Supply Chain Manager, Transportation & Logistics - Decatur, IL MAIN FUNCTION: Reporting to the General Manager, North America Transportation & Supply Chain (TSC). This position combines responsibility for trucking execution, inventory monitoring, carrier performance, and supply chain optimization across refined oils, crude oils, and by-products. The role serves as a key liaison between Transportation & Supply Chain, production facilities, commercial teams, carriers, and logistics partners to maximize asset utilization, minimize demurrage, and improve service performance. KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES: • Analytical thinking • Creativity • Organized • Team player • Knowledge of freight spreads • Results oriented • Recognizes market changes • Identify efficiencies • Flexibility • Attention to detail DESCRIPTION OF WORK PERFORMED: • Understanding of rail pipelines and inventories at refinery/crude locations and customers to minimize demurrage and maximize operational efficiency. • Coordinate truck scheduling, day-to-day trucking execution requirements. • Serve as the primary liaison with ADM Trucking, Truck Traffic, operating plants, carriers, and customers to resolve recurring logistics issues. • Develop, implement, and maintain carrier scorecards and participate in freight negotiations and carrier performance reviews. • Knowledge of fleets required to move refined oils, crude oils, and by-products between processing facilities, customers, transfer stations, and export terminals. • Develop communication processes with commercial, crude oils, by-products, and sales teams to align transportation resources with business needs. • Analyze freight spreads, transportation economics, production forecasts, and market conditions to identify optimization opportunities. • Understanding of fleet requirements through analysis of production estimates, turn times, storage capacities, and customer demand. • Monitor inventories, production rates, refinery requirements, and shipment execution to anticipate storage constraints and maintain supply continuity. • Monitor supply planning tools incorporating crush rates, refining rates, yields, downtime assumptions, storage capacities, and movement forecasts. • Manage trucking claims and support continuous improvement initiatives across transportation and supply chain operations. • Conduct site visits to processing locations and transfer facilities to strengthen partnerships and identify operational improvements. • Cross-train and collaborate across transportation, planning, and logistics functions to enhance organizational capability. • Maintain WAVE initiatives. KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: • University degree in Agriculture, Business Administration, Commerce, Supply Chain, or related field. • Minimum two years of progressively responsible experience in commodity merchandising, logistics, transportation, or supply chain management. • Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered. • Demonstrated ability to excel in a fast-paced, high-risk environment and exercise sound judgment. • Strong analytical, negotiation, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. • Ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. • Working knowledge of railcar management systems and transportation planning tools. • Advanced proficiency in spreadsheet, database, and word processing applications. Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor. * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required. * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required. ​Hiring Manager- Carrie Braden ​ Recruiter- Lauren Shea