Rail Logistics Specialist

Houston, Texas, United States Apply until:
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Rail Logistics Specialist At Nouryon, our global team takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.

We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you?

In your future role as a Rail Logistics Specialist, you will

The Rail Logistics Specialist is responsible for the end-to-end execution and monitoring of rail transportation activities. This role provides rail logistics expertise to Nouryon sites and works cross-functionally to ensure shipments are executed safely, efficiently, on time, and at optimal cost.

Responsibilities Include:

Plan, execute, monitor, and manage end-to-end rail transportation activities, ensuring compliance with established processes, Nouryon policies, procedures, and applicable transportation requirements.

Ensure timely and accurate execution of rail shipments to support customer requirements, plant operations, inventory needs, and service expectations.

Utilize SAP, Intelli Trans, Railinc, railroad systems, and other logistics technologies to monitor rail shipments and railcar activity, identify exceptions, and take appropriate corrective action.

Proactively identify and resolve transportation disruptions, shipment exceptions, system issues, and operational constraints that could impact customer service or plant operations.

Monitor railcar movements, availability, cycle times, dwell, fleet utilization, and other transportation activities to identify risks and improvement opportunities.

Ensure logistics activities are executed at an optimal balance of cost, operational efficiency, reliability, and customer service.

Support effective railcar fleet utilization by identifying equipment needs, transportation constraints, excess capacity, and opportunities to improve railcar productivity.

Maintain accurate transportation data and documentation within applicable logistics and ERP systems.

Escalate significant transportation, carrier, system, or service issues to the Rail Logistics Team Lead and appropriate stakeholders when necessary.

Coordinate daily rail transportation activities with plants, Customer Service, Planning, railroads, and logistics providers.

Monitor rail shipments, railcar inventory, equipment availability, and transportation exceptions.

Analyze KPIs and operational performance to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

Support transportation forecasts and railcar capacity requirements.

Investigate issues, identify root causes, and coordinate corrective actions.

Maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, railroads, railcar lessors, storage providers, and other logistics partners.

Provide proactive updates on performance, risks, issues, and improvement initiatives to the Rail Logistics Team Lead.

Support standardization, automation, and continuous improvement of logistics processes.

Demonstrate Nouryon values and Code of Conduct expectations.

We believe you bring3 to 8 years of experience in logistics, transportation, supply chain, customer service, or related operations.

Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations, or a related field from an accredited college or university preferred.

Relevant professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Rail transportation or chemical industry experience preferred.

Experience managing transportation activities and resolving operational issues.

Experience with process improvement, cost reduction, and service improvement initiatives.

Knowledge of North American rail transportation…