About Rivian:
Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.
As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.
Responsibilities:
- Drive carrier performance to ensure timely delivery and quality of finished vehicles using modes of truck, rail, and ocean. Assing loads to contracted and spot market carriers.
- Input shipment data into TMS.
- Ensure data integrity is maintained – physicals and Transportation Management System (TMS) are in unison. Daily auditing of audit reports and workbenches.
- Coordinate capacity planning activities with carriers, shipping line and service centers.
- Communicate carrier KPI results regularly and implement corrective actions when needed. Maintain a monthly cadence with assigned carriers.
- Leverage data to identify exceptions or waste trends and work across teams to develop and measure corrective actions. Utilize root cause analysis to fix issues.
- Identify, develop, document, and roll out logistics processes as needed.
- Ensure safety procedures are established, communicated, and enforced.
- Liaise with Purchasing and IT to onboard new carriers.
- Manage Damage and Claims functions with assigned carriers.
- Act as back up of the Manager Outbound Logistics Europe
- Support for other roles within the Outbound Logistics team.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain, or related field
- At least 1 year of experience in logistics, transportation, supply chain or related
- High proficiency in English is a must (written and verbal) – other language skills are a plus
- Ability to work autonomous in a team at multiple locations (Serbia, Germany, US)
- Hands-on experience working with a Transportation Management System (TMS)
- Process oriented - uses a methodical approach to problem solving
- Advanced user in MS Excel – ability to create pivot table and charts, use of short cuts, and VLOOKUP functionality
- Finished vehicle logistics experience a plus
- Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
Company Statements:
Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.
Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
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