Transportation Program Manager

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide transportation analysis with focus on business unit / supply chain requirements
• Provide recommendations on freight cost savings and streamlining opportunities
• Develop and maintain billing systems to ensure accuracy of supplier payments / account coding
• Resolve shipping issues and make recommendations for process improvements
• Create and revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes
• Create and track transportation process documents
• Conduct carrier RFP for domestic and international transportation
• Execute and enable carriers for domestic and international transportation
• Maintain the list of approved carriers and the routing guide; train and enforce the use of the routing guide
• Conduct quarterly business reviews with the business units and carriers
• Prepare shipping forecasts
• Review and negotiate carrier contracts, including negotiating freight rates
• Work with business units to maximize transportation savings potential and provide quarterly status reports
• Guide and advise departments to optimize logistics performance
• Take corrective action with carriers in the event of service failures
• Manage one-time rate quotes and one-time shipments to support business units
• Monitor and develop transportation key performance indicators (KPIs)

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in transportation, logistics and/or supply chain
• 7+ years of work experience managing transportation for a company the size of Coherent
• Experience in carrier or other related third party management
• Experience with Oracle Transportation Management tool or other Transportation Management system
• Experience in contractual and negotiation management

Skills

• Project management skills and experience
• Proficiency in MS Office skills (Excel, PPT, Word, etc.)
• Knowledge of creating process flow diagrams (Microsoft Visio)
• Knowledge of databases and Power BI is an advantage

Safety Requirements

• All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Culture Commitment

• Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE): Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust
  Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
  Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome
  Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone
  Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

About Us

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!