Logistics Specialist

Description

Job Summary: The Logistics Specialist manages and coordinates the movement of assets and materials, optimizes equipment usage, selects cost-effective transportation routes, and ensures compliance and on-time delivery per service level agreements. Key Highlights: 1. Optimizes equipment utilization and selects cost-effective transportation routes. 2. Manages domestic or international logistics movements. 3. Identifies logistics improvement projects and opportunities. **Role Summary** The **Logistics Specialist** is responsible for managing and coordinating domestic or international movement of assets, products, and materials upon request from the Business Line. This professional optimizes equipment utilization, selects the most economical transportation routes and modes, and plans/reserves shipments with approved carriers and logistics operators (3PLs). They also ensure adherence to preferred contracted carrier selection or internal fleet usage, and guarantee delivery in accordance with established service levels. **Responsibilities – Activities** * Manage outbound deliveries * Mobilize products and materials * Monitor freight costs * Plan shipments * Submit/contract shipments **Additional Responsibilities** * Serve as the Business Line’s logistics focal point for its logistics movements. * Validate transportation requests and required delivery dates for a defined geographic region or route, ensuring on-time delivery. * Prepare equipment loading plans per standard operational planning procedures to maximize utilization of rental equipment and call-outs. * Use planning and rate verification tools to obtain competitive costs, applying preferred contracted rates. * Plan efficient transportation routes using cargo consolidation and space optimization, while maximizing backload opportunities to reduce costs. * Monitor shipment execution, track movements, and manage deviations with logistics providers, keeping internal stakeholders updated. * Manage fixed weekly schedules and regional pickup/delivery routes. * Issue service orders prior to each movement with associated cost approvals. * Identify logistics improvement projects or opportunities. * Ensure full compliance of transportation activities with international transportation regulations. * Monitor status and performance of cargo movements and investigate deviations. * Implement proactive and corrective actions, with appropriate communication, when potential deviations are detected. * Evaluate carrier performance regarding on-time pickup and delivery. * Manage domestic or international logistics movements, ensuring compliance with Schlumberger policies and processes, as well as local regulations (including finance, HR, LTC guidelines, and QHSE). * Ensure proper electronic document storage in the system. * Participate in performance review meetings. * Monitor and record logistics milestones in the corporate system. * Report any deviations in QUEST and follow up on the action plan for continuous service quality improvement. * Obtain freight cost approvals from Business Line representatives and select freight forwarder proposals in the bidding system. **Minimum Requirements:** * Completed degree in Logistics Technology * Experience in administrative/logistics functions * Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, SAP required * Intermediate English * Experience in cargo movement is a plus Benefits International Opportunities Global adventure, broad exposure, and limitless learning await you. You'll be part of the most multi\-cultural and diverse team of experts in any industry, anywhere. Insurance Health, vision, and dental insurance for you and your dependents available from day one. Learning Opportunities Global adventure, broad exposure, and limitless learning await you. You'll be part of the most multi\-cultural and diverse team of experts in any industry, anywhere. Diverse and Inclusive Our exceptional and diverse people are the pulse and spirit of who we are. Every day, you will enrich your knowledge in an environment where differences in thought, creativity and experiences are embraced. About Us We are a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. Together, we create amazing technology that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. Global in outlook, local in practice – and with a united, shared passion for discovering solutions, we hire talented, driven people and support them to succeed, personally and professionally. SLB is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation / modification to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability to assist in the hiring process, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in the interview process, please contact accommodationhotline@slb.com to request assistance. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to. SLB is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor\- priority referral Protected Veterans requested.