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Accountable for managing bulk railcar fleet of 600 tank cars and 400 covered hoppers. Monitor number of cars on-hand and en route. Forecast empty pipeline. Analyze and project short-term and long-term fleet size required for five processing plants based on commodities produced, rail transit days and number of trucks sold. Track inbound and outbound rail movements utilizing railroad specific websites and Transcore GVP. Provide reporting to Sales and Customers on ETA’s, transit days and… Show more Accountable for managing bulk railcar fleet of 600 tank cars and 400 covered hoppers. Monitor number of cars on-hand and en route. Forecast empty pipeline. Analyze and project short-term and long-term fleet size required for five processing plants based on commodities produced, rail transit days and number of trucks sold. Track inbound and outbound rail movements utilizing railroad specific websites and Transcore GVP. Provide reporting to Sales and Customers on ETA’s, transit days and trends. Coordinate railcar Repair & Maintenance with 3rd party Management Company. Prepare commitment requests for renewal of operating leases as needed. Communicate closely with Sales and Operations teams to ensure the requirements for all are understood in order provide the best possible service for our customers. Work closely with BNSF, UPRR and Canadian Pacific Railways. Supervised staff of two. Notable achievement: Negotiated settlement with BNSF on demurrage charges, resulted in BNSF crediting Cargill $120K. Show less

Managed rendered by-products weekly bulk truck shipments. Made cost effective decisions on a daily basis. Cooperated with on-time performance goals. Negotiated bulk truckload rates. Backed up Rail Transportation functions as needed. Communicated to beef and pork plants on daily basis regarding daily transportation needs. Developed relationships with carriers and customers alike to maintain daily/weekly schedules. Responsible for bulk carrier management. Demonstrated effective problem solving… Show more Managed rendered by-products weekly bulk truck shipments. Made cost effective decisions on a daily basis. Cooperated with on-time performance goals. Negotiated bulk truckload rates. Backed up Rail Transportation functions as needed. Communicated to beef and pork plants on daily basis regarding daily transportation needs. Developed relationships with carriers and customers alike to maintain daily/weekly schedules. Responsible for bulk carrier management. Demonstrated effective problem solving and communication techniques with carriers, customers, and teammates. Show less

Tasked with scheduling mill feed loads from four flour mills via truck and rail. Determined logistically profitable arbitrages. Scheduled pick up dates and times that were compatible with customer requirements, mill run times and carrier schedules. Created load order for each shipment that served as the bill of lading. Entered and maintained contracts for the Southeastern U.S. market. Provided contract status updates to customers and merchants. Other duties included auditing freight invoices… Show more Tasked with scheduling mill feed loads from four flour mills via truck and rail. Determined logistically profitable arbitrages. Scheduled pick up dates and times that were compatible with customer requirements, mill run times and carrier schedules. Created load order for each shipment that served as the bill of lading. Entered and maintained contracts for the Southeastern U.S. market. Provided contract status updates to customers and merchants. Other duties included auditing freight invoices, contract washes to determine equity exchanges, researching and resolving accounting issues. Show less

Responsibilities included arranging refrigerated and dry van truckload movements, consolidatingdifferent vendors across the United States utilizing contract carriers. Provided freight quotes to staff marketing members. Filed freight claims and negotiated settlements. Scheduled delivery appointments for all inbound merchandise for both perishable and dry warehouse. Acted as liaison between Merchandising and Operations departments to prioritize shipments while balancing receiving throughout a… Show more Responsibilities included arranging refrigerated and dry van truckload movements, consolidatingdifferent vendors across the United States utilizing contract carriers. Provided freight quotes to staff marketing members. Filed freight claims and negotiated settlements. Scheduled delivery appointments for all inbound merchandise for both perishable and dry warehouse. Acted as liaison between Merchandising and Operations departments to prioritize shipments while balancing receiving throughout a five day work week requiring extensive communication with carriers, merchandising, vendors and operations management. Show less