Sr. Maint Logistics Analyst

Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) is an industry leader with 125+ years of success-success that is powered by our people. We are proud of our high-performance culture, hard-working and enthusiastic management team, and beautiful office space in the Willis Tower.

At GATX, we hire the best and offer our employees a dynamic, energetic, collaborative environment to enable them to make an impact from day one. Enjoy the perks and benefits of a global company with the close-knit culture and community of a much smaller one. In the same way we strive to empower our customers to propel the world forward, we are dedicated to providing our people with the tools and resources they need to advance in their careers.

The Sr. Maintenance Logistics Analyst supports the allocation of GATX-owned and foreign cars into the GATX maintenance network including owned shops, contract shops, storage and direct-to-scrap locations. Specifically, this role will share network loading responsibilities with the Director, Maintenance Logistics. The role supports the maintenance of GATX data specific to contracts and administration for all contract shops, storage and direct-to-scrap providers. In allocating cars within the network, the role does so in support of the Rail North America strategy and safety, quality, deliver and cost (SQDC) objectives for the maintenance of GATX and foreign rail cars throughout the network.

Qualified candidates who are currently Wells Fargo Rail employees will be given priority consideration over other external applicants.

Network Loading

Assist Director, Maintenance Logistics in day-to-day network loading and support Operations leadership in managing the flow of cars (GATX-owned & foreign) into the GATX maintenance network in support of strategic SQDC objectives of the GATX Rail North America. Participate and serve as back up in leading a weekly network loading meeting with owned shops to ensure the flow of cars into and out of all shops remain in balance.
• Collaborate with Fleet Portfolio Management and Fleet Order Management to efficiently manage lease assignment and release activity.
• Minimize costs to GATX for freight, demurrage and maintenance through analyzing optimal shop to send GATX-owned cars.
• Seek to improve data availability and processes to support network loading. Seek to improve documentation of shopping decisions and criteria to ensure network loading responsibility is transferable.
• Provide Director, Maintenance Logistics support in developing network-wide annual budgets and demand / supply forecasting models, as well as business cases for capital investments within the maintenance network.

Contract Shop Management

• Support the Director, Maintenance Logistics in managing the supply of contracted maintenance required to meet the demand for repair that is not fulfilled by the GATX owned maintenance network supply. Maintain all documents and data specific to contract maintenance in appropriate GATX databases.
• Support the VP, Operations Management and the Director, Maintenance Logistics in leveraging existing data and developing new data reports in PowerBI where needed to adequately monitor the performance of the contracted maintenance network from an SQDC perspective. Support the development of a periodic scorecard / review process that can be leveraged to manage the contracted maintenance relationship. Conduct analyses of data as required.
• Analyze significant cost variances (by car and event type) within the GATX owned and contract shop network.
• Support the preparation of the annual contracted maintenance budget.

Storage and Direct-to-Scrap Network Management

• Support the management of the storage network and GATX idle fleet logistics. Maintain all documents and data specific to contract maintenance in appropriate GATX databases.
• Assist with managing a direct to scrap location network. Complete all due diligence to ensure vendor meets all requirements, maintain vendor contracts, and maintain data regarding direct to scrap as required, including insurance certificates.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of rail logistics and/or railcar repair preferred.
• Strong knowledge in developing analytical models and analyzing data.
• Experience developing or maintaining data reporting in PowerBI preferred.
• Experience in developing and managing databases.
• Minimal travel required (<10%)

This is a hybrid position that will require the employee to work in the office at least 3 days a week throughout the year.