Logistics Specialist - Rail

In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, must have at least 5 years of experience working in logistics, supply chain management or customs clearance of food grade products.

Experience

Basic qualifications:

Supply chain risk management & inventory management

Direct verbal and written experience managing customer expectations, demands, and resolving complaints

Experience in liquid bulk logistics including the operation and maintenance of bulk tank trucks and tank cars.

Preferred qualifications:

This position serves to optimize the execution of truck and rail shipments of biofuels and vegetable oils into and out of a large vertically integrated oilseeds processing facility.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions

Support scheduling and executing biodiesel truck and rail logistics to suit customer needs

Maintain fleet consisting of oil, biodiesel, refined glycerin and canola railcars.

Update forecast in a timely manner to support daily decision making for purchases and sales

Coordinate daily loading / unloading of rail to prioritize loading / unloading rail to align with operations according to available inventory and railcar availability.

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.