Dangerous Goods Analyst

What You’ll Work On

• Classify dangerous good for transport, retain documents and update SAP EHS with the required info.

• Provide dangerous goods transportation technical support to all Abbott Cardiovascular and Neuromodulation sites.

• Communicate proposed regulatory ruling and changes to applicable Abbott sites by way of our DG SharePoint site.

• Develop and implement action plans to address regulatory changes.

• Establish and maintain Dangerous Goods procedures and policies worldwide.

• Oversee and develop Dangerous Goods and Federal Motor Carrier self-assessment program.

• Conduct Dangerous Goods regulatory and program assessments.

• Monitor the global DG transport requirements for all modes of transportation (ground, rail, air, and ocean) in the countries in which Abbott CN does business. Read and interpret the regulations for impact on Abbott and the CN divisions.

• Maintain and review Dangerous Goods Training Modules

• Provide guidance and support to EHS, labeling and R&D teams pertaining to DG requirements

• Support Distribution Centers and Manufacturing plants pertaining to DG requirements

• Provide DG compliance support to CN locations for Corporate and external audits.

• Interact with Carriers/ forwarders for carrier rejections and work to resolve either by corrective action or training and education - even if it is the carrier or forwarder that has made the error.

• Develop and maintain DG/freight and logistics analytical data

• Develop and maintain reporting metrics

• Interpret data on logistics elements, such as transit time, cost, weight

• Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, delivery times and other KPI’s

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree Business / Supply Chain

• Bachelors Degree EHS (preferred)

• 0-2 years previous experience in Dangerous Goods, Logistics, Transportation or EHS preferred.

• US DOT, IATA, IMDG, and DGSA dangerous goods certifications or able to become certified

• Experience with the classification of dangerous goods is preferred

• Experience with lithium battery shipments is preferred

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.

• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.

• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.

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