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Career Opportunities: Analyst Global Ocean Freight (122926)

Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Work from: 
Pennsylvania (USA), United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

At least 2-3 years operational experience in ocean/drayage transport, College degree in relevant field preferred, Experience in analytical analysis and score carding, Strong knowledge of international logistics operations, Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Key responsabilities:

  • Facilitate new lane setups for ocean freight and drayage
  • Support logistics analyses for new product launches
  • Aid RFQ processes alongside procurement teams
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on freight savings
  • Maintain routing guide and resolve billing disputes
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Job description

 

Job Location: Hershey, PA Preferred, Open to Remote 

Job Level: 1B 


Role Overview:

This main function of this position is to support the company’s Global Logistics strategy and implementation. This involves interaction with several teams including International Supply Chain, International Finance, Domestic Transportation and Procurement. This role will play a vital role in the company’s day to day ocean and drayage transactions as well as support ongoing projects surrounding logistics visibility and freight procurement. The Analyst, Global Ocean Freight will be responsible for maintaining a strong understanding of all Hershey Import and Export lanes in order to fully support business needs. This includes supporting new lane setups, working with carriers on rate negotiations and maintaining an internal routing guide. In addition the position will provide analytical support for the company’s RFQ process for both ocean freight and drayage. This position requires a strong knowledge of international transportation and experience working with both internal and external stakeholders in a variety of settings.

 

Responsibilities: 

  • Works with INTL Supply Chain teams to facilitate new lane setups for ocean freight and drayage to support shipments to export markets​
  • Works cross functionally to support logistics analyses for new product and innovation launches ​
  • Aids both Global Ocean Freight Manger and Procurement teams to facilitate historic and analytical results for both annual and ad hoc RFQ processes.​
  • Super user of logistics visibility platform (Buyco).​
  • Collaborates with Supply Chain and Hershey Business Process teams to provide recommendations to Logistics Manager on any opportunity areas​
  • Supports requests from finance for freight cost analyses​
  • Maintains routing guide with contract amendments and updates to fuel schedules​
  • Creates, consolidates, and drives continuous improvement internally and externally through score carding on carrier performance​
  • Works with freight billing team to resolve Detention and Demurrage disputes​
  • Cross-functionally collaborates with various teams to support company freight savings (CI) goals for both ocean freight and drayage


Qualifications:

  • Strong problem-solving abilities ​
  • Willingness to build cross functional relationships ​
  • Assertive personality to ensure performance by service providers ​
  • Proactive and able to anticipate issues ​
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

Experience & Education:

  • Understanding of international logistics operations and timing of key ocean transportation milestones​
  • At least 2-3+ years operational experience in ocean/drayage modes of transport​
  • Experience in analytical analysis and score carding​
  • Logistics tracking and analytics software experience preferred​
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills (both written & verbal).​
  • Effective organization and project management skills.​
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel. Experience in Power BI and/or other analytical tools preferred.​
  • College degree in Business Administration, International Transportation & Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related degree preferred

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

 

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans

If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the HR Service Center (askhr@hersheys.com).

 

Required profile

Experience

Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Social Skills
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Analytical Skills
  • Business Administration
  • Organizational Skills
  • Verbal Communication Skills

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