Bulk Business Associate Logistics Manager

ECOLAB; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 145,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

ECOLAB in Joliet, IL seeks a Bulk Business Associate Logistics Manager who will coordinate plant loading, carriers, and schedules to ensure on-time delivery and high service standards. You will link customers, sales, logistics, and manufacturing while driving cost efficiency and continuous improvement.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree with supervisory experience and strong financial data analysis skills. Familiarity with SAP or TMS and bulk chemical transport is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Supervisory and/or leadership experience.
• Ability to collect & analyze financial data; strong metrics & systems orientation; the ability to evaluate cost improvement opportunities.
• No immigration sponsorship is available for this role.

Responsibilities

• Own on-time delivery performance by coordinating plant loading, carrier execution, and schedule adherence.
• Manage performance and execution of 3rd party manufacturers and carriers where necessary.
• Lead daily bulk logistics operations with accountability for safety compliance and incident prevention.
• Ensure clear, timely communication and visibility across field partners to minimize customer impact.
• Build and manage the weekly execution plan, aligning with manufacturing output and route optimization.
• Use DIFOT, returns, utilization, and cost data to identify savings and drive cost efficiency.
• Partner with analytics resources to translate insights into actionable improvements.
• Support network strategy by aligning daily operations with capacity, sourcing, and service model evolution.
• Identify constraints and drive continuous improvement for long-term network performance.
• Monitor production capacity and loading throughput to match output with logistics execution.
• Address constraints to maximize volume flow and protect service and cost performance.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Cost optimization

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

TMS

Job description

Are you an influential, take charge leader looking for a supervisory opportunity with a stable, growing and global company committed to sustainability? Would you like to join a company recognized as among the 100 Most Ethical Companies in the World, not once but six years in a row? In this unique role you will ensure Ecolab customers have the critical sanitation products they need to sanitize their manufacturing environment to meet production goals.

As our Bulk Business Associate Logistics Manager in Joliet, IL with effective communication and project management skills, you will have the opportunity to have significant impact and gain recognition as you meet high service standards for existing customers and aid our sales force in on-boarding new accounts. Daily you will act as key liaison between customers, sales, logistics, and manufacturing. You will overcome any service delivery issues and maintain and improve alignment of manufacturing and transportation resources to optimize cost and service.

What You Will Do

• Own on-time delivery performance (DIFOT) by coordinating plant loading, carrier execution, and schedule adherence.
• Manage performance and execution of 3rd party manufacturers and carriers where necessary.
• Lead daily bulk logistics operations with full accountability for safety compliance, DAR follow-up, and incident prevention. Ensure adherence to EVD and site‑specific safety protocols across carriers and drivers.
• Ensure clear, timely communication and visibility across field partners to minimize customer impact.
• Build and manage the weekly execution plan, ensuring alignment with manufacturing output and maximizing route optimization.
• Leverage operational data (DIFOT, returns, utilization, cost) to identify and execute savings opportunities, driving continuous improvement in cost per KG and network efficiency.
• Partner with analytics resources to translate insights into actionable operational improvements and measurable financial impact.
• Support execution of network strategy by aligning daily operations with broader logistics initiatives (capacity, sourcing, service model evolution).
• Identify and accelerate structural constraints while contributing to continuous improvement efforts that enhance long‑term network performance.
• Monitor and actively manage plant production capacity and loading throughput, ensuring alignment between manufacturing output and logistics execution.
• Proactively address constraints to maximize volume flow, prevent backlog, and protect service and cost performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Previous supervisory and/or leadership experience
• Ability to collect & analyze financial data; strong metrics & systems orientation; the ability to evaluate cost improvement opportunities.
• No immigration sponsorship is available for this role

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Transportation, or Materials Management
• SAP and/or TMS experience
• 1+ years’ experience with the bulk transport of chemicals
• 1+ years’ customer service or sales experience
• Some experience in logistics or transportation
• Supply Chain experience in vendor negotiation & management & with cross functional teams.

Annual or Hourly Compensation Range

The base salary range for this position is $96,700.00 - $145,100.00. This position is eligible for annual bonus pay based on performance, per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Benefits

• Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.

If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.

Potential Customer Requirements Notice

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:

• Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.

Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are inclusive. We are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through affirmative action (AA).

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.