Job Description
The Transportation Manager oversees
all activities associated with transportation including carrier selection, rate
negotiations, freight audit and payment, cost controls, and functional
reporting and developing transportation relationships. This position will
ensure all partners in the supply chain are working effectively and efficiently
to ensure smooth operations, communicating effectively with internal and
external customers, and responding to their requirements.
Essential
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Accountable
to generate savings year over year while driving continuous improvement.
Drive all freight optimization efforts and report on opportunities to
reduce costs and ensure appropriate execution
- Working
closely with other key business segments to ensure the supply base is
effectively serving internal and external customer needs
- Assess the
transportation environment in the short, medium, and long term and
identify trends that will impact PS Seasoning
- Develop and
deploy KPIs reflecting areas of improvement or success
- Manage
damage and lost freight claims. Ensure consistent oversight and execution
- Review and
assess the logistics network to identify changes in practices in order to
optimize logistics execution and costs
- Negotiate
contracts and ensure all Logistics contracts have established
transportation metrics and KPI's
- Create and
manage Standard Operating Procedures with the carriers. Ability to
investigate and troubleshoot flow /process issues
- Ensure
compliance with shipping regulations for fluids, packaging, labeling, and
other applicable requirements
- Develop
service level agreements inside existing contracts to ensure supplier
performance through scorecards. Conduct Annual Reviews as necessary
- Performs
analysis and comparison of freight rates to determine the most economical
and efficient means to deliver product and Lead RFP/RFQ initiatives. Add
new carriers when needed
- Conduct
needs analysis, form strategies, and align expectations with internal
stakeholders and external suppliers
- Preparing
and giving presentations to leadership as necessary and Ad hoc assignments
as needed
- Provide
feedback for continuous improvement ideas to management and executive team
- Manage lost
and delayed shipments as well as manage and approve invoices
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's
degree in supply chain or business or equivalent work experience required.
- At least 5
years' experience in Transportation and Logistics services in strategic
and tactical operations with an extensive domestic and some international
presence.
- 3 years'
experience leading/mentoring teams or leading large-scale projects.
- Experience
with tariffs and rating methodologies (rates & services).
- Experience
and understanding of freight contracts.
- Experience
and understanding of carrier operations.
- Experience
in logistics analysis.
- Knowledge of
transportation regulations, pricing, operations, and regulatory programs.
- Advanced
knowledge of freight and transportation tariff rates/surcharges.
- Demonstrated
ability to write standard operating procedures and work instructions
including demonstrated process improvement and systematic process
improvement skills.
- Ability to
communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety
of internal and external customers.
- High level
of professional integrity and discretion.
Type: Full-time
About
PS Seasoning
At PS Seasoning, our craft is flavor. As a leading provider of specialty seasonings, sauces,
and ingredients, we are passionate about creating exceptional flavor profiles and experiences.
From the award-winning food products we make to the customers we serve, our commitment
to excellence is the foundation of everything we do.
A three-generation strong company, joining our family means being part of something bigger,
where you’ll have the opportunity to impact products that are served in millions of homes
each year. We hope you’ll be part of our recipe for success.