Logistics & Supply Chain Manager

Description

The Logistics & Supply Chain Manager will report to the Vice President, Finance and will be responsible for planning and managing the movement of materials and product by rail, truck, and barge as the plant grows to 70 million gallons per year. This role leads the logistics team, builds schedules that hold up when conditions change, reduces demurrage and freight costs, and ensures the supply chain supports production.

Key Responsibilities

• Forecast rail, barge, and truck volume and flag capacity shortfalls weeks ahead.
• Oversee switch requests and spot/pull schedules with the serving railroad, including car ordering and placement.
• Track rail car inventory on site and in transit; manage demurrage, storage, and private car costs.
• Escalate service failures with railroad account representatives and resolve billing disputes.
• Manage the flow of incoming and outgoing trucks against sales commitments and production needs.
• Coordinate with purchasing and production on inbound timing and outbound commitments.
• Manage carrier relationships and performance for inbound and outbound freight.
• Build barge logistics as dock access comes online, including barge line and towing relationships, scheduling, and loading procedures.
• Develop the logistics plan for growth to 70 million gallons per year, including the mix of rail, barge, and truck volume.
• Review freight spend, mode choices, and carrier contracts; recommend savings.
• Supervise, coach, and evaluate the logistics staff of three people
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience. An MBA is a plus.
• Experience in trucking and/or rail logistics, building and managing multi-week timing plans, such as load planning, rail car scheduling, dispatch, or supply and production scheduling.
• Rail shipping experience, including car ordering, switching, and demurrage, is a plus.
• Strong planning ability: balancing arrivals, capacity, storage, and production needs, and re-planning quickly when conditions change.
• Critical thinking skills to support adapting plans based on changes in circumstances and/of underlying data; Comfortable with numbers
• Demonstrated use of technology to streamline processes and be more efficient
• Clear, firm communicator with railroads, carriers, and internal departments.
• Experience in liquid bulk, fuels, chemicals, or manufacturing is a plus.
• Experience supervising or leading a team is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with at least one TMS, WMS, or ERP system.

Located in the heart of Memphis, Bioenergy Development Group is a growing renewable energy company which specializes in manufacturing biodiesel from a variety of feedstocks. This is a full-time, in-person, “day” position that reports to the Vice President, Finance with dotted line responsibility to Plant Manager. This role may require you to work additional hours outside regular schedule to support non-routine work and plant turnarounds. The Memphis biodiesel manufacturing plant operates on a seven (7) day, twenty-four (24) hour schedule. 

Bioenergy is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V and an E-Verify Employer.