Logistics Specialist - Hybrid

Logistics Specialist

At Bakelite, you'll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today. We're Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you'll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world's most challenging demands. Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World. It's Better with Bakelite.

The Impact You'll Have On The Organization and World

• You will be responsible for coordinating, dispatching, and monitoring daily shipment activities using BluJay Transportation Management System (TMS) and SAP to ensure the safe, compliant, timely, and cost?effective movement of chemical products.
• You'll support multiple manufacturing locations and serves as the primary coordination point between operations, carriers, drivers, and internal stakeholders.
• You will ensure accurate shipment execution, correct freight and accessorial charges, regulatory compliance (including DOT and hazmat requirements), and proactive carrier performance management to prevent service, safety, and payment issues.

Our Commitment Back to You

• You'll Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you're part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it.
• We Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don't just climb the career ladder you pave your personal path through continued learning and development.
• Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we are focusing on the opportunities that both grow our profitability as a company, and improve and protect the planet.
• Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24/7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we are able to show up tomorrow for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities.
• We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. From the top on down, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

What Does a Typical Day Look Like? Here are your primary responsibilities:

• Plan, schedule, dispatch, and track outbound and inbound shipments across one or multiple locations using BluJay TMS and SAP.
• Execute shipment creation, load tendering, tracking, and confirmations within BluJay, ensuring data accuracy and timely updates.
• Maintain accurate shipment, delivery, and financial data in SAP, including shipment confirmations and charge validation.
• Proactively review, validate, and update all applicable freight rates, accessorials, fuel surcharges, and special charges in BluJay and SAP to prevent carrier billing errors and payment delays.
• Coordinate carrier assignments, and equipment availability in alignment with production schedules and customer requirements.
• Monitor and enforce carrier compliance with DOT regulations, hazmat requirements, site safety rules, and chemical handling standards.
• Conduct periodic safety and service performance reviews with carriers serving assigned locations, addressing on?time performance, compliance, incidents, and corrective actions.
• Communicate shipment status, delays, incidents, or exceptions to Customer Service, Production, Warehouse, and Supply Planning teams.
• Resolve day?to?day transportation issues, including missed pickups, late deliveries, equipment constraints, hazmat exceptions, and incorrect charges.
• Support freight optimization and cost?control initiatives, including consolidation opportunities, routing improvements, and accessorial reduction.
• Maintain a strong focus on safety, regulatory compliance, cost discipline, and continuous improvement.

Location & Travel

• This is a hybrid role, with monthly onsite trips to Conway, NC.
• Expected travel is 25% to support customer sites and our plant locations.

What is Needed to be Successful in this Role (Required Skills/Abilities):

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or logistics?related training preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in shipping, dispatching, or transportation within a manufacturing, chemical, or regulated industry environment.
• Experience supporting multiple locations or high?volume shipping operations.
• Working knowledge of DOT, hazmat, and chemical shipping requirements.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple shipments, sites, and priorities simultaneously.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast?paced, time?sensitive environment.

Preferred Skills and Competencies

• Experience shipping hazardous materials, bulk liquids, or regulated chemical products.
• Hands?on experience with BluJay TMS (e2open) and SAP strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of freight rating, accessorial charges, carrier invoicing, and dispute resolution.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly related to financial accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Proactive problem?solving skills with sound judgment and escalation discipline.
• Customer?focused mindset with a strong sense of urgency and accountability.
• Familiarity with site safety programs, carrier scorecards, and corrective action processes.

Working Conditions

• Office and manufacturing/warehouse environment.
• May require early morning, evening, or extended hours aligned with shipping schedules.
• Regular interaction with drivers, dock personnel, carrier representatives, and remote site teams.
• Exposure to chemical manufacturing environments; adherence to all safety and PPE requirements is mandatory.