Canadian National Railway Hiring for Officer Fuel Equalization Job at Chicago, IL Full Time

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Job Summary

The Officer Fuel Equalization is responsible for handling all fuel transactions on interline accounts between CN and other railroads across North America. The role works closely with the Motive Power team to reconcile fuel on all locomotive movements, CN and foreign owned in a timely manner. Moreover, the role reviews fuel use, settling disputes, invoicing, and closeouts with partner roads within the confines of mutually established agreements between the transactional parties. In addition, the role identifies and establishes the appropriate framework that analyzes fuel data, automates the process, uses analytics to facilitate optimal fuel-related decisions when interchanging locomotives, supports budgeting and garners collaboration between the stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities

Manage Horsepower Hour Accounts

• Review all existing fuel usage contracts and align standard processes to fit them

• Establish goals on meeting reconciliation and processing targets

• Process, review, and closeout monthly reports

• Identify opportunities to improve fuel usage collection and reduce CN’s exposure to excessive cost when reviewing transactions with other parties

• Liaise with Finance on Horsepower Hour (HPH) balances and provide trend analyses

• Share and network with the Network Operations Center (NOC) team any opportunities that would improve locomotive utilization encompassing fuel

Process Improvement and Enhancement

• Establish a standardized process on Fuel usage collection, review, evaluation, and reporting, between CN and partner roads including third parties

• Collaborate to further enhance the fuel equalization process using online tools and Information and Technology (I&T) support, similar to the HPH website

Working Conditions

The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday. The incumbent must be available to work evenings and weekends when necessary. The role requires being available on-call 24/7 to respond to critical incidents. The role requires minimal travel (10%) within the United States.

Requirements

Experience

Transportation, Logistics or Supply Management

• Between 2 to 5 years of experience in Transportation, Car Management, Train Reporting, Data and Measures, Logistics, Analytics and Reporting or Supply Chain

o Previous management experience*

• Any experience for these above would be considered as an asset

Education/Certification/Designation

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Commerce, Engineering or Business Administration

• Certification in an analytics-based domain*

• Any designation for these above would be considered as an asset

Competencies

• Collaborates with others and shares information

• Solves problems to create value

• Demonstrates active listening

• Sets direction and inspires others

• Communicates with impact

• Demonstrates agility and drives change

Technical Skills/Knowledge

• Strong analytical skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access), Tableau, Python

• Broad knowledge of CN’s network*

• Ability to learn CN systems such as Service Reliability System (SRS), Automatic Equipment Identification (AEI), Real Time Business Intelligence (RTBI), Locomotive System Status (LSS), Wi-tronix, HPH System*

• Any knowledge for any of the above would be considered as an asset

About CN

CN is a world-class transportation leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. As the only railroad connecting Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the Southern tip of the U.S. through a 19,500 mile rail network, CN and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship. At CN, we work as ONE TEAM, focused on safety, sustainability and our customers, providing operational and supply chain excellence to deliver results.

CN is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to fill vacant positions with qualified candidates without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, or disability, assuming an individual can perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation. Only qualified candidates under consideration will be contacted. Please monitor your email on a regular basis, as communication is primarily made through email.