Barge Transportation Planning Specialist -ARTCO- Decatur, IL

Illinois Ag; Decatur (IL); Sur place; USD 75 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ARTCO in Decatur, IL is hiring a Barge Transportation Planning Specialist. You will coordinate barge movements across designated lanes, working closely with customers, third-party partners, and internal teams to optimize asset utilization and transportation economics.

The role requires strong communication, a customer-service mindset, and the ability to manage complex scheduling in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required, plus 2–5 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field preferred.

Responsabilités

• Develop models for northbound lanes to identify opportunities with the strongest netbacks.
• Build flexible models for southbound lanes that adjust as spreads change.
• Represent the Commercial team during the RFP process for a new Barge Management System.
• Partner with the Power BI team to develop dashboards to improve visibility into asset utilization and performance.
• Analyze barge revenue to identify opportunities to increase barge days and reduce empty moves.
• Coordinate barge movement and ensure regulatory compliance with internal teams and customers.
• Collaborate with Sales, Logistics, Accounting and ARTCO teams on commercial execution.

Connaissances

Customer service

Relationship management

Professional communication

Formation

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

Outils

Power BI

Description du poste

# Barge Transportation Planning Specialist -ARTCO- Decatur, ILBack to search resultsApply to this positionFollow CompanyMore Jobs from Archer...Send to Friend**Job Description** **Barge Transportation Planning Specialist - ARTCO - Decatur, IL** American River Transportation Company Full-Time | Exempt Position **Position Summary** This customer-facing role is responsible for coordinating barge movements and placements along a designated segment of one of North America's major waterways, ensuring efficient and reliable transportation solutions for customers and internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate will bring a strong customer service mindset, excellent communication skills, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced, dynamic environment while building effective relationships with customers, third-party partners, and operational teams. The role combines commercial, financial, and operational expertise to optimize barge movements, asset utilization, and transportation economics across the network. The candidate will develop and leverage models to evaluate northbound and southbound lane economics, market spreads, netbacks, barge revenue, empty miles, and the true cost of operational downtime to identify opportunities to improve network performance and profitability. The position will also forecast barge requirements, support commercial and operational execution, and provide business and accounting expertise for system enhancements and new technology initiatives. Success in this role requires close collaboration with Commercial, Logistics, Accounting, Technology, and ARTCo teams, as well as the ability to represent the Commercial team in customer engagements, internal initiatives, and external industry activities while maintaining operational and regulatory compliance. **Key Responsibilities Business Development Responsibilities (70+%)*** Develop models for northbound lanes to identify opportunities with the strongest netbacks.* Build flexible models for southbound lanes that can adjust as spreads change from the St. Louis area to locking river markets.* Provide accounting expertise and business requirements to support the upgrade system for ADM/ARTCo.* Represent the Commercial team during the RFP process for a new Barge Management System, expected to begin in Q4.* Partner with the Power BI team to develop dashboards that improve visibility into asset utilization and performance.* Analyze barge revenue to identify opportunities to increase barge days and reduce empty miles.* Manage the caustic position to ensure operational and regulatory compliance.* Evaluate the true cost of boat downtime, including purchased freight and towing, lost barge days, and charter costs.* Collaborate with the Northbound team to support sales, logistics, and overall commercial execution.* ARTCO at various internal, external, and customer-related meetings or events* barge requirements and communicate anticipated needs to appropriate stakeholders**Dispatching Responsibilities (30%)*** Communicate with internal and external customers, addressing and resolving related issues in a timely and professional manner* Schedule barge traffic and coordinate pickups with ARTCO line boats* Maintain regular communication with third-party customers and partners, including towers, fleeters, and other service providers* Coordinate with internal teams, including Sales, regarding barge availability, customer needs, and operational requirements* Assist with administrative responsibilities and other duties as needed* Crosstrain in additional dispatch functions to provide support when necessary* Communicate daily with Operations, Safety, and other internal teams as required**Qualifications*** Strong commitment to customer service, relationship management, and professional communication* Associate degree in a related field required, plus 2-5 years of relevant experience required* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field preferred* Previous experience in barge transportation, logistics, or dispatch operations is beneficial* Ability to work a rotating weekend schedule, approximately every 7-8 weekendsExcited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings. ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. REF:113647BR **#IncludingYou** Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM's efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments - environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together. We welcome everyone to apply. 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