Transportation Rail Director
2 months ago
At Nutrien, we're committed to Feeding the Future with safety, inclusion, integrity, and results as our core values. Our team is dedicated to sending our people home safe every day.
Nutrien is a leading provider of agricultural products, services, and solutions. With nearly 25,000 employees worldwide, we're the largest producer of potash and one of the world's largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate. We also operate a leading agriculture retail network that services over 500,000 growers globally.
We're looking for a Sr. Director of Transportation Rail who will lead the execution and negotiation of our rail transportation portfolio, consisting of ~17,000 rail assets and annual spend in excess of $700 million USD. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in rail operations and rail freight negotiations, as well as proven people leadership competencies, innovation, and change management skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead rail fleet and freight strategy development and execution of negotiations for both rail fleet assets and freight in support of Nutrien's wholesale Nitrogen, Phosphate, and Potash rail shipments.
- Lead a team of over 20 professionals with a focus on communication and collaboration, striving for both individual and team growth and development.
- Develop negotiation processes and governance that meets expectations of senior leadership and uses analysis and decision quality practices in support of Nutrien's objectives.
- Assess, negotiate, and assist in resolution of a variety of business issues that may arise with a sense of urgency and integrity while recognizing the broad implications of decisions.
- Responsible for Rail forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis for rail operations, freight, and rail fleet activities.
- Responsible for the achievement of key operational metrics and reporting on rail performance, utilization, and incurred costs.
- Responsible for the optimization of Nutrien's rail portfolio.
- As Nutrien's lead rail representative, develop and maintain strategic relationships with rail carriers, fleet leasers, as well as other rail business partners.
- Work with various internal departments to support all commitments and contracts with a focus on embedding strong governance practices.
- Maintain depth and breadth of understanding for the North American rail markets and provide regular updates to Nutrien's senior leadership, including the Transportation Leadership Team, Commercial Leadership Team, and Executive Leadership Team.
- Provide Vice President, TD&L, with a consistent stream of industry and market feedback to assist in directing the course of Nutrien's Rail strategy and help to achieve goals and objectives.
- Be a strong 'voice' for the TDL organization - manage across different stakeholders and functional areas to get alignment and provide focus.
- Anticipate and appropriately alert senior business leadership of emerging supply chain trends and innovation opportunities.
- Support the implementation of leading-edge technologies, methods, and techniques utilizing emerging digital and data science to both support and challenge internal thinking.
- Help inform the organization to seize new opportunities that provide distinct competitive advantages.
- Develop a culture of 'Customer First,' innovation, and risk taking, speed, and flexibility to continuously reinvent the Nutrien supply chain. Create an agile organization that is able to serve internal stakeholders without losing sight of customer orientation.
- Be an advocate for customers across various channels (understand what they want and determine how best to serve).
- Create excitement and passion for the Commercial and TD&L visions. Ensure that the team continually champions the vision.
- Encourage growth, promotability, learning, and career development while providing visibility to outstanding performers. Ensure that the team remains challenged, engaged, and excited about their professional contributions.
- Engage the workforce through achievement recognition, encouraging a depth and breadth of experiences, and leadership vision and execution.
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