Assistant Manager Program Fulfillment
TTX Company

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Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for all car movements and activity necessary to fulfill Company program maintenance goals. Supports the Asset Management Department in all functions related to directing the Company's equipment to TTX divisions, independent repair facilities, rack fabricators, railroad rack repair/modification facilities, scrap dealers, storage locations and field maintenance operations in order to meet planned maintenance, program and retirement schedules as well as reduce out of service time. Contributes to the profitable and efficient utilization of all car fleets of the Company by tracking and tracing cars required for schedules and identifying and correcting railcars out of route to improve railroad compliance. Responsible for analyzing trends in railroad directive compliance, and other key metrics to identify areas that may require Field Supervisor visits or other Asset Management personnel involvement to proactively resolve issues. Responsible for ensuring accuracy and integrity of disposition data across TTX systems. Performs administrative support duties to key department personnel and prepares timely reports on various activities of significance to direct supervisor on a regular basis. Travel will be required periodically for training and coverage purposes, or as duties require.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Liaison between the Equipment - Maintenance Scheduling Department and Fleet - Asset Management.

• Review any and all program requirements provided by Equipment to determine feasibility from a fleet perspective, and coordinate a strategic plan for successful fulfillment.

• Establish and maintain relationships with railroads to communicate program initiatives and establish cooperation in providing program cars. Enhance processes between TTX and railroads where needed to improve the capture rate.

• Determine volumes, feet, and timing of cars to be held in paid storage and coordinate with the Manager of Asset Management to ensure adequate space is available to support company needs.

• Identify and capture candidate cars for programs. Responsible for directing cars to facility for TTX programs and goals. Correspond with Regional Field Supervisor Team to ensure a streamlined effort to successfully direct equipment to facility.

• Minimize mileage payout to railroads by directing scheduled cars to nearest facility.

• Create waybills in specific reporting railroad systems as needed and place TTX directives on equipment to and from shop, in order to ensure proper routing of equipment.

• Utilize the Railinc Ramped system to move specific car types to shop as defined by TTX.

• Responsible for data integrity of program cars in UFD, such as violating directives on cars when required.

• Heavily involved in the daily follow up and monitoring of railcars on directive to facility to ensure railcars remain enroute and arrive at destination with limited delay.

• Measure and monitor compliance rate on cars directed to Facilities. Identify areas for improvement where possible. Identify root cause issues when average compliance rates decline, and notify and involve proper resources required to repair issues.

• Create, maintain and/or manage reports as needed to streamline departmental tasks, provide information on progress toward schedules and programs, and analyze activity within the department to identify areas for improvement. Provide weekly scorecard to stake holders summarizing progress toward each active program and priorities for the following week.

• Assists the Director Asset Management in accomplishing the goals of the department by completing special projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Four year college or university program certificate/degree preferred. Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Experience in logistics or transportation field highly desirable.

• Attention to detail, and problem solving skills are required.

• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment, have the ability to understand and set priorities, and display a sense of urgency.

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference is essential. Must be able to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

• Experience in process improvement is a plus. Must have interest in participating in continuous improvement within all job responsibilities and departmental activities.

• Must have intermediate understanding and abilities with Excel, PowerPoint, and proficient typing skills. Ability to be self-motivated and learn new computer applications quickly. Exposure to BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, InfoAssist is a plus.

• Willing to travel to rail yards and remote working sites, sometimes includes overnight or multi-day visits.

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

(The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

General office conditions. Requires ability to read and apply medium to large quantities of numerical data for ongoing and often rapid tactical decisions. Performs frequent and ongoing use of computing equipment and applications.

The above job description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

About Us

TTX Company is a leading provider of railcars and related freight car management services to the North American rail industry. TTX's pool of railcars is ideal for supporting shippers in the intermodal, automotive, paper & forest, metals, machinery, wind energy and other markets where flatcars, boxcars and gondolas are required.

TTX Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Full COVID-19 Vaccination is required. All TTX Company employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.