Supply Chain Specialist

Description

Contribute. Grow. Lead…with OxyChem. Looking for a challenge? Desire to achieve your true potential. OxyChem is a growing, action-oriented, safety driven chemical manufacturing company continually striving to be the best in the business while staying focused on environmental protection. The secret to our success has and will continue to be our people.

OxyChem, a wholly owned subsidiary of international energy company Occidental, is based in Dallas with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada and Chile. It is among the top three producers in the United States for the PVC, chlor-alkali, chlorinated organic, and other principal products it manufacturers and markets, and is a global leader in the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). OxyChem vinyl products are used for indispensable medical supplies, PVC pipe for delivering safe drinking water, and a variety of other long-lasting products essential to the automotive, electrical, and construction sectors. Visit www.oxychem.com for more information.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities. We are looking for an experienced and self-motivated individual to fill the position of Supply Chain Specialist at our corporate office located in Ludington, MI.

This position’s primary job function is to lead on site rail car repairs, oversee 3^rd party daily operations & packaging suppliers, and to coordinate the maintenance & capital of supply chain assets.

The Supply Chain Specialist will ensure that railcar repairs are timely, effective and efficient, resolve daily 3^rd party operating issues, ensure our packaging supplies are available and cost optimized, and will ensure our supply chain assets are maintained and have an aligned long term capital plan. This role works closely with site logistics, demand chain planning, Dallas railcar fleet maintenance and site order scheduling and reports to the Calcium Chloride Supply Chain Manager.  

This position is not eligible for the Alternative Work Schedule.
                                                                                                                                                                               

Essential Functions

Functions that must be performed in order to fulfill Primary Function:

Lead the timely, effective, & efficient resolution for all rail cars requiring site review and site repair.

·    Coordinates site work with on-site rail maintenance provider and logistics to ensure timely, effective and efficient repair of local railcar repairs for all stake holders.

·     Leads and coordinates the dispensation of railcars that require Dallas review for potential shop, scrap, or site repairs including projects that require modifications such as re-stenciling or end of life cars.

·         Serves as focal point for technical resolution with Dallas for car modifications and/or AAR 4-2 submissions.

·         Performs OTMA transactions in coordination with Dallas and site logistics.

·         Ensures on-site rail maintenance provider workload visibility and on-site rail maintenance provider schedule is consistent with Oxy priorities.

·         Coordinates on-site rail maintenance provider site support necessary to perform as a best-in-class onsite repair operation.

·         Measures on-site rail maintenance provider effectiveness and efficiency and progress toward long term objectives.

·         Requisitions large volume purchase items like gates, wheels, and bolsters.

Oversees 3^rd party Operations & packaging supplies.  

·  Focal point for operating issues for Lemont-IMTT, Bay City, and Burns Harbor, Panther, Cal-Chlor Ludington/New Brunswick, barge mechanical operating issues, & on-site rail maintenance provider. 

·  Oversee and coordinates changes required of suppliers.  Leads projects including those requiring AFE’s, MOC’s and other supply chain support.  

·  Facilitates materials/packaging design changes with stakeholders including Dallas HESS, Prod Reg Affairs, commercial, production and suppliers to optimize roll outs and minimize waste.   Typical changes include new private label packaging or new customer service requirements, or a change to Oxy packaging.

·  Participates and/or leads in collaboration with Dallas supplier evaluation and qualification for new vendors or changes for pallets, bags, pails, slip sheets, shrouds and FIBC’s.

· Coordinates supplier capacity by providing visibility to Oxy volume, obtaining supplier capacities, resolving gaps, and performing annual (or as needed) operational reviews.

·         Ensures and/or performs physical inventories requirements at 3^rd party locations.

·         Coordinates returns of raw materials that fail inspections.

·         Monitors and measures supplier performance.

·         Approve & code invoices in SAP.   Maintain current price sheets on server.

·         Facilitates corrective actions for customer complaints (Corrective Action Requests).

 Coordinates routine Maintenance and Capital for supply chain assets:

·Facilitates routine maintenance and capital for Spartan, Bay City, and New Brunswick and ensures & documents short-term & long-term plans to operate to meet business requirements.  Log maintenance approvals for future reference for invoices.

·Develops and facilitates plan for annual winter lay-up and 5-year certification requirements for the Spartan barge/tug.

·Coordinates support for barge (Spartan/Deegan) repairs on site and serves as a liaison between barge operators and site operators.

·         Performs fuel log at beginning and end of year as input to final invoicing for Deegan. 

·         Ensures all operating repairs are coordinated with planning and return to operations are visible.

·         Perform annual fixed asset review to ensure a current and accurate Fixed Asset register.

Other:

·         Serves as a team member on the supply chain team.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Actively support plant and corporate HESS safety programs, objectives, and expectations.

• Follows the Ludington Guiding Principles.

• Supports the Food Safety Program and Quality Program. Adheres to FDA requirements.

Qualifications

Education/Certification Requirements

Pre-employment Requirement

·         Bachelor’s Degree

·         Basic computer skills.

Additional Desired Qualifications 

·    Strong mechanical aptitude or maintenance experience associated with railcars, terminal operations, bagging or barge equipment.

·     Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SAP.

·     Successful experiences building supplier relationships.

Post-employment Requirement

·         Maintain current Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC)

·         Some travel required.  <5%.

Other Expectations

·         Assignment, Review and Approval of Work:

Ability to work with limited supervision.     

·         Major or Unusual Problems:

Must be able to effectively perform multiple tasks and prioritize workload.  Must have a high aptitude in logical thinking to perform troubleshooting aspects of this job.  Leadership skills are mandatory to make the most effective use of the available resources to add value to the business.

·         Decision Making Authority:

Ability to quickly analyze situations, determine cost effective measures to address the issues, and then implement actions necessary to address the concern.   

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OxyChem will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Occidental is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, political preference, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process.

Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never: 

• Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees.

• Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or

• Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don’t know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.

Job

 – Logistics

Primary Location

 – United States-Michigan-Ludington

Organization

 – OXY CHEM

Schedule

 – Full-time