Logistics Transportation Manager

LG's Mission is to be #1 by creating a better life for our customers. At LG we make products and services that make lives better, easier and happier through increased functionality and fun.

Put simply, we offer the latest innovations to make Life Good ! As a global leader, we strive for greatness not only in the products we make but in our people.

That is why we are currently seeking the newest innovator to join our dynamic team as a Logistics Transportation Manager located in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Summary

Primary focus of this role is to continuously strive for improvements through developing / maintaining KPI monitoring tools, analyze and report cost trends, and seek improvement opportunities to deliver quality products to our customers on time at competitive transportation cost.

Responsibilities

• Transportation manager is responsible for overseeing the entire logistics process
• Below are activities, not limited to, a manager would perform on a daily basis
• Daily tender, OTD, Same day IOD management with constant communication with carriers to strive for excellence
• Perform bidding activities for transportation
• Taking on special ad-hoc projects to improve efficiency and service levels (ex : Scheduled deliveries, Execution of new transport modes, etc.)
• Negotiating with carriers on terms and conditions
• Follow-up on daily tender rejections and missed OTD by carrier obtain corrective action plan impacting KPI improvements
• Requires having extensive knowledge of the transportation industry and relationship with carriers
• Constant communication / negotiations with carriers to improve performance
• Must have knowledge of the ins and outs of carrier operations
• Creates and presents Ideas and thoughts to leadership team based on fact based management
• The level of passion to learn and overachieve is key for an analyst's role
• Continuously thrive for better way to monitor and manage health level of all aspects of operations
• Regional customer support
• Builder / SKS support
• TPMP Project Lead
• Data Analytics / Sims
• Ad-Hoc Project Management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with extensive knowledge within the transportation industry of 7+ years
• Analytic with strong quantitative skills
• Deep knowledge of transportation industry
• Excellent communication skills and an analytical mind with business acumen
• Must have truckload, LTL transportation management experience & transportation contract review for terms & conditions experience
• Tableau skillsets a plus
• MS Excel, Powerpoint, Word skills needed
• TMS, WMS, YMS experience a plus

At LG, we aspire to empower people and celebrate differences because we believe diversity will create the unexpected. We provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Consistent with our commitment to providing equal opportunity and embracing diversity, LG has implemented affirmative action to ensure applicants are employed and employees are treated without regard to these characteristics.

In addition to the above, LG believes that pay transparency is a key part of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our salary ranges take in account many factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skillset, experience, licensure, certifications, internal equity, and other business needs.

While we consider geographic pay differentials in final offers, because we operate in many geographies, where applicable, the salary range listed may not reflect all geographic differentials applied.