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About this role
Supplies equipment to shippers and truckers, while managing the inventory of equipment in their area of operation. They assure appropriate containers and equipment levels are maintained to meet customer needs in a timely manner while controlling costs.
- Support the team with the daily tracking and releasing of equipment for all depots/Rail Ramps in the area to ensure accurate inventory records
- Guides, coaches, and supports the inland Equipment Disposition team
- Monitor imbalance and ensures that stock levels are well-maintained to meet export demands
- Ensue customers obtain equipment which meets and offer substitution to their shipping needs in a timely fashion
- Creates empty bookings as required
- Monitor empty stock position and liaise with Container Steering team for equipment dispatch with objective of negating empty storage
- DAP monitoring, acceptance, and empty evacuation as per guidelines from Container Steering Ensure epos events are reported on timely basis and clear Epos errors on daily basis
- Planning and steering empty container on Rail or truck
- Monitor over-due containers (laden and empty) and follow-up with CSI / CSB for further action
- Monitor turn-around time of equipment at depots and Rail ramps and take appropriate action to ensure TAT is within stipulated guidelines
- Repositions containers that are sold, or for sale, to the buyer (phase-out containers process)
- Planning and steering empty container on Rail and truck
- Issues works orders related to equipment (Rail, storage, trucking etc)
- Ensures that all equipment is at the appropriate location
- Updates various reports and cleans the error file
- Epos error handling / Liaise with vendors to resolve epos errors / identify root cause and resolve permanently
- Controls costs for positioning equipment and evaluates vendor performance
- Handles inquiries relating to equipment releases or inventory availability
- Perform variance analysis vs plan including operational reasoning behind the variance and corrective actions
- Updates 8 week forecast weekly and reviews the forecast quality
- Sends PTI request to vendors for reefer containers
- Liaise with M&R to evacuate damage equipment
- Review commercial forecast and ensure export requirement coverage
- Work with stakeholders to move boxes on the most efficient routes to improve unit cost across the region
- Makes certain that all departmental and functional training requirements are fulfilled
- Ensures consistent application of Hapag-Lloyd policies to all personnel actions
Associate degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in the Maritime Industry or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Possesses specialized knowledge of 3 or more years within all principles of the Operations function.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including, pivot tables, data analysis, and financial/data modeling.
- Experienced in using interactive dashboards and reports ( Qlik Sense and QlikView)
- Understands most shipping terms; can use a dictionary to find terms not recognized. Is willing to clarify shipping terms unique to a location. Understands routings, schedules and general practices of various countries, carriers, ports, and terminals.
- Knows what type of equipment must be made available at what locations, depending on shipping schedules and types of goods shipped.
- Uses word processing software efficiently and effectively. Uses spreadsheet software as a tool for tracking work. Uses other software appropriate to work demands and effectively applies other components of MS Office required by the job.
- Proficient in MS Office (e.g., MS Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and other software appropriate to work demands.