City : Harrowby
State : Alberta (CA-AB)
Country : Canada (CA)
Requisition Number : 47608
A Day in the Life:
This position is responsible for executing the facility's transportation and logistics strategy by coordinating truck transportation for packaged products, inbound supplies, bulk oils, and ingredients. The role manages inventory and freight movements between the plant and third-party warehouses, coordinates inbound and outbound bulk shipments, and ensures the timely delivery of customer orders through effective carrier and transportation management.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all corporate policies and procedures.
- Manage relationships with carriers and transportation providers to support plant and customer requirements.
- Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments, including packaged products, bulk oils, ingredients, and supplies.
- Manage inventory and freight movements between the plant and third-party warehouse locations.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Customer Service, and transportation providers to ensure efficient logistics execution.
- Develop daily shipping plans and coordinate customer pickup and delivery schedules.
- Work closely with production scheduling to align product availability with customer demand.
- Negotiate freight rates within established guidelines and support carrier management initiatives.
- Support transportation optimization efforts to improve service levels and reduce costs.
- Plan and execute shipment activities in SAP and maintain accurate transportation records.
- Resolve customer, carrier, and transportation-related issues, including after-hours support when required.
- Manage transportation claims, damaged product investigations, returns, and carrier disputes.
- Process shipping documentation and support warehouse operations as needed.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support operational objectives.
- Perform other duties as required.
Skills & Experience Requirements:
- Post-secondary education in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
- Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience in logistics, transportation, supply chain, or a related field.
- Experience in food manufacturing or a related industry is considered an asset.
- Strong knowledge of transportation operations, carrier management, and freight coordination.
- Experience processing transportation claims, resolving customer issues, and negotiating freight rates.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ERP systems such as SAP.
- Knowledge of truck loading, securement, and transportation best practices.
- Familiarity with transportation regulations and loss and damage claim processes.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Customer-focused, detail-oriented, and committed to continuous improvement.
Commitment to supply safe food, maintain a food safety culture within the site, continually improve the site's food safety management system; and comply with customer and regulatory requirements.
Bunge Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultivating a diverse culture. If you require accommodations due to a disability or other protected characteristic during the recruitment process, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected].
At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.
Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:
- We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
- We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
- We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity
If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge
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