Transportation Management Specialist

About the Role

Join an international automotive company as a Transportation Management Specialist on a contract basis. This onsite role focuses on managing logistics service provider contract compliance and enhancing supply chain operations.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field, or 4+ years of equivalent experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of professional experience managing logistics service provider/supplier contract compliance and/or supply chain management.
• 3+ years of project management experience.

Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) as demonstrated through business application.
• 5+ years of expert-level problem-solving skills.
• 3+ years of advanced-level experience conducting predictive analytics or statistical risk analysis.
• Transportation scheduling expertise.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, proven through business application.

Responsibilities

• Support the transportation service provider to ensure they meet all key performance indicators (KPIs) and serve as a point of contact to resolve issues related to target achievement.
• Lead and steer projects related to the provider, including creating and utilizing escalation processes to ensure accountability.
• Perform and document monthly and quarterly evaluations of transportation service provider performance to ensure established targets are met.
• Report transportation service provider non-conformances in a structured manner and define escalation processes for repetitive issues with countermeasures.
• Utilize defined escalation paths to ensure support, action, and accountability, steering as needed.
• Provide recommendations to improve operational efficiencies, including team collaboration, visual management, and best practices.
• Collaborate actively with transportation service providers and other process partners impacted by their processes.
• Ensure process standardization across all shifts through revisions and communications with the team and service providers.
• Establish individual performance targets for transportation service providers and conduct documented quarterly performance reviews.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.