Supply Chain Transportation Analyst

Chicken of the Sea is an iconic American brand that was founded in 1930. Today, Chicken of the Sea enjoys broad distribution across all major retail channels, with growth opportunities in foodservice and outside the U.S. Besides its eponymous brand, Chicken of the Sea also sells Genova and King Oscar premium seafood products.

Chicken of the Sea International (COSI) has been wholly owned since 2000 by Thai Union (TU), the largest global producer of ambient seafood. Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods is a sister U.S. company that focuses on frozen and chilled seafood sales. Other iconic seafood brands in the TU Global portfolio include John West, Mareblu, and King Oscar. Under the leadership of CEO Thiraphong Chansiri, Thai Union has more than tripled its revenue to over $4 billion annually and has an aggressive growth agenda.

Chicken of the Sea International operates under the common corporate vision, mission and values of Thai Union, an industry leader in sustainable fishing practices and manufacturing processes that capture the freshness, nutritional value, and sensorial experience of seafood. The global organization lives by the 6 deeply held values: Passionate, Humble, Respectful, Responsible, Collaborative, and Innovative.

COSI is an organization that is very proud of its heritage. First established as VanCamp seafood company more than 100 years ago (1914), the company celebrates its story as one of the oldest food companies in the country that is still in operation. The company is currently undergoing a significant business transformation aimed at accelerating business growth.

About the Role:

Join us as the Supply Chain Transportation Analyst for Chicken of the Sea, where you'll play a crucial role in managing the daily performance and key metrics of our product transportation throughout the Supply Chain. This position is responsible for identifying areas of improvement, reducing costs, and fostering collaborative relationships with both external and internal partners to achieve our business objectives. As the subject matter expert on transportation challenges and solutions, you'll work towards advancing Chicken of the Sea’s service and cost targets.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the achievement of customer delivery service targets by proactively identifying and resolving transportation issues.
• Develop and maintain transportation scorecards for current and new 3PL providers, driving accountability through regular reviews.
• Manage all freight claims to resolution and implement processes to minimize their impact.
• Collaborate with the Accounts Receivable team to address root causes of vendor compliance deductions.
• Create dashboards and scorecards to provide senior leadership with insights into transportation spend across the Chicken of the Sea network.
• Work with other departments to integrate transportation with business systems and processes such as customer service, order management, accounting, and warehousing.
• Develop and communicate transportation policies and procedures, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
• Identify and execute cost-saving projects in transportation areas.
• Lead the execution of our sample process by working with cross functional partners to ensure accurate order placement with timely delivery.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Engineering, or related field.
• 1-3 years of transportation/logistics/supply chain experience.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end Supply Chain.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and improve processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with various stakeholders.
• Proactive with the ability to work independently and exercise good business judgment.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and multitask effectively.

Preferences:

• Work experience preferably in a CPG Food Company or Consumer Goods Company.
• Working knowledge of database systems (SQL).

Physical Demands

While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, communicate, usually through talking, hearing, writing and typing. Employees should be able to operate standard office equipment, i.e., telephones, computers, facsimile and copier. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk, and move or lift to 35 lbs. The employee regularly works in a well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with a moderate degree of noise.

The employee is required to comply with all company policies, rules, and directives, including safe work practices.

Values

Collaborative – works well with diverse workforce; communicates professionally with associates and leaders

Responsible – punctual, proactively communicates status of issues and projects

Humble – eager to learn new skills, asks for assistance when needed

Passionate – has a support-mindset; committed to be the best

Respectful – exhibits behaviors of caring, compassion, honesty, integrity, and fairness

Innovative — constantly looks for ways to be more efficient and productive; Committed to continuous improvement

A career at Thai Union is a unique experience to grow as a professional and as a person. You will join a global fast-growing, innovative, and entrepreneurial organization deeply committed to its people, its community, and the environment.

Every single one of our employees matter. We are always listening and giving our talent opportunities to grow, develop, and implement new ideas to make a difference. Our focus on corporate social responsibility and sustainability in a creative and dynamic environment, combined with great opportunities to lead progress, is a guarantee you will quickly develop your professional skills within a diverse & inclusive human-centered organization.

Thai Union is committed to providing equality of opportunity. If you require any reasonable adjustments to help support your application, please let us know.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.