Job Description
What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.
Position Summary:
- Leads SAP Transport Management System (TMS) master data input, data reporting, analytics and freight settlement process.
- Offers efficiency and optimization improvements for Global Transport Management activities.
- Manages freight bill and auditing process, including dispute resolution.
- Creates standardized playbook materials for global freight work Instructions, carrier onboarding, carrier management, freight bidding.
Responsibilities:
- Ensures high quality data integrity is maintained at optimal levels in SAP TMS. Edits and updates master data in a timely manner.
- Manages Freight settlement process in TMS and with external vendors.
- Resolves freight settlement disputes to satisfactory conclusion in a timely manner
- Continuously seeks opportunities to optimize and reduce cost of global freight, whilst maintaining high delivery lead-times and standards.
- Seeks and delivers ways to improve processes for Transport and Logistics execution
- Authors, circulates and publishes key transport playbook documentation such as work instructions and carrier management documentations.
- Creates standard and ad-hoc reports and KPI’s as required.
- Onboards new carriers into transport systems and processes. Manages carrier data and records.
- Participate in key enterprise projects that impact global transportation
- Manages assigned external business partners, leading discussions and periodic business reviews.
- Represents Global Transportation on assigned internal meetings, reviews and cross-functional teams
Requirements:
- Experience within a Global Transport Management team and process
- Experience in associated functions such as warehousing or trade compliance a plus.
- Excellent problem solving with strong data literacy and analytical skills.
- An excellent collaborator with strong interdepartmental communication skills and documentation skills
- Able to produce high quality written process-based procedures and documentation.
- Able to work in a matrixed organization across multiple time zones.
- Ability to identify and resolve complex problems that arise in relations to logistics activities.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
- Self-motivated, proactive with high level of attention to detail
- Able to participate in limited annual business travel (<5%)
All listed responsibilities and requirements are non-exhaustive and deemed as essential functions to this position; Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.
Experience/Education:
- 8+ years of work experience
- Bachelor’s degree required. Supply chain or related field is highly desirable, and MBA or equivalent is a plus.
- At least 1 yr experience working with SAP Transport Management System (TMS) as system administrator and/or system end user.
- At least 3 yrs experience within a Global Transport Management, Logistics process and systems.
- Advanced level of experience with MS Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience driving projects and KPI’s/metrics
Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.
