Senior Logistics Specialist

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About you this Role

The International Trade Operations Senior Logistics Specialist provides expertise in logistics related to containerized transport. This role involves working in a team focused on exports and imports to and from North America, covering all modes of transport. The position is directly linked to our Customer Service Organization, Business Supply Chain, and Site Logistics. It requires broadened conceptual and working knowledge and experience in the job discipline to perform a range of work assignments. The role uses prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations and receives a moderate level of guidance and direction. It involves analyzing possible solutions using technical experience, judgment, and precedents to solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Leverage Team functional mailbox, including monitoring delivery notes and shipment processes.

• Run daily Z2 Block Reports and address any errors by emailing order owners.

• Resolve system errors related to shipment creation and auto-new offer by opening tickets with DSS.

• Update equipment types, ECC Equipment Table, and ECC Loadability Matrix as needed.

• Communicate with the Export Logistics Manager and Business Loadability Contact for loadability questions.

• Manage the FNAROUT functional mailbox and handle route creation via OTM and transportation connection points within ECC.

• Maintain Business Structure reports within ECC and run the Logistics Processing Tool process daily, providing updates to Freight Forwarders.

Qualifications

• Proficient in SAP/ECC.

• University Degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or other Sciences.

• 3-6 years of experience in International Trade Logistics, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing environment.

• Critical competencies include supply chain management skills, interpersonal effectiveness, understanding customer needs, teamwork, taking initiative, problem-solving skills, value creation, technical proficiency in computer applications, analytical skills, and project management skills.

• Must work Midland MI hours (U.S. Eastern Standard Time).

• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

Preferred Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Proficiency in additional languages is a plus.

Additional Notes

This role requires an understanding of key business drivers for your discipline and function. You will need to expand your conceptual and working knowledge related to your discipline or functional area. It is your responsibility to use technical experience, established practices, and personal judgment to analyze and resolve straightforward problems. Your performance impacts the quality of your own work and your team s work and requires that you work within established guidelines and policies.

Benefits - What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group s (ERG) participation.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd

Dow Chemical International Private Limited (Dow India) aims to be the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive customer-centric materials science company. The company is committed to delivering the right solutions to its customers challenges. With broadest technology sets spanning performance materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics Dow India delivers differentiated science-based products and solutions in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, automobile, and consumer care.

A Great Place to Work Certified company with approximately over 1000 employees, its operations comprise of manufacturing sites, innovation center, established centers of excellence, and commercial office. As a responsible corporate, the company supports its Corporate Social Responsibility (program) with technology expertise and employee volunteerism. Dow India works with non-profit partners towards the empowerment of differently abled, women, and children in communities where it operates. The company aims to redefine the societal blueprint, by supporting holistic sustainability and circular economy initiatives.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dows equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com .