Junior Logistics Analyst
Company Description
| Company Description |
Job Description
| Job Description |
The Junior Logistics Analyst, based out of the Calgary, Alberta office, will be part of a collaborative Logistics & Transportation team and will assist with the coordination and execution of freight, railcar, railway, and truck billing and planning responsibilities. Duties include:
- Process railway, truck and lease invoices. Verify freight forecasts against invoiced freight to ensure payments are accurate.
- Administer freight invoice reviews, data entry and coordinates payment with accounting while ensuring accuracy and reporting.
- Coordinate customer orders, sales and load plans and assist with production planning.
- Communicate shipment status with customers while fostering good working relationships.
- Assist in reporting, invoicing and collection of demurrage charges for railcar detention charges.
- Billing of railcars, customs documentation, shipment diversion, scheduling customer orders and general transportation services.
- Administer railcar track, trace, and utilization monitoring. Coordinate diversions, movement on idle cars, address astray cars, look into bad order cars, customs prior notice and billing of cars.
- Perform data entry to assist with KPI reporting, Power BI dashboards, railway performance monitoring and other transportation needs.
- Monitor railway tariff rates, incidental charges, fuel charges, summarizing the data regularly and report changes. Compare various rates of interest and update rate matrices to highlight opportunities.
Experience
| Experience |
- At least 2 years of previous work experience within agriculture industry, rail industry, Logistics and/or Procurement is preferred.
- Post-secondary education with a focus in Commerce, Agriculture, or Supply Chain is considered an asset.
- Knowledgeable and enthusiastic with agriculture and/or rail industries.
- Excellent time management and scheduling skills, along with strong prioritization skills.
- Strong customer service and relationship building skills, along with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent accuracy skills, specifically with data entry, numbers, reporting, timelines, dates and details.
- Able to work collaboratively with a team, with members based out of different offices and/or countries.
- Proven negotiation and planning skills.
- Analytical and forward-thinking, with the ability to manipulate, monitor, comp0ile and report on large amounts of data.
- Proven experience with entire Microsoft Suite, including but not limited to Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Previous experience model building, with the ability to make sense of complex situations for planning.
Additional Information
| Additional Information |
What We Offer
We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
- Comprehensive benefits program including extended health care and dental coverage, employee and family assistance program, life insurance and disability coverage
- Retirement Savings Plan with Employer contributions and matching
- Paid vacation, paid sick time and paid statutory holidays
Diversity & Inclusion
LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.
LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Sustainability
Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.
We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us
The Junior Logistics Analyst, based out of the Calgary, Alberta office, will be part of a collaborative Logistics & Transportation team and will assist with the coordination and execution of freight, railcar, railway, and truck billing and planning responsibilities. Duties include:
- Process railway, truck and lease invoices. Verify freight forecasts against invoiced freight to ensure payments are accurate.
- Administer freight invoice reviews, data entry and coordinates payment with accounting while ensuring accuracy and reporting.
- Coordinate customer orders, sales and load plans and assist with production planning.
- Communicate shipment status with customers while fostering good working relationships.
- Assist in reporting, invoicing and collection of demurrage charges for railcar detention charges.
- Billing of railcars, customs documentation, shipment diversion, scheduling customer orders and general transportation services.
- Administer railcar track, trace, and utilization monitoring. Coordinate diversions, movement on idle cars, address astray cars, look into bad order cars, customs prior notice and billing of cars.
- Perform data entry to assist with KPI reporting, Power BI dashboards, railway performance monitoring and other transportation needs.
- Monitor railway tariff rates, incidental charges, fuel charges, summarizing the data regularly and report changes. Compare various rates of interest and update rate matrices to highlight opportunities.
- At least 2 years of previous work experience within agriculture industry, rail industry, Logistics and/or Procurement is preferred.
- Post-secondary education with a focus in Commerce, Agriculture, or Supply Chain is considered an asset.
- Knowledgeable and enthusiastic with agriculture and/or rail industries.
- Excellent time management and scheduling skills, along with strong prioritization skills.
- Strong customer service and relationship building skills, along with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent accuracy skills, specifically with data entry, numbers, reporting, timelines, dates and details.
- Able to work collaboratively with a team, with members based out of different offices and/or countries.
- Proven negotiation and planning skills.
- Analytical and forward-thinking, with the ability to manipulate, monitor, comp0ile and report on large amounts of data.
- Proven experience with entire Microsoft Suite, including but not limited to Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Previous experience model building, with the ability to make sense of complex situations for planning.
What We Offer
We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
- Comprehensive benefits program including extended health care and dental coverage, employee and family assistance program, life insurance and disability coverage
- Retirement Savings Plan with Employer contributions and matching
- Paid vacation, paid sick time and paid statutory holidays
Diversity & Inclusion
LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.
LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Sustainability
Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.
We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us