Senior Specialist Transportation

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Tyson Foods
Senior Specialist Transportation
in
Springdale
Arkansas
At Tyson Foods, the safety of our team members is our top priority. For that reason, successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Vaccine verification will be required to enter Tyson facilities.
En Tyson Foods, la seguridad de los miembros de nuestro equipo es nuestra principal prioridad. Por esa razón, los solicitantes seleccionados para este puesto deben estar completamente vacunados contra COVID-19 como condición de empleo. Se requerirá la verificación de la vacuna para ingresar a las instalaciones de Tyson.
Job Details:
Summary: This position is responsible for coordinating, developing, and maintaining simple to complex software systems and environments, including researching, and resolving cloud-based systems issues, as well as coordinating with IT to resolve on-premises application outages and issues, designing process automation application requirements and developing automation solutions in IT-supported user tools, such as Microsoft Power Apps. The primary function and purpose of the position is to maintain and improve various systems by communicating with and providing guidance to IT as well as the business units involved. These systems include but are not limited to SAP, TES, LMS, LME, PeopleNet, ProTread, InfoLink, SafetyDirect, PC Miler, SharePoint, BlueYonder, BluJay, access data bases and other systems and tools as necessary. This position will be an integral part of software purchase decisions as well as in-house automated application creation. The Sr. Specialist must collaborate with business unit decisions makers and technical staff to ensure that the software purchases and process recommendations meet the needs of the business; communicate with IT and vendors as well as provide status reports where required. The work involved coordinating with many groups including IT, Operational Business Units, Sales, Transportation, Warehousing, Product Movement, and Accounting to understand business needs, gather relevant requirements and validate use case scenarios. The Sr. Specialist should have an in-depth knowledge of Transportation, Tyson’s distribution network as well as understanding workflows across all areas of operations, including dispatch, load planning, training, safety, recruiting, maintenance and HR, this day-to-day business knowledge will enable the Sr. Specialist to create and recommend systems and processes to drive efficiencies across the transportation network. Knowledge of transportation systems and processes based on 5 years of transportation experience. The position requires strong project management skills as well as advanced skills with Microsoft Office products and strong process evaluation skills.
Requirements:
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Experience: 5 years of relevant experience.
Computer Skills: Excellent computer skills including Access and Excel, SharePoint, Office 365 and a general understanding of software terminology as it applies to third party applications.
Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication to managers and directors providing statuses of systems and updates in new software research. Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical team members.
Special Skills: Creative thinking skills are critically important. Supervisory: n/a
Travel: Some travel may be required. Amount of travel will be determined by individual project requirements.
REPORTS TO: Sr Manager Transportation Systems
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
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