Transportation Manager

In this role, you will

Operations

• Responsible for strategic relationships with multiple carriers and modes of transportation, including dry van, open top and LTL. Our products require unique solutions to ship without damage.
• Accountable for optimization of transportation across the network including shipping methods, and freight and lane types in effort to best service our internal and external customers while driving cost reduction and truck utilization
• Support day-to-day operations, including problem solving with Shipping and Project Management teams in locations and Service Centers regarding daily issues (missed pick-ups, trailer shortages, dropped loads, cancelled loads, etc.). Serve as help chain for escalating issues with carriers when needed.
• Standardize and/or create metrics to quantify performance and identify levers requiring attention.
• Drive resolution of quality concerns caused by transportation (internally and externally) with added vigor in root cause, problem-solving, action tracking and escalation as appropriate.

Sourcing

• Partner with plant locations and service centers to determine accurate freight requirements. Translate needs and negotiate with 3rd Party transportation carriers via formal freight RFP’s and ongoing business reviews.
• Partner with commercial teams to identify and capture targeted market growth opportunities by leveraging a differentiated transportation service offering.
• Execute strategic transportation sourcing initiatives including flatbed, dry van and open top trucking with existing carrier base. If the need for new supply source is identified, partner with Procurement to vet new carrier(s) accordingly.
• Responsible for building and maintaining strategic operational relationships with trucking companies across North America to support transportation and logistics between Kawneer plants, service centers and customers.
• Partner with Procurement to resolve carrier performance against contractual agreements if needed.

Financial Performance and Reporting

• Drive process improvement and streamlining of operational and financial tracking and reporting processes.
• Responsible for interpreting large sets of data and making strategic decisions while understanding the financial impacts.
• Provide monthly reporting to stakeholders regarding location transportation spend.
• Review weekly aging reports with identified location contacts to resolve past due carrier invoices.

Also note

• Develop and support a strategic alliance with business partners. Participates in cross-functional activities focused on solving business issues and enhancing our competitive advantage.
• Develop and execute a strategic roadmap to make transformative step-changes in the maturity level of Kawneer’s Transportation Management System.
• Lead continuous improvement of freight related processes for Kawneer, as well as champion the same expectation with 3rd Party transportation carriers.
• Up to 50% travel
• D riven individual, self-motivated to lead organizational change management