Director, Transportation

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute short- and long-term transportation strategies across multiple regions, including Europe.
• Continuously develop comprehensive plans for the most effective utilization of private fleet, common carrier and 3PL/4PL resources to maximize on-time delivery rates at the lowest possible cost.
• Develops and achieves the established budget for each month of a fiscal year; conducts in depth analysis of all budget variances and advises on root causes and corrective actions.
• Safeguards carrier selection, carrier performance, freight payment, and systems that support transportation management for efficient and effective performance and results.
• Leads internal and external transportation team resources to consistently high-performance levels. Sets team/individual goals and tracks to annual performance planning objectives.
• Collaborates with executive leadership to support growth, expansion, and operational initiatives.
• Continues to develop detailed KPI reporting that enables reliable visibility of key transportation costs and service drivers.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives within the carrier base that produce improved service levels and cost savings.
• Optimizes TMS to track the movement and delivery of interplant shipments and customer deliveries and as a strategic tool for information gathering and planning.
• Builds effective cross functional integration between the transportation function, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, procurement, finance, customer service and businesses.
• Plans and coordinates fleet operations including acquisition, scheduling, maintenance service, repair, and disposal of fleet assets.
• Negotiates, analyzes and modifies nationwide freight movement based upon seasonal and current business conditions. Make proposals and adjustments as needed.
• Negotiates and verifies compliance of all carrier agreements and service levels.
• Engages the customer on quality performance issues, collaborative operational efficiency opportunities, and manages overall customer communications related to transportation activities or issues.
• Ensures compliance with all company policies, U.S. DOT regulations and applicable European transportation regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics/Operations or related field required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• At least 10 years’ experience with US and Canadian Transportation/Operations with a proven record of cost saving and service enhancement success.
• Strong financial acumen and project management skills.
• Minimum of 5 years of Private Fleet management experience.
• Extensive experience in ERP (SAP Preferred), WMS and TMS.
• Experience working in a multiple facility operation including manufacturing plants and Distribution Centers. Retail customer experience helpful.
• Comprehensive understanding of DOT, OSHA, federal and state regulations.
• Excellent computer skills; Microsoft Office (i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Excellent communication and relationship skills at all internal and external levels are a key to success in this position.
• Excellent organization skills, time management, and results based leadership.
• 10% Travel.

Pay

Pay Range: USD $170,800.00 - USD $218,600.00 /Yr.