SENIOR MANAGER, TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS

SENIOR MANAGER, TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS

The responsibilities of a senior transportation operations manager include managing all transportation or hauling needs within a business, such as budgets, schedules, and route planning.

Your job in this career is to assign trucks, ensure drivers know their routes, and keep track of vehicle maintenance needs.

Responsibilities :

• Develop and execute plan to improve management of dedicated fleets and / or shuttles, working closely with facilities to maintain operations and improve efficiency
• Act as transportation management POC
• Support project implementations as expert in transportation activities
• Support regional transportation activities
• Act as POC for transportation escalations in assigned region, using conflict resolution skills to resolve issues and support carrier relationships and sales performance
• Develop and report on performance KPIs across managed region
• Maintain pulse on managed transportation activities within assigned region, communicating volume expectations for capacity by lane evaluation
• Proactively identify and communicate issues and propose solutions for continuous improvement in regard to processes, cost, service, and profitability
• Support analysis of financial discrepancies to ensure they are resolved and reported for root cause identification
• Support carrier communication and performance including balancing cost and service levels
• Evaluate carrier performance to requirements and service expectations; provide fact-based suggestions for cost and service improvements with recommendations to add or remove carriers from pool
• Collaborate across total customer supply chain team on improvement initiatives which enhance the total customer experience and support sales
• Experience monitoring department P&L
• Monitor activity and collaborate with internal and external process managers to execute against action plan
• Foster positive carrier relationships & support performance reviews with report preparation and participation in business reviews with top carriers
• Be a liaison for transportation to the rest of Supply Chain
• Improve supply chain performance through effective cross functional communication
• Develop and maintain process and procedure documentation
• Develop and maintain training content; plan and provide training to new hires

Education and Experience :

• College degree or equivalent experience; Degree in Transportation, Logistics or Supply Chain Management a plus
• 7+ years’ experience in Transportation; Transportation planning experience a plus
• Solid understanding of the carrier network

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Demonstrated expertise in transportation operations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Relationship oriented mindset
• Ability to influence stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment
• Fluency with transportation management systems,
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to develop and administer operating processes, training material and presentations

PLEASE SEND YOUR RESUME TO linda.powell@gogpac.com for consideration

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

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