Transportation Specialist

Transportation Specialist

ASML US brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers - the world's leading chipmakers - to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our headquarters are in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices in Chandler, Arizona, San Jose and San Diego, California, Wilton, Connecticut, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

The P&D (Planning and Delivery) Freight Operations department is responsible to design, build, and maintain the global logistics transportation network in line with customer requirements. A flawless distribution network is key for a smooth supply chain. Fast and flexible transportation networks, customs activities, differentiated warehousing solutions and complex value-added services are some characteristics of our landscape as P&D.

Role and Responsibilities

The Transportation Specialist will provide operational support for capital equipment global and domestic shipments and projects within the ASML supply chain. This role will also be responsible for freight bill auditing, analysis, reporting, quickly and efficiently resolving challenges that arise in a timely fashion, and setting up deliveries in partnership with internal and external business partners. They will enable and support effective and efficient execution and decision making in partnership with management and secure the freight spend in alignment with freight forwarder agreements and strategy. They will focus on activities supporting the business growth surrounded by a team of professionals driving the supply chain infrastructure towards innovations, business needs, 3PL performance, and process analytics.

Freight On-time Delivery

• Planning, arranging, scheduling, and coordinating the movement of capital equipment shipments including machine systems, RETM (return materials) reverse logistics flow, optics, etc.
• Tracking and troubleshooting of ongoing shipments in cooperation with warehouses, forwarders, customers and customs brokers to secure event communication and on-time delivery.
• Ensure compliant administration for shipments such as creating shipping documentation and billing. Drive follow up and closure on incomplete or incorrect administrative input and ensures preventive measures for future.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and provide timely communication on the status of shipments.
• Coordinate with teams in NL and TW for operational activity planning / alignment and dock planners for delivery.
• Prepare and lead operational reviews with internal and external stakeholders focusing on day to day operations. Drive agreed action items to closure with clearly communicated timelines.
• Ability to navigate and maintain focus during ambiguous situations in a demanding environment with changing workloads and deadlines.
• Ensure freight forwarding partners execute EHS safety expectations.
• Support other Freight Operations team members.

Freight Bill Auditing / Cost Control / Process Improvements

• Compare rate cards in transport management system to secure exact match with the transport rate agreements with the actual freight bills making sure the registration of cost is done correctly. Address and resolve any discrepancies in the rates.
• Strive to optimize the billing structure between ASML and the transportation suppliers.
• Ensure most cost effective solutions are considered while maintaining customer service / business deliverables.
• Challenge if the status quo processes can be more efficient / drive continuous improvements around the Capital Equipment processes.
• Identify improvements and opportunity related to costs, lead time and quality.
• Translate improvement and opportunity areas into tangible and smart initiatives to change internal and external ways of working.
• Lead departmental improvements and contribute to cross sectoral projects/improvements.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience required.
• Minimum 5-7 years of work experience in logistics, supply chain management or operational management.
• Experience in a challenging environment with coordinating with different stakeholders, activities, and layers.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Intermediate to advance competencies in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of logistics management systems (TMS), their set-up and application, SAP ECC preferred.
• Knowledge of customs import and export regulations is a plus.

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you'll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won't work in a silo. Instead, you'll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you'll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You'll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

To thrive in this job, you'll need the following skills:

• Ability to multi-task.
• Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to adapt to the needs of regularly changing schedules to meet or exceed internal/external customer expectations.
• Self-starter who initiates and drives continuous improvement.
• Organizational skills and follow through.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent problem solving abilities.
• Think outside the box mentality.
• Ability to create structure in complex environments.
• Service minded and customer dedicated.

Other Information

• Position may require travel up to 10%.
• Willingness to remain flexible to work outside of normal business hours to support the needs of the business.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.