with Primient’s expectations and values. Reporting to the Manager, Logistics, this role is responsible for developing and maintaining KPI’s with all third-party locations, managing inventory, approvinginvoices, ordering dunnage, and tracking third-party spending.Additionally, the Sr. Specialist, Bulk Stations identifies cost savings and efficiency improvements and works closely with Customer Service, Operations, Procurement, Planning, and Transportation teams to ensure timely delivery of customer orders.
Key responsibilities:
•Manage Day-to-Day Third-Party Operations and Costs: Oversee the daily operations at third-party locations including cost management through invoice approval, accruals, and monthly spend tracking to ensure smooth operations.
•Develop, Implement and Monitor Third-Party KPI’s: Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for all third-party locations to drive performance and accountability.
•Lead Third-Party Meetings: Facilitate regular meetings with third-party partners to review production planning, address concerns, conduct business review meetings, and align on KPI goals.
•Set up New Third-Party Locations: Coordinate the setup of new third-partyBulk Stations, Wash Stations, and Toll Manufactures to optimize the logistics network.
•Third-Party Inventory and Material Management: Monitor inventory accuracy, manage capacity, and oversee dunnage availability. Coordinate the removal of obsolete materials to maintain operational efficiency.
•Manage Third-Party Railcar and Waste Goals: Ensure waste product railcar goals are met at third-party Bulk stations, optimizing utilization and minimizing waste.
•Oversee Quality and Compliance: Partner with Quality to complete routine inspections, audits, and ensure adherence to established processes. Review, update, or create standard operating procedures (SOPs) for consistency and efficiency across third-party locations.
•Customer Complaint Resolution: Manage service-related customer complaints by identifying root causes, implementing corrective action plans, and tracking resolution.
•Reporting and Documentation: Maintain accurate performance reports and documentation for third-party locations, ensuring visibility and accountability.
About You
Knowledge
•Bulk transloading
•Food Grade handling requirements
•Railcar Heating
•Manufacturing line management
•Logistics systems and technologies including Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and Systems, Applications and Products (SAP)
•Microsoft Applications
•Inventory Management
•Distribution and Transportation
Skills
•Critical thinking
•Problem solving
•Influential Leadership
•Strategic planning
•Time management and prioritization
•Strong attention to detail
•Relationship building
Excellent verbal and written communication
Required and Preferred Education/Certification
•High School diploma for equivalent (required)
•Bachelors degree in Business Administration (preferred)
•Certification in Association for Supply Chain Management, Six Sigma Green Belt is preferred.
Required and Preferred Work Experience
•2+ years experience in bulk station, tolling, logistics, or manufacturing environment is (required)
•Experience in heating and transferring materials from railcars (preferred)
•Experience using inventory management systems/SAP systems (preferred)
•Experience using data analysis tools (preferred)
