Transportation Manager - Industrial Distribution
SunSource and its family of companies represent 200+ locations and 3,000+ employees making up one of North America’s leading value-add industrial distribution companies. We provide customers with products and solutions within Fluid Power, Fluid Process, Fluid Conveyance, General Industrial Components, and Industrial Service & Repair. www.sun-source.com
Are you a skilled multi-tasker with a passion for working in a fast paced yet supportive team environment? SunSource, a leader in the distribution of Fluid Power components and services for the industrial and mobile markets currently has an opening for a Transportation Manager based out of the Corporate Headquarters in Addison, IL.
This is a critical role with responsibilities that includes – finding cost savings, freight spend/recovery analysis and developing relationships with our corporate partners & associates.
The primary purpose of this position is to lead the company’s transportation activities; this includes execution of policy, managing & reviewing spend/recovery of all inbound, inter-company, and outbound shipments using our freight bill pay/audit software and ERP.
- Transportation Best Practices & Recovery:
- Lead efforts to establish standardized freight processes, policies, metrics, systems, and procedures throughout the organization.
- Determine optimal policies and procedures to maximize freight recovery and efficiency.
- Establish key reporting metrics to:
- Identify Spend, Freight Recovery, Carrier Performance/Routing, Accurate invoice auditing.
- Improve strategies to reduce freight expenses while providing best in class delivery performance
- Design carrier standards for performance and expectations.
- Freight Governance:
- Work with distribution, purchasing, and customer service leadership to guarantee policy conformance and carrier compliance to maximize freight agreements.
- Review and approve freight bill exceptions using freight bill pay and audit software
- Utilize freight bill pay and audit software to produce freight reports and analysis.
- Report & Conduct analysis:
- Reviewing transportation spend data & develop analysis reporting.
- Analyze assessorial charges (both small parcel and LTL) and find ways to reduce expenses.
- Associates degree in logistics, Operations management, or related field, prefer a 4-year degree in Logistics, Operations Management or related field.
- 5+ years in transportation experience dealing with LTL and small parcel carriers.
- Previous experience with freight bill pay and audit processes, reporting tools, and software.
- Demonstrated knowledge of International transportation policies and regulations.
- Proven successful experience collaborating between various departments and stake holders.
- Strong team approach with all levels of management
- Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
- Strong computer proficiency with knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D. WE PARTICIPATE IN E-Verify. If you are an individual with a disability and require an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact [email protected] to request reasonable accommodation. Only requests for accommodations in the application process will be returned. Sun-Source | Privacy Policy
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