What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fuels Transportation Scheduler position at 7-Eleven?
▶ Who we are
Imagine working in a place where continuous improvement and innovation is celebrated and rewarded; where fast-paced, high-impact teams come together to positively drive results for one of the largest & most iconic brands in the world.
As the only rapidly growing retailer, you may know us as your friendly neighborhood store. You probably know our familiar name, have seen our pervasive logo, and have tried our highly sought-after products, such as Slurpee® and Big Bite®. “Brain Freeze” is a 7-Eleven registered trademark for our 53-year old Slurpee® and with over 77,000 stores globally (more than any other retailer or food service provider), we sell over 14 million a month.
But there’s a lot more to our story and much more left to be written. We are transforming our business, ensuring we are customer obsessed and digitally enabled to seamlessly link our brick and mortar stores with digital products and services.
At 7-Eleven the entrepreneurial spirit is in our DNA and has been ever since our inception 90 years ago. It’s what drove us to invent the convenience industry in 1927 by envisioning how a simple ice dock could provide household staples such as milk and eggs to better serve the needs of our customers.
Today we are redefining convenience and the customer experience in big ways...we are fundamentally changing our culture and we want talented, innovative, customer obsessed, and entrepreneurial people like you to come make history with us.
▶ How we lead
At 7-Eleven we are guided by our Leadership Principles.
- Be Customer Obsessed
- Be Courageous with Your Point of View
- Challenge the Status Quo
- Act Like an Entrepreneur
- Have an “It Can Be Done” Attitude
- Do the Right Thing
- Be Accountable
Each principle has a defined set of behaviors which help guide the 7-Eleven team to Serve Customers and Support Stores.
▶ About This Opportunity
The Transportation Scheduler will work cross-functionally and manage multiple carriers for all fuel related activities to ensure safe and timely delivery to our 7-Eleven retail stores.
- Monitor and manage daily dispatch plans with each carrier to achieve optimal store inventory targets
- Freight rate management
- Coordinate with the Fuels Product Scheduler to analyze and communicate optimal supply point to the carrier
- Assist with loading issues at the terminal and ensure resolution
- Assist with emergency related issues caused by a driver during a delivery and ensure appropriate action for remediation
- Work closely with Environmental Compliance to ensure environmental matters are referred to environmental personnel in a timely manner
- Manage and communicate store fuels related activities on by store basis (Store opening and closing, Re-Brand/Re-Model, TOS, and Re-tanks)
- Manage and support day to day operations and assist with daily delivery reconciliation within KeyVu
- Manage, track and communicate all fuels related maintenance issues
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree and/or 4 years previous Transportation, Fuel Operations or Fuel Accounting related experience preferred
- Customer service oriented
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Process improvement capabilities and problem-solving skills
- Strong analytical skills, to include variance detection and trend analysis
- Decision-making skills
- Strong sense of urgency and accountability
