Marine Scheduler - Houston, United States - Koch Methanol

Description

Your Job
Koch Methanol, LLC is seeking an experienced Marine Scheduler for their Houston, Texas location. If you are looking for a role that applies a strong attention to detail, big picture problem solving skills and economic thinking for short and long term decisions, we invite you to apply


Our Team

This role will report to the Director of Global Logistics and will be based in Houston, TX, with a hybrid work environment (ability to work remote 2 days/week).

Involves 10-20% travel and being on call for periodic after-hours issues.

This role will be involved in all vessel and barge activity in the U.S. If you have hands on methanol (or other chemical) marine process experience, enjoy collaborating and have a passion for problem solving to move a goal forward, this role is for you


What You Will Do
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Transportation Coordination:Collaborate with various related parties to coordinate vessel/barge shipments and create optimized schedules out of Koch or third party sites.
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Freight Optimization:Tactical barge freight negotiation and equipment optimization while optimizing overall freight position
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Inventory Management:Maintain accurate inventory runouts for reporting and planning purposes, collaborate to forecast and ensure optimal asset utilization.
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Customer Service and Building Relationships:Build and sustain positive mutually beneficial relationships with internal/external customers, terminals, and carrier contacts.
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Strategy:Contribute to the development, implementation and transformation of transportation strategies and processes that support the long-term business vision


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience working with Methanol (or other clean chemical) marine processes
• Experience collaborating with internal and external partners to create a schedule
• Experience working on detailed, time sensitive tasks across multiple systems
• Experience using Microsoft Office including pivot tables, graphs, powerpoint etc.)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience scheduling and optimizing marine exports for a busy port
• International export experience
• Experience with OceanSmart

Position is not eligible for sponsorship


Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.


Who We Are

As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Methanol produces and supplies the methanol that has become an essential part of our daily lives - and is a key ingredient in products like clothing, cosmetics, paints, plywood and adhesives - in addition to fueling ships, buses, trucks, fuel cells and cooking stoves.

Our goal is to be the preferred supplier of methanol to our customers who depend on us for our reliability and quality of service.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.


Our Benefits
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs.

We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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**Equal Opportunities