Logistics Engineer

Position: Logistics Engineer 

Location: Remote Option

Compensation: $80,000 - $110,000 Annual

Schedule: M  - F 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 

About C.R. England, Inc.

Founded in 1920, C.R. England, Inc. is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT and is one of North America’s premier transportation companies. C.R. England is an industry leader in Dedicated, Over-The-Road, cross-border Mexico, and Intermodal services.

C.R. England has also been regularly recognized for management excellence. This year, C.R. England was recognized by Newsweek as one of ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women’, one of only three truckload carriers to receive this recognition, and ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity’ one of only seven truckload carriers to be so recognized. Additionally, C.R. England was honored with a ‘2020 Glassdoor Top Places to Work’ award, the ‘Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ Award’ and by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal as a ‘2021 US Best Managed Company’.

Committed to giving back the community, learn more about C.R. England Inc.’s goal of providing one million meals to children annually through partnerships with local food banks by visiting www.oneagainstchildhoodhunger.com.

Summary: 

The Logistics Engineer is responsible for the utilization of technology to provide continuous improvement solutions to existing internal and external customers, as well as modeling fleets, pricing new business opportunities, and preparing proposal material for the Dedicated Sales staff.

Position Responsibilities:

• Takes the lead on the larger, more complex projects and utilizes the skills of other Engineers to prepare a solution.
• Take on a leadership role within the group by offering assistance, best practices, modeling ideas and working to streamline processes where needed.
• Prepare and set up route optimization software to build accurate, detailed and competitive solutions.
• Perform network overlay analysis to create continuous move opportunities within multiple shipper networks and C.R. England facilities throughout the country.
• Perform continuous improvement tasks for existing Dedicated accounts to ensure efficiency is still at highest level
• Determine most efficient utilization of resources by creating driver and tractor utilization reporting mechanisms.
• Build ad-hoc database applications to pull data from proprietary systems. Databases will be used for continuous improvement initiatives and business intelligence for both internal and external projects.
• Provide training and mentorship to new Engineers and ensure best practices are communicated.
• Design various solutions through proprietary pricing model, present options to senior management and sales team in efforts to secure new and extended contracts with customers.
• Maintain integrity of pricing model with updates from various departments such as Operations, Finance and Sales as well as any external sources that may be needed.
• Work closely with Sales staff in efforts to continue to build growth in the company by securing more contracts.

Essential job requirements may include, but not limited to:

• Proficient understanding of financial health Dedicated fleets and contracts.
• Handle multiple projects with varying long and short deadlines.
• Able to handle multiple tasks and work effectively independently or in a team environment
• Keep company leadership informed of project priorities and any issues that may require
• Work with other department leaders to establish goals, align priorities and define departmental processes.

• Practice and observe safety rules and regulations and encourage others to do so at all times.
• Always conduct yourself in a manner that reflects a positive, professional image. Must maintain a professional appearance in accordance with dress code policies.
• Treat each individual with care, dignity, fairness, respect and recognition.
• Work productively and collaboratively with direct supervisor and peers.
• Display and encourage teamwork and willingness to be a problem solver. Provide excellent customer service.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures as set forth by the company and ensure that all employees are knowledgeable of and adhere to all standards set for by the company. .

Job qualifications may include, but not limited to:

• Ability to work with office equipment, utilizing computers for majority of tasks and must be familiar with Microsoft Office suite of programs.
• Demonstrated data manipulation skills in Excel, Access, SQL, Tableau, etc.
• Basic knowledge of logistics technology (Routing Software). Appian Direct Route user knowledge preferred
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with ability to prepare and present written and oral presentations to groups.
• Must be detail orientated with ability to see how details impact large operational KPIs.