Dal-Tile Corp.
Join the largest manufacturer of tile and natural stone in the United States and watch your career stand out with Dal-Tile, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries.
Our close-knit team of dedicated professionals has made us the success we are today. In exchange for their hard work, we support our people with a family-friendly work environment, a commitment to promoting from within, unique benefits that go beyond just medical and dental, and a belief that every employee deserves a productive life outside of work. If this sounds outstanding to you, take the first step forward and explore a career with Dal-Tile.
Dal-Tile is currently seeking an exceptional International Transportation Analyst to join our TEAM!
The International Transportation Analyst is responsible for providing analytical insights into the overall International Transportation function. Analytic includes, but is not limited to, cost trends, competitive market pricing comparison, minimizing unnecessary costs such as detention and demurrage, and cost savings opportunities. This role provides a key monitoring function on carrier performance and capacity commitment for our origin countries, while understanding service level agreements and key performance indicators.
Major Function and Scope:
- Evaluate transportation processes and systems to identify inefficiencies or opportunities for improvement.
- Establish relationships and interact with team members, internal/external shipping locations, forwarders, ocean shipping lines, OTR providers, and transload facilities to ensure goods and materials are delivered at an optimized cost.
- Support and collaborate with internal customers and stakeholders such as Customs team, Supply Chain Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, R&D, and Engineering for cross-department collaborations.
- Provide support to monitor ocean shipping line contracts and freight forwarder rates, while continuously ensuring that the ocean capacity reflects the needs of the business.
- Provide freight quotes and ad hoc logistics scenario planning upon request.
- Conduct logistical studies and data analysis evaluations to utilize in recommending strategies and tactics for continuous improvement and cost savings.
- Analyze international transportation performance and spend data and complete root cause analysis to identify anomalies/exceptions and lead corrective actions and improvement opportunities within the team.
- Support data research and projection needs for the annual ocean carrier RFP process.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with a variety of people, internally and externally.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Experience and Knowledge Required
- A College degree is required.
- Five (5) or more years of transportation/distribution experience.
- Proficiency in Excel and Microsoft office applications and aptitude to learn technical applications quickly.
- Practical knowledge of SAP is strongly desired
Competencies:
- Demonstrated ability to lead, influence and drive for results within the operation.
- Ability to work under pressure with a high sense of urgency and manage multiple priorities with confidence.
- Strong analytical capability and excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to formulate and implement action plans.
- Must have a positive attitude and be eager to work and learn.
Other Pertinent Job Information:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee may sit, climb, balance, talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee may sit, climb, balance, talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.
We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, career opportunities, and an environment of creativity and growth. Examples include Company Match on RRSP, Employee Purchase Discount, and Tuition Reimbursement.
We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, career opportunities, and an environment of creativity and growth. Examples include Company Match on RRSP, Employee Purchase Discount, and Tuition Reimbursement.
