Production & Logistics Coordinator

4142 Evonik Corporation_4142; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik in Mobile, Alabama, is seeking a logistics-minded professional to support the Sodium Methylate Plant. You will enter and maintain raw material consumption and production in SAP, manage the railcar fleet, and handle packaging needs.

Collaborating with Supply Chain, Shipping, and Customer Service, you will ensure timely issue resolution, maintain inventory, create purchase orders, and update quality control profiles in SAP.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 5 years of office experience preferred with accounting background.
• Advanced word processing; intermediate Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Enter and maintain raw material consumption and production in SAP, including multiple material numbers.
• Process replenishment orders, generate batch numbers and label requests.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Shipping, and Customer Service to resolve issues promptly to meet customer requirements.
• Manage Railcar Fleet of 110 cars; act as SPOC for carriers on fleet maintenance, repair, and related costs.
• Maintain accurate inventory of raw materials and finished products; investigate discrepancies and adjust in SAP.
• Create purchase orders and manage non-stock materials and outline agreements.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Professionalism

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP

IBP

GoPlant

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Word

Job description

What we offer At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed. Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special! Find out more about the many benefits we offer: https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik: https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

The primary responsibility of this position is to support the production and logistics activities within the Sodium Methylate Plant by production and consumption totals within SAP, managing the Sodium Methylate Railcar fleet, and day-to-day packaging needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for entering and maintaining raw material consumption and production into SAP. This includes several different material numbers. Working with necessary tools and platforms like SAP & IBP.
• Responsible for processing replenishment orders generating batch numbers and label requests.
• Interact directly with the Supply Chain, Shipping Department, and Customer Service to resolve issues in a timely manner to meet customer requirements.
• Manage production unit’s Railcar Fleet of 110 cars and function as the SPOC for our carriers around fleet maintenance & repair, cleaning, container availability, and invoice payment. Total cost of fleet management is >$600k/yr and position has cost management responsibilities, along with managing demurrage to a minimum level.
• Inventory Control: Maintain accurate inventory of raw materials and finished products. Coordinate investigation of inventory discrepancies, working with production, supply chain, and logistics personnel for resolution, and the cost accountant to make necessary inventory adjustments in SAP. Month end reporting / accounting. Includes creation of variance reports after each campaign and reporting on off-spec inventory. Maintains plant records electronically and as necessary in hard copy. This includes production documentation, shipping documentation, and waste generation.
• Create purchase orders and yearly purchase orders for non-stock materials as needed and manage various outline agreements for plant. Plant needs include clothing (Cintas), GATX, Methanol, PT cards, ETC.
• To maintain and update Quality Control within SAP. Task to include releasing methanol railcars, updated quality control profiles in SAP and add new customers into SAP for CofA. Setting up sample shipments to customers.

REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 5 years office experience preferred with background in accounting practices.
• Must be at an advanced skill level in word processing and an intermediate skill level in Excel.
• Must be able to relate in a professional manner to co-workers and outside contacts in person, by telephone, and written correspondence.
• Should have excellent organizational skills and be a self-starter.
• Must be flexible and able to multi-task/prioritize activities.
• Equipment operation: Must be able to operate telephone, calculator, PC, SAP, copy/fax/scanner, label maker, laminator, automobile.
• Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, GoPlant, Microsoft Windows, SAP, IBP

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.