Logistics Specialist

Want to build a brighter, bolder future and cultivate your career? Join Ecolab’s team and help create a world in which we all thrive. 

Ecolab is seeking a Logistics Specialist to join our North American Planning Team in McDonough, GA. Ecolab’s North America Planning Team is responsible for the demand planning, supply network planning, and distribution requirements/planning activities that take place within North America. The team continuously strives to work safely while maintaining excellent customer service metrics, optimizing the supply chain, managing inventory levels and risk, building strong relationships with other functions, among many other “day in the life” activities. This position will allow the associate to be trained to support multiple administrative and supply chain roles and move between those functions as needed for coverage and workload balancing purposes.
 

What You Will Learn:

·       To communicate and drive results across various functions

·       To balance the various needs of the organization; evaluating all risks and driving execution of the best path forward

·       To take action quickly and make impactful, logic-driven decisions

·       Gain a deep understanding of Ecolab’s supply chain

·       Order management, critical customers, and business prioritization

What You Will Do: 

·       Advanced experience with Microsoft Office especially Excel (pivot tables, charts, formula lookups, etc.)

·       Performs queries into SAP in order to extract information

·       Management of critical customer accounts

·       Collaboration with planning and business teams to ensure service metrics are met daily

·       Compiles basic information for inclusion in reports or presentation materials or prepares charts, graphs, and tables as necessary in Excel

·       Process orders, quote requests, and other vendor and customer inquiries promptly and accurately

·       Reporting of service failures to business leaders

·       Shipping in full failure reporting

·       Expedites, Drop Ships for all Kay Businesses and required reporting

·       Manage as part of a team all incoming and outgoing correspondence with business teams

·       Utilize transportation management system for order tracking

·       Manage work time to achieve department service level goals

·       Ability to be flexible and adapt quickly to meet team needs

·       Handle special projects as needed

·       Understand guidelines for requesting time off, including holidays

·       Support business leaders and increased order volumes through quarter end promotions
 

Position Details:  

·       Location: McDonough, GA

·       Work Week & Shift:  M-F / 2:00pm – 10:00pm EST

·       Compensation package offered: $24.00 / hour

Minimum Qualifications:  

·       High School degree of equivalent

·       Experience using Excel and other Microsoft Office programs (PowerBi)

·       Experience using SAP, or alternative ERP system

·       Immigration sponsorship not available for this position

Physical Demands:

·       Must be able to lift and carry up to 50lbs
 

Preferred Qualifications:

·       Associates degree or advanced degree in related field

·       Previous customer service background

·       Professional experience training others and providing feedback

·       Supply chain experience

·       Ability to influence and motivate others

·       Experience in resolving difficult situations effectively

·       Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

·       Familiarity with Ecolab finished goods and raw ingredients

Benefits 

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits. 

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Potential Customer Requirements Notice

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:

- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.

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