Transportation Operations Specialist (Rail)

Truck and Rail Operations: Manage daily truck and rail operations and resolve issues that impact the safe, on-time movement of Oxy's shipments to customers, exchange partners, terminals, plants, and repair facilities. This position prioritizes and expedites shipments including authorizing and committing funds for special trucks, special switches, special trains, diversions, rebills, movement to shops, and other options required to meet business or manufacturing needs.

Data Management: Maintain specialized knowledge and data integrity in SAP, Railtrac, along with other internal and external transportation systems ensuring that all relevant information remains current

.

Truck and Railcar Maintenance: Maintain detailed knowledge of truck or railcar design and maintenance. Work closely with Railcar Maintenance and third-party maintenance providers to obtain mobile repair unit call-outs, address bad-ordered equipment, and to follow scrap equipment and regulatory testing program

s.

System Innovation: Utilize data to prepare and analyze performance metrics for use in recommending and implementing process improvements, efficiency gains, and fleet utilizati

on.

Fleet Utilization: Analyze production forecasts, sales forecasts, and inventory requirements to determine fleet allocations on a tactical basis. Evaluate fleet statuses vs. business needs and the associated cost impacts to make strategic decisions on whether to clean and shop equipment for qualification, move equipment into other fleets, or move equipment into stor

age.

Freight/Billing Exception Management: Investigate situations including freight claims related to jeopardized shipments, customer disputed billing, and invoice discrepancies and initial corrective act

ions.

Transportation Compliance: Maintain knowledge of applicable regulations, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Interact with appropriate agencies along with corporate and plant personnel to resolve issues related to truck and rail operations. Answer freight classification requests for truck shipments and standard transportation commodity codes (STCC) for rail ship

ments.

Required Qualifi

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- ations:Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Transportation, Business, or similar f

- unction3+ years of Logistics or Customer Service experience pr

- eferredStrong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and organizational

- skillsPossess an inherent sense of urgency and the ability to mu

- ltitaskAbility to work independently with minimal supervision and give direction to

- othersStrong verbal and written communication skills to interact with both internal and external customers, carriers, and regulatory a

- genciesProficient computer skills including Microsoft Office, SAP, Railtrac or similar programs with Microsoft Power applications experience pr

- eferredMust be willing to handle duties in off-hours as r

equired