Senior Logistics Analyst

Peterson Cat; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Peterson Cat is seeking a Senior Logistics Analyst to oversee the shipping of engines and packages, ensuring compliance and efficiency. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and six years of logistics experience, with responsibilities including monitoring deliveries, managing costs, and coordinating with various stakeholders. This position offers competitive wages and benefits in a family-oriented environment.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Generous benefits

Promotional opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of six years of experience in Logistics and/or Project Management.
• Experience with permitting and dispatching heavy haul & oversized loads preferred.
• Logistics Certification and PMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shipping of engines and packages ensuring on-time delivery.
• Monitor shipment costs and coordinate with manufacturers and haulers.
• Proactively identify and resolve delivery bottlenecks.

Skills

Logistics Management

Project Management

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Job description

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It’s your time, make it matter.

At Peterson, we partner with our customers to build the future. For over 85 years, our peoples’ work has shaped the communities where we live, where we raise our families, and where we thrive. Peterson’s legacy permeates every aspect of our communities. From roads and bridges, back-up power at hospitals, fire-fighting, concerts and moving goods; we are everywhere you look. At Peterson, you don’t just have a career, you have a purpose.

Our family-oriented environment is built on safety, winning, growth, and professional achievement. Hiring and developing exceptional people is critical to our continued success. We have high standards for a good reason: our people represent Peterson, our family, our brand, and our values.

You have high expectations too. You are exceptionally motivated, have outstanding skills, and want your work to matter. Peterson offers competitive wages, generous benefits, and promotional opportunities at a family-owned and operated business. It’s time to use your skills and passion to do work that matters!

Job Description

Peterson Power Systems has a need for a Senior Project Logistics Analyst who can be based at either our Hillsboro, OR or San Leandro, CA location or who can be based remotely in Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Virginia.

Summary

The Senior Project Logistics Analyst oversees the shipping of engines and completed packages from manufacturers to packagers and customer sites. This position works closely with the Mission Critical Project Management Team, transportation and packaging companies, and customers to ensure engines and completed packages are delivered on time, at optimal cost, and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and company policies and procedures.

Essential Job Functions

1. Work closely with manufacturers and transportation companies (haulers) to ensure deliveries are made to packagers on or before the packager need-by date.
   • Ensure manufacturer has the correct hauler and ship-to address for packager.
   • Monitor and confirm pick up by hauler and delivery to packager.
2. Work closely with packagers and haulers to ensure on-time delivery of packages to customer sites.
   • Ensure packager has the correct hauler and ship-to address for customer site.
   • Monitor and confirm pick up by hauler and delivery to customer site; Transmit packager pictures and applicable receiving documentation from packager.
3. Ensure deliveries comply with applicable contracts, laws, regulations, and Peterson and customer policies and procedures.
4. Proactively identify and work to alleviate bottlenecks and other challenges that arise in delivery processes to enhance delivery efficiency.
5. Continuously monitor Ready-To-Ship (RTS) dates, delivery statuses, and other logistical data related to the delivery of engines and completed packages.
6. Monitor and control shipment costs to leverage buying power and optimize cost of freight.
7. Coordinate with Caterpillar (CAT) and other manufacturers to identify, address, and propose solutions to RTS delays.
8. Ensure designs do not expire by working with packagers and local inspectors to confirm current status of and ensure compliance with applicable state certifications.
9. Ensure current RTS data and other logistical data is readily accessible to Project Management Team.
10. Immediately notify applicable Peterson Project Management team of RTS delays, deficiencies found during inspections, and any other logistical issues that arise.
11. Create, upload, and manage Bills of Ladings for deliveries.
12. File, monitor, and manage insurance claims when shipments are damaged while in transit, working closely with appropriate Peterson personnel, customers, and insurance carriers.
13. Work with Senior Project Manager, Purchasing department, and Contract Review department to identify, evaluate, approve, and set up new haulers to be utilized by Peterson Power Systems.
14. Maintain storage agreements with storage partners; track engines and packages that are in storage and coordinate their departure.
15. Travel away from base location up to 45% of the time to Packager locations as necessary to facilitate state required certification process, meet with vendors, and perform site walks.
16. Maintain regular, punctual, and predictable attendance.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from a fully accredited college in Business or other closely related field; and a minimum of six (6) years of directly related experience in Logistics and/or Project Management; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Experience with permitting and dispatching heavy haul & oversized loads preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Logistics Certification preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.
• Course work towards a certification program is preferred.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record.

The annual pay range for this position in California is: $110,000 - $130,000. We also offer a total compensation package in addition to base salary.