Transportation Planner Sr - Enterprise Logistics

General Dynamics Electric Boat•Groton, CT

12d•Onsite

About The Position

This position supports Electric Boat’s Supply Chain and Logistics activities associated with the Electric Boat Transportation Planning supporting all classes pertaining to Submarine Construction. Your responsibilities would encompass freight and transportation management, material tracking, expediting, and scheduling, metric reporting, project management, import/export and freight forwarding, air and ocean transportation. You will be quoting, scheduling, and planning vendor inbound, 3 rd party, and project cargo in line with purchase order and production schedules. Additionally, you would experience significant interaction with various Internal and External customers such as the following: Purchasing, EB Vendor Base, Contracted Carriers, EB Program Offices, Operations, Contracts, Planning Departments, Engineering, Purchasing, Planning Yard, Newport News Ship Building, and EB Off-Site Departments. The responsibilities of this role may expand to other special projects as programs develop. You would require daily use of various reports and computer driven systems . This position is located in our Kings Highway Facility Groton, CT

Requirements

Highschool Diploma or G.E.D. equivalency
4+ years experience in Planning, Supply Chain, Logistics, or Inventory Control
Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management or project planning in a similar industry that encompasses planning routes, analyzing data for cost savings, resolving shipment issues, and ensuring compliance with regulations, all while collaborating with internal teams and external partners to optimize costs and service
Experience in Microsoft Office products; Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Positive attitude
Good organizational skills and keen attention to detail
Ability to multi-task and work in a high pace environment
Good PC computer skills are required.
Strong project management and prioritization skills.
Candidates must be a Team Player and highly motivated.
Willing and able to interact effectively with all levels of management.
Strong communications (Written and Oral) and Interpersonal skills.
Ability to function independently and work in a multi discipline TEAM environment.
Willingness to assist with issues using independent judgment, ingenuity, creativity and sound Decision-making
Ability to analyze / interpret technical data and provide solutions to effectively schedule material in support of programs
Willingness to work overtime and weekends when it is required to support construction.

Nice To Haves

Bachleor's degree
Freight and Transportation Management Experience
Familiarity with ITAR and EAR99 Regulations
Freight Forwarding and/or Import & Export Experience
HAZMAT & Dangerous Goods Shipping IAW IATA and 49 CFR
Military experience or Shipyard/Shipbuilding experience
Experience with any of the following platforms: Oracle, MRPII (ERP)

Responsibilities

freight and transportation management
material tracking
expediting, and scheduling
metric reporting
project management
import/export and freight forwarding
air and ocean transportation
quoting, scheduling, and planning vendor inbound, 3 rd party, and project cargo in line with purchase order and production schedules

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