Trade & Transportation Specialist

Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

ABB Energy Industries is enabling safe, smart and sustainable projects and operations for businesses across the oil, gas, chemicals, life sciences, power generation and water sectors. Driving integrated solutions that automate, digitalize and electrify industry we connect our people and technology to help our customers adapt and succeed. With over 50 years domain expertise, we continue to innovate and reshape traditional approaches across the energy sector with our technologies designed to improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, reduce energy consumption and waste. ABB is looking for a Trade & Transportation Specialist to provide support to Energy Industries Division. As member of Procurement & Logistics team, the Trade & Transportation Specialist is the owner of the logistics process, optimizing product and material deliveries, providing expertise and support to the Proposal, Project Management, Procurement, Production and Warehouse teams ensuring that the logistic activities align with the corporate policies, procedures and country regulations.

Your responsibilities

• Work in tight collaboration with the Proposal, Procurement, Project Management, Production and Warehouse teams, understanding the shipping requirements and providing appropriate solutions that meet quality, legal and cost parameters.
• Implement, maintain and develop efficient and effective processes/procedures/SOPs to support the transportation and logistics activities.
• Prepare and maintain a delivery schedule and communicate with all relevant departments.
• Establish, maintain and develop partnerships with carriers and customs brokers.
• Evaluate carriers and customs brokers performance, investigate customs clearance and transportation issues, implement corrective actions.
• Work with carriers to coordinate shipments domestically and internationally.
• Negotiate rates and/or services where needed or where established agreements do not exist.
• Ensure the integrity of shipping documentation in accordance with the Trade, Transportation and Customs regulations.
• Maintain records for easy traceability and visibility.
• Coordinate claims settlement and communicate accordingly with the appropriate functions.
• Process in timely manner, the carriers and customs brokers invoices.

Your background

• A Bachelor´s degree in International Trade or similar.
• 4+ years of experience in Trade, International Transportation and Logistics field.
• Experience in customs regulations, export controls and Incoterms.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships with an entrepreneurial spirit that brings people together.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong focus on optimization, efficiency and process improvements.
• Ability to work independently with a sense of urgency, managing and prioritizing multiple time sensitive tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Motivated to invest in yourself and further expand your knowledge.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Use of TMS (Transportation Management Systems) will be an asset.
• Use of ERP Tool (SAP) desirable.
• Knowledge in Lean Six Sigma Tools.
• Bilingual – Must be fluent in English & French (written & verbal)
• Availability to travel.

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Accident insurance
• Healthcare plan
• Wellbeing program

More about us

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. For the 8th year in a row, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s top employers by Forbes Magazine. Also named as Canada's Top 100 Employers, Montreal's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People, Canada’s Greenest Employers and in 2021 Best Candidate Experience Award (CandE Award), ABB's culture and commitment are to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and support-ed. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage appli-cants to self-identify in the application process. #LI-Hybrid