Transportation Optimization Lead

Cargill

Transportation Optimization Process Lead at Cargill forecasting rail fleet needs and managing supply chain operations. Supervising transportation processes ensuring compliance and cost efficiency in agricultural logistics.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeWichita • Kansas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Forecast rail fleet sizing needs.
Manage inbound bulk ocean vessel planning.
Create and manage railcar demurrage reduction plan.
Lead On-Time In-Full governance to meet tiered customer requirements in multiple transportation modes.
Translate demand plans into transportation relevant forecasts by equipment type (bulk truck, railcar, packaged truck) for sourcing inputs.
Solve transportation investigations including food safety relevant issues.
Diagnose and create plans to reduce supply chain-related costs throughout the delivery network (inbound and outbound).
Work directly with internal and third-party suppliers including carriers and shipping sites to solve for complex transportation related problems and cost drivers.
Work with commercial and supply chain team to understand and plan to meet transportation requirements by mode and including specialized equipment needs (such as: packaged, bulk, barge, rail, truck, and bulk vessel).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, International Business, Transportation or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate work experience related to the agricultural supply chain.
A Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, International Business, Transportation or a related field and 2 years of work experience related to the agricultural supply chain is accepted.
Must have 1 year of experience in each of the following:
- Planning and executing supply chain operations, including performing inventory analysis, conducting stock replenishment analysis and abc/xyz analysis, and creating stock transport
- Performing rail fleet analysis using Intellitrans GVP platform; Planning hopper car and tank car moves in the rail network; Sending railcars for food grade and non-food grade wash and repair cycles; Using Class I railroad websites to understand railcar movement and create diversions; Analyzing and interpreting railcar cycle times;
- Working with international ocean shipments of agricultural products (ocean container or bulk) and preparing Ocean Bills of Lading; Communicating changes and tracking container operations on ocean carrier websites; International shipping documentation requirements including vessel bookings, bulk vessel loading requirements and stowage plans, and bulk ocean vessel nomination process; and
- Optimizing loading and discharge plans to minimize demurrage opportunities.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Telecommuting permitted up to two days a week

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Hard Skills & Tools

supply chain operationsinventory analysisstock replenishment analysisabc analysisxyz analysisrail fleet analysisdemurrage reductiontransportation forecastingocean shipping documentationloading and discharge optimization

Soft Skills

problem-solvingleadershipcommunicationcollaborationanalytical thinking