Manager, North American Truckload, Parcel, Freight Payment

Responsibilities

• Manage carrier relationships to facilitate movement of goods from deconsolidation and returns sites to our distribution centers.
• Facilitate and manage J.Crew’s annual truckload RFP.
• Understand volume forecasts, work with carrier partners to manage capacity to align, especially to peak.
• Guide the team through parcel spend analysis towards construction recommendations for reducing spend.
• Cook with North American transportation partners to align shipping schedules to provide outbound capacity to pool partners.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for all J.Crew activities in scope for carriers and freight payment.
• Communicate issues effectively and ensure that issues are resolved in a timely manner using root cause analysis.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, material flow improvement, and service expansion.
• Monitor and manage transportation costs.
• Manage Freight Payment associates and third party partner to ensure timely vendor payments and accurate financial reporting.
• Drive improvements in the freight audit and pay space, including audit reporting and exception identification that unlock enhanced data drive decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain management, logistics, or related field.
• Experience managing carrier relationships and freight audits.
• Strong understanding of transportation and distribution processes.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to develop and implement standard operating procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.