Operations Specialist

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Location:

Houston, TX, US, 77056

Facility:
Williams Tower
-130

Department:
Operations Americas

Division:
Intermediates & Derivatives and Enterpri

Lyondell Basellis a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary

Mo Re Tecrecycling  technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce.

We'readdressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

Supply Chain is a customer-focused Center of Excellence providing industry-leading services while delivering differential value to the business, today and into the future . We separate our Supply Chain functions into several areas; these include logistics , customer fulfillment, services, trade compliance, and support for business processes and systems.

As a member of our dynamic Supply Chain team, you will play a critical role in helping us supply our products to a global customer base. In this individual contributor role, you will be responsible for direct ing the logistics operations and management of Logistics Service Provider (LSP) services to meet the needs of Lyondell Basell from a total cost and service prospective.

During a typical day, you will support all logistics operations for truck movements to ensure Lyondell Basell is supplied with uninterrupted service .

This position reports to the Logistics Operations Manager and is located at our North American Headquarters at Williams Tower, Houston TX . The position offers a competitive base salary, bonus, 401K matching, generous benefits package, pension plan, parking subsidy, and employee discounts.

• Manage domestic truck movements in support of North America Manufacturing operations.
• Act as a main point of contact for Account Specialists, Plant Logistics Specialists, Operations Planners, Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing, Logistics Commercial, and third-party Logistics Service Providers (LSP) concerning all domestic truck shipments.
• Manage and effectively control all applicable logistic operations for the assigned mode to create competitive advantage in cost and service.
• Provide specialized analytical support to monitor and achieve continuous improvement of quality, service, and cost performance; measure non-optimal costs.
• Conduct operational meetings as necessary with applicable LSP to review operational performance and metrics. Lead or participate in scheduled LSP audits as applicable.
• Ensure Lyondell Basell is adequately supplied with uninterrupted services at the most favorable competitive value and in all conditions.
• Facilitate effective collaboration with Logistics Business Consultants in the qualification and assessment of suppliers of transportation services to ensure customer service levels are maintained.
• Responsible for monitoring and adjusting to market conditions, new technology, best practices, and trends in supply markets.
• Perform assigned tasks within Quality Notifications ensuring acceptable root cause analysis, corrective/preventative action, and timely closure.
  
  Record, trend, and communicate monthly performance metrics.
• Maintain world-class transportation knowledge by…