Transportation Sourcing Manager

We need to output only HTML fragment, with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. No job title heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Need to preserve all substantive info. Let's parse the job description. Job Title: Transportation Sourcing Manager (not needed as heading). Job Code etc: ignore. Department: Supply Chain (maybe part of About the role? Could be included in About the role paragraph.) Location: Duluth, GA Reports To: Director of Supply Chain FLSA Classification Exempt (maybe not needed? It's metadata; could be omitted as minor metadata folded into short p or dropped. Probably drop.) EEOC Classification Professionals (drop) Salary Grade (drop) Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes No (confusing) maybe ignore. Job Summary: paragraph. Essential Duties: list of duties. Required Qualifications, Skills, Abilities and Educational Requirements: list. Preferred Knowledge: bullet. Key Competencies: maybe part of Skills? Could be separate but we can include under Skills. Working Conditions and Physical Demands: maybe not needed unless we have a section like "Working Conditions". Not in allowed headings list. Could be omitted? But we must preserve all substantive info; we could include under Responsibilities? Not ideal. However allowed headings are limited; we can only use those headings. If content doesn't fit, we could still include as a paragraph under a relevant heading like Responsibilities or Requirements? The instruction: "Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., implying these are examples but we should use those headings for sections. It also says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". So we can create sections with those headings if we have content. If we have content that doesn't match any of those headings, we could still put it under a generic heading like "About the role" maybe. But better to fit. We have: Job Summary (could be About the role). Responsibilities (Essential Duties). Requirements (maybe Required Qualifications). Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements). Skills (maybe Preferred Knowledge and Key Competencies). Benefits, Pay, Schedule: not present (no specifics). So we should not include those sections. Thus we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Possibly combine Requirements and Qualifications? They are similar; but we can separate if content distinct. The posting has "Required Qualifications, Skills, Abilities and Educational Requirements" and then "Preferred Knowledge". Also "Key Competencies". Could treat Required Qualifications as Requirements, Preferred Knowledge as Skills, Key Competencies also as Skills. We'll need to preserve all substantive info: location, reports to, department maybe in About the role. Let's craft About the role paragraph: includes job title? Not needed as heading but we can mention role. Include department, location, reports to, summary. Responsibilities: list of essential duties (bullet list). Must preserve all duties. Requirements: Required Qualifications, Skills, Abilities and Educational Requirements (the list). We'll output as

• each item. Skills: Preferred Knowledge and Key Competencies (maybe combine). We'll list both. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must not include boilerplate like EEOC, ADA, etc. We must not include Working Conditions etc. But we need to preserve all substantive info; if we drop Working Conditions, we lose info. However maybe we can incorporate into About the role or Responsibilities? Not really. But maybe we can include a section "Working Conditions" not in allowed headings; but instruction says use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. Could we still add a heading like "Working Conditions"? It says "Use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." This implies we should use those headings for sections; but not explicitly forbid others. However to be safe, we could incorporate Working Conditions into About the role or Responsibilities as a paragraph. But that may be less ideal. We could add a paragraph under About the role describing work environment and physical demands. That preserves info. Thus About the role will include: department, location, reports to, summary, work environment, physical demands. Now let's extract details. From text: Job Summary: "The primary responsibility of the Transportation Sourcing Manager is to lead strategic sourcing initiatives for transportation services, such as truckload, LTL, Small Parcel, and intermodal. The key duties for this role include developing and executing sourcing plans, negotiating with carriers for favorable pricing and service, managing vendor relationships, and conducting financial and market analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities. This role requires strong analytical, communication, and project management skills, as well as experience in transportation and distribution operations. Additionally, the Transportation Sourcing Manager will play a leading role for the Operations team in other non-inventory sourcing initiatives such as CapEx equipment, fleet or facility leases, MRO, or services." Essential Duties list: - Develops and executes strategic sourcing plans for various transportation modes (e.g., Truckload, LTL, Ocean, Dray). - Builds category strategies for multi-site manufacturing, distribution, or operations-critical spend. - Negotiates Master Service Agreements (MSA) and site-specific addenda with transportation carriers or other service providers to secure the lowest possible price while maintaining service quality. - Manages contract lifecycle—renewals, extensions, change orders—ensuring terms reflect evolving throughput and site expansion or consolidation. - Builds and maintains strong relationships with key vendors, evaluates their performance, and resolves issues related to product quality, delivery, and other service aspects. - Conducts supplier risk assessments and implement plans to mitigate risks where needed. - Analyzes spend data, assists with total cost of ownership analysis, and provides financial recommendations. - Drives cost savings programs and track realized savings or cost avoidance. - Conducts research on the supply market for transportation or other services and presents findings and insights to support sourcing decisions. - Manages sourcing projects, including timeline management, RFx (request for information/proposal) development, and communication with internal stakeholders and suppliers. - Collaborates with other departments, such as Purchasing, Operations, and Manufacturing, to align sourcing strategies with business needs and ensure smooth transitions. - Ensures accuracy of freight contract tariffs, rates, and related charges agreed upon by the company to maintain internal freight accrual accuracy for P&L reporting. - Oversees the freight payables process, performance of freight payables service provider, and communication of exceptions. - Performs other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications, Skills, Abilities and Educational Requirements list: - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field - 5 – 7 years of experience as a Transportation Sourcing leader or similar role - 3 – 5 years of experience in RFP/RFQ process to negotiate contracts with carriers - Experience leading freight payables approval and reconciliation process - Experience working with large, cross-functional teams - Extensive knowledge of both transportation and strategic sourcing - Intermediate experience utilizing computer software such as Microsoft Office Suite - Ability to prepare cost analysis, ad-hoc reports, and apply analytical decision-making processes - Strong data analytic skills with demonstrated experience in data analysis and statistics that will provide key insights into freight cost management - Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills - Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to change - Strong attention to detail, organizational, and planning skills - Experience working in a fast paced and high-volume work environment - Proactive “self-starter” with a strong attention to detail - Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, enabling effective interaction with employees on all levels, including executive leadership, as well as carriers and customers Preferred Knowledge: - Knowledge of JDE, WMS, TMS, and ERP software or similar applications - 8 - 10 years of experience in the supply chain logistics area Key Competencies: - Inter-Relationships: Consistent interaction with multiple levels of management depending on assigned facility. Regularly interacts with all levels of employees including production, drivers, and other distribution employees. May interact with third party drivers or distribution channel personnel. - Working Conditions and Physical Demands: Work Environment This position works in a general distribution or manufacturing environment. Frequently exposed to seasonal temperatures of excessive cold or heat. Work environment is often loud, dusty and/or dirty due to the materials required for production. Physical Demands Demand Frequency Hear Frequent See Frequent Sit Frequent Talk Frequent Type Frequent Stand Frequent Walk Frequent Bend Occasional Stoop Occasional Reach Occasional Drive Occasional Repetitive Motions Occasional Physical Work Percentage Medium – 10 - 25lb 10-25% Travel Required Yes, 0– 20% Additional Information: boilerplate about EEOC etc; we drop. Now we need to format. We'll produce:

  About the role

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  Inside About the role paragraph we can include department, location, reports to, job summary, work environment, physical demands. We need to be careful not to repeat job title as heading but we can mention it in paragraph. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "The Transportation Sourcing Manager role is part of the Supply Chain department, located in Duluth, GA, and reports to the Director of Supply Chain. The primary responsibility is to lead strategic sourcing initiatives for transportation services such as truckload, LTL, Small Parcel, and intermodal. This includes developing and executing sourcing plans, negotiating with carriers for favorable pricing and service, managing vendor relationships, and conducting financial and market analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities. The role also leads non-inventory sourcing initiatives for the Operations team, such as CapEx equipment, fleet or facility leases, MRO, or services. The position works in a general distribution or manufacturing environment, frequently exposed to seasonal temperatures of excessive cold or heat, and is often loud, dusty, and/or dirty. Physical demands include frequent hearing, seeing, sitting, talking, typing, standing, and walking, with occasional bending, stooping, reaching, driving, and repetitive motions; physical work involves handling 10‑25 lb objects for 10‑25% of the time, and travel is required up to 20%." We need to ensure we preserve all specifics: mention "CapEx equipment, fleet or facility leases, MRO, or services". Also mention "Strategic sourcing initiatives for transportation services, such as truckload, LTL, Small Parcel, and intermodal". Also mention "non-inventory sourcing initiatives such as CapEx equipment, fleet or facility leases, MRO, or services". Also mention "Work environment is often loud, dusty and/or dirty due to the materials required for production." Also mention "Physical Demands Demand Frequency Hear Frequent See Frequent Sit Frequent Talk Frequent Type Frequent Stand Frequent Walk Frequent Bend Occasional Stoop Occasional Reach Occasional Drive Occasional Repetitive Motions Occasional Physical Work Percentage Medium – 10 - 25lb 10-25% Travel Required Yes, 0– 20%". We'll incorporate. Now Responsibilities: list each essential duty as
• . We must preserve all duties exactly as given, but we can slightly rephrase? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we should keep the detail but can we rephrase? Safer to keep the exact sentences as given, maybe minor punctuation changes okay. We'll copy each bullet. We'll produce
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  . Now Requirements: list required qualifications. We'll output each as