About The Role

You will be responsible for distribution planning, system planning, and the execution of these plans Manage bulk gas inventories at Linde customers; fully utilize the computer-aided planning tools developed by Linde Develop a schedule for the daily distribution of products to customers that ensures 100% supply reliability at the lowest possible cost Notify management of any situations that may affect customer supply and seek appropriate action if additional resources are required Ensure that all deliveries comply with Linde's Quality Assurance program and all applicable regulatory programs Initiate Quality Incidents and Near Misses when applicable You will ensure that all planning supports Linde's safety goals Additionally, you will receive incoming telephone calls from customers and/or drivers and take appropriate actions in response Monitor incoming Driver Chat messages from drivers and take appropriate actions in response Book drivers on tours, when applicable, in accordance with all contractual agreements and DOT regulations You will review daily vehicle/driver resources to manage current demand. Review current plan vehicle utilization and driver utilization to determine ability to "share" resources within the overall system to maintain supply at the minimum total cost Review daily plant inventory levels, plant operating status, scheduled outages, key customer demand and distribution resource status to adjust operational plans at the tactical level Interact with drivers and driver supervisors on logistics matters. Author Fleet Effectiveness reports, when appropriate; designated Logistics Planners may review and respond to Trip Effectiveness reports Further, you will identify and modify inaccuracies in the data in Praxair's Advanced Logistics System (PALS) associated with customer, driver, and vehicle profiles and transactions In this role, you will identify opportunities to improve volume per trip, reduce miles per trip, reduce deliveries to "full" tanks, and minimize driver delay hours using standardized reports and tools Provide weekly updates to the planning team on current considerations regarding customer demand, plant outages, and inventory levels for various products Provide feedback to driver supervisors on equipment utilization, driver schedules