Logistics Planner

Praxair • Cahokia, IL

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is seeking a Logistics Planner to join our team! The Logistics Planner is accountable for day-to-day route management/planning and strategic improvements to the distribution system, while driving down distribution expenses for several budget managers (i.e. Region Manager, Local Managers, and Corporate Managers).
What we offer you!
· Competitive compensation
· Comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision and more)
· 401(k) retirement savings plan
· Paid time off (vacation, holidays, PTO)Employee discount programs
· Career growth opportunities
· Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level
Why you will enjoy working with us:
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.
Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. (LG&E) is part of the largest Welding, Industrial, Medical, and Specialty Gases companies in the U.S. We carry a comprehensive selection of industrial gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide, etc. LG&E has an extensive network of production plants, retail stores, distribution centers, and customer service locations with a focus on making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful by helping to sustain and protect our planet.
For more information about the company, please visit our website.
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Requirements

• Bachelors Degree, Business, Logistics, Supply Chain preferred, or related field
• 3+ years of experience is preferred
• Must be able to work required weekday planning shift at Cahokia Logistics Center (TBD)
• Ability to work closely with all levels of the corporation (communicate with and influence)
• Must be strong self-directed professional with intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Must have highly developed communication skills (written and verbal), interpersonal, organizational, problem-solving, and customer service skills

Responsibilities

• Provides cost-effective and time plans for delivery of product to customers
• Responsible for the optimization and continuous improvement of variable distribution costs while utilizing internal tools and working with the locations he/she plans
• Key tasks must be accomplished in a manner that supports and promotes 0/0/0
• Ability to apply financial acumen to decision process to help achieve lowest possible routing solution
• Constant focus on reducing delivery expense while systematically working with regional and corporate distribution team
• Generate, monitor, review with locations, and improve Distribution KPI’s
• Ability to disseminate large amounts of data, while making logical decisions quickly and accurately
• Ability to quickly grasp new PC applications (Omnitracs, Peoplenet, AccuStar, DesCartes)
• Provide support to all Fleet/Distribution Systems
• Developing and creating reports assigned by center supervisor, corporate management and as needed
• Participation in projects as assigned by management

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision and more)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, PTO)Employee discount programs
• Career growth opportunities
• Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees