Logistics Planner

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Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is seeking a Logistics Planner to join our team located in Cahokia, IL. 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).

Responsibilities (1st shift/2nd shift)

• 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 (Roadnet 5000, Cognos, Peoplenet, AccuStar)
• Developing and creating reports assigned by center supervisor, corporate management and as needed
• Continue to support OBC integration, report building, data analysis

• Bachelors Degree, Business, Logistics, Supply Chain preferred, or related field
• 3+ years of experience is preferred
• Must be able to work weekday planning shift 12:00 pm-10:00 pm, at Cahokia Logistics Center
• 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

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2020 sales of $27 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 and protect our planet. The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde’s industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions. For more information about the company, please visit our website at www.lindeus.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.