Logistics Assistant

Ashland Inc.; Calvert City (KY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashland LLC in Calvert City, KY is seeking a Logistics Assistant III to support SAP-based inventory management and logistics operations. The role reports to the Logistics Manager and involves cross-functional collaboration to ensure timely product releases and compliant handling of materials.

The position emphasizes hands-on logistics tasks, adherence to environmental regulations, and teamwork to optimize shipping and warehouse activities within a dynamic specialty chemicals environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 1–5 years of hands-on SAP and MS Office experience.
• Must hold or be willing to obtain 49 CFR and 40 CFR certifications.

Responsibilities

• Handle SAP raw material receipts and move order processing.
• Lead inventory control initiatives and reconcile production records.
• Collaborate with Lab and CSRs to meet market demand and approvals.
• Manage hazardous waste manifests and disposal protocols.
• Coordinate TMS LTL and TL shipments and ensure on-time shipping.
• Support adjacent team members and improve processes.

Skills

SAP

MS Office

Analytical thinking

Education

49 CFR / 40 CFR certifications

Tools

None

Job description

ISP Chemicals LLC

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Logistics Assistant III to join our Ashland LLC, Specialty ingredients business at our Calvert City, KY location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Logistics function. This position will report to the Logistics manager.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Inventory & SAP Management: Handle SAP raw material receipts, move order processing (SAP moves), re-class data maintenance, and cycle counting activities.
• Inventory Control: Lead inventory control initiatives, including full investigations and reconciling production drumming records against finished good material locations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with the Lab for timely product releases against market demand. Coordinate with CSRs regarding product demand versus lab approvals.
• Specialized Logistics: Handle customer returns, export sample requests, notice to ship for small packages via re-pack, and damaged drum reports/segregations.
• Environmental & Waste Compliance: Prepare hazardous waste manifests and oversee waste disposal protocols.
• Team Synergy: Learn and support adjacent team member roles, including order allocations (VL10G), while improving organizational capacity through collaborative relationships. Manage TMS LTL and TL shipments. Coordinate with Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) to meet customer on-time shipping and special requests

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• Minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent.
• 1–5 years of hands-on experience working with SAP, Microsoft Office products (spreadsheets), and web interfaces.
• Must hold, or be willing to immediately obtain and maintain, 49CFR and 40CFR certifications.
• A tenacious, self-directed self-starter who demonstrates responsible and ethical behavior at all times.
• Driven to help the company build greater value by understanding the business, making complex decisions, and creating new, efficient ways of working.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.