Plant Logistics Representative

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!

Job Requirements (Principal Responsibilities)

• Monitors and controls order processing for all shipments from the facility and warehouses from receiving orders through to delivery to customers, providing an efficient service and ensuring that customers’ transport and packing requirements are met.  Works closely with SSC to ensure delivery of product to customers consistent with regional strategies.

• Coordinates and schedules pickup and delivery of customer orders and material deliveries.  May serve as liaison with SSC in coordinating all product availability and shipment information. 

• Monitors plant inventory in dispatching product; suggests product or grade substitutions from available product inventory to accommodate clients’ needs. 

• Enters and maintains data in ERP system (JDE) regarding product availability and generation of shipping documentation—picking/packing lists, Certificate of Analysis, bill of lading, etc.

• May coordinate import and local holding of products produced at other facilities in the region or from outside the region.  May monitor agents’ shipment documents.  May prepare files for import/export documents, including export declarations, import certificates.

• Responds to customer queries and complaints regarding shipping.

• Ensures safe working practices, site safety rules and procedures are adhered to by all employees.

• Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001®   technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors)

• Strong commitment to safety and the ability to prioritize safety in all aspects of operations.
• Good communication, coordination, interpersonal skills, and teamwork skills, with the ability to provide clear operational and shipping instructions to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to build and maintain trusted partnerships with contractors, service providers, and other stakeholders.
• Understanding of warehousing, packing and shipping practices and inventory management.

• Knowledge of the shipping constraints and shipping bottleneck at the facility.
• Proficiency in computer applications and office software; basic knowledge of ERP systems preferred.
• Basic planning and organizational skills.
• Fluent Japanese skills (JLPT N1 or Equivalent)

Education/Experience

• High School of equivalent education.

• 1-3 years related experience

At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.