Trade & Transportation Administrator
A pivotal role at ABB, where we address global challenges through our core values of care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration. We strive for diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities to empower sustainable solutions.
This position reports to the Trade & Transportation Manager.
Your Role and Responsibilities
In this fast-paced environment, you will coordinate equipment utilization, ensuring high-quality service and cost-effective transportation for customers. You will balance transport requests with available options, communicate service issues in real-time with shippers and receivers, and make decisions impacting cost and service on a daily basis with minimal review.
You will be accountable for:
* Maintaining communication with transport service providers to place orders, receive confirmation, and monitor important milestones.
* Planning and optimizing multi-leg and multi-segment shipments.
* CALCULATING TOTAL TRANSPORTATION LEAD TIME AND TRANSPORT COST.
* UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT PLANNING TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND LOAD PLANNING TOOLS.
* HAVING LOCAL TRANSPORT MARKET KNOWLEDGE, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT, PORT AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS AS WELL AS RELEVANT RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS.
* KNOWING HOW TO WORK WITH FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND TRANSPORT PROVIDERS.
* AABILITY TO JUSTIFY COST OVERRUNS WHEN THEY OCCUR.
Qualifications for the Role
You are skilled in transportation rules and regulations, working with advanced TMS platforms (Eyefreight).
You have at least 5 years of experience in transport management or freight forwarding, possess enhanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook, and are passionate about managing multiple time-sensitive tasks in a dynamic environment. You have the ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships with customers as well as fleet provider personnel. A diploma or degree in supply chain or logistics management is required.
About Us
ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure, and commercial buildings. Our technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives.