Shipping Specialist

Bayer AG; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Bayer AG as a Shipping Specialist in Calgary, where you will manage transportation processes and budgets, ensuring efficient service delivery to customers. This role involves collaboration with teams to optimize logistics operations in a flexible hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and rewards package

Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture

Career development and global opportunities

Work-life flexibility programs

Qualifications

• 4+ years of management experience in transportation or supply chain roles.
• Experience with transportation systems and optimization.
• Ability to travel 5-15% within Canada.

Responsibilities

• Manage transportation process and logistics for customer deliveries.
• Oversee KPIs and budgets related to transportation costs.
• Collaborate with procurement and vendors for process improvement.

Skills

Logistics

Supply Chain Management

Customer Experience

Optimization tools

Education

BA/BS degree in Logistics/Business

Tools

Transportation Management System (TMS)

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

SAP

Job description

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At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Shipping Specialist

The Shipping Specialist strives to:

• have customers choose Bayer as their preferred provider for their operation;
• enable customer-facing teams unit supporting squads to run their local business for the benefit of customers andBayer; and
• deliver exceptional customer experience through maximized efficiencies for Bayer Crop Science while managing strategic partnerships with our key 3PL service providers.

Bayer is committed to a flexible hybrid working environment. This is a permanent position based in Canada, ideally in Calgary, Alberta.

What you will do:

• Responsible for the transportation process to customers, including returns, ensuring operations in a safe and compliant manner that meets both customer and commercial needs
• Responsible for Transportation Costs budget and Long-Range Plans preparation, monitoring of KPIs, metrics and expenses to ensure adherence to budgets and targets
• Ensure that Optimization tools are fully utilized for load planning and freight payment process
• Collaborate with procurement to specify business requirements for vendors’ and participate in vendor selection process, and business assignation.
• Responsible for all operational tasks in Transportation, e.g.: Plan, schedule, route outbound and replenishment freight of finished goods Plan and execute transportation for customer returns and dealer-to-dealer programs Optimize load and routes, where not outsourced, utilizing TMS capabilities Ensure visibility and documentation along all stages, e.g. shipment information visibility, proof of delivery, tracing of shipment enroute (Cargo Monitoring) Manage freight accruals, payments and approve invoices. Manage carriers’ / transportation vendors’ operational performance, relationship, safety, customer satisfaction, and compliance
• Work with the squad members to onboard new team members and support people processes. Execute necessary actions to resolve any issues, claims or complaints, involving Customer Interaction and Customer Operations as needed
• Work & collaborate with the assigned customer-facing commercial unit(s), USS, and Mission teams to achieve BCS Canada business objectives & deliver outcomes

Who you are:

• BA/BS degree in Logistics/Business/or related field and/or 4/+ yrs. of management experience in roles related to transportation, warehousing, inventory control, or supply chain.

It’s an asset to also have the following:

• Knowledge of Transportation systems and warehousing systems like WMS, TMS, SAP
• Broad-based skill set and knowledge of areas such as safety, cost, reliability, and quality
• Ability to travel within Canada 5-15% of the time
• Any experience working in the agricultural field

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and rewards package
• Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture
• Career development and global opportunities
• Work-life flexibility programs such as flex hours, employee discounts, volunteer days, wellness, and other employee offerings

Bayer is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences and believe that our people are our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities that our employees invest in their work represents our culture, reputation, and Bayer’s values and purpose.

All referral candidates must first be submitted via our internal referral system by a current Bayer employee in order to participate in the referral program. Once a Bayer employee has successfully referred you in our system, you will receive an automated email with instructions on how to complete your application.

This posting will be available for application until July 13, 2025.

Bayerwelcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Candidates participating in ourselection process requiring accommodation due to a disability or medical need are encouraged to notify the Bayer representative that they will be meeting with to ensure appropriate arrangements can bemade.