Transportation Sourcing Specialist

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes Position Summary (which could be About the role). It includes Major Responsibilities (Responsibilities). It includes Qualifications (Qualifications). It includes Physical Requirements (maybe part of Requirements). It includes Key Words (maybe Skills). It includes About Penske Logistics (maybe About the role? but we already have summary). It includes Job Category, Job Function, Job Family, Address, Primary Location, Employer, Req ID (metadata). We should not repeat job title. We should not include Job ID/req numbers as headings; fold minor metadata into short

or drop it. So we can include a short

for location and maybe employer. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, navigation, cookie, legal, application instructions. The posting includes "Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer." That's boilerplate; remove. Also "Key Words:" maybe we can treat as Skills. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the position summary text, responsibilities list, qualifications list, physical requirements, maybe key words as skills, location info. We must not invent or summarize away detail. Use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use

  for prose. We must not create sections like Benefits, Pay, Schedule unless posting actually states them. It does not mention benefits, pay, schedule. So we omit those sections. We need sections: About the role (position summary), Responsibilities (major responsibilities), Qualifications (including education, experience, skills, physical requirements maybe as part of Qualifications or separate Requirements). Could also have a Requirements section for things like "High School Diploma or equivalent required", "Bachelor’s Degree preferred", etc. But we can combine into Qualifications. We also have "Key Words: Carrier Sourcing; Carrier Relations; Procurement; Supply Chain/Logistics". That could be Skills. We also have location info: "Position can be based out of Penske location's in Dearborn, MI, Beachwood, OH, Duluth, GA and Reading, PA". Also "Primary Location: US-MI-Dearborn". Also "Address: 15041 S Commerce Dr". We can include a short paragraph with location. We must not repeat job title as heading. No job title given explicitly; but we can ignore. We must not include "Req ID: 2611133" as heading; we can fold into short p or drop. Probably drop as minor metadata. We must not include "About Penske Logistics" paragraph? It's substantive about company; maybe we can include under About the role? But the instruction: "Use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can have About the role (position summary). The "About Penske Logistics" is more about company; could be considered part of About the role? Might be okay to include as a paragraph under About the role after the summary. But we must preserve all substantive information; we can include it as a paragraph. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now craft HTML. Structure:

  About the role

  Position Summary: Primary responsibilities include purchasing transportation services from motor carriers, managing transportation provider performance, and ensuring transportation providers maintain Penske’s minimum compliance standards. Responsible to document and understand customers’ transportation requirements, develop RFQ’s, identify and engage carriers, and negotiate the best rates and service possible for Penske’s customers. Provide continuous improvement opportunities for both cost and service initiatives through data analysis and customer engagement. Study and understand transport market rate and capacity trends to ensure carrier coverage and mitigate cost impacts to the customer.

  About Penske Logistics: Penske Logistics engineers state-of-the-art transportation, warehousing and freight management solutions that deliver powerful business results for market-leading companies. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske and its associates help businesses move forward by increasing visibility and driving down supply-chain costs.

  Responsibilities

  • Establish and grow relationships with truckload, LTL, intermodal, and other transport carriers in North America to support customer requirements
  • Manage RFQs to establish the best rates possible and secure capacity
  • Conduct regular meetings with core carriers to review cost and service performance
  • Establish customer specific transportation provider performance standards (on-time delivery, communication, tender acceptance, etc.) and distribute monthly scorecards to the carriers and summary scorecards to our customers
  • Manage the performance improvement process with under-performing carriers to either improve service or remove them from the network
  • Initiate contracting with new transportation providers
  • Provide carrier training and on-boarding to ensure compliance with Penske and customer requirements
  • Ensure all tariffs built in our transportation management system are accurate and reflect negotiated rates
  • Use transport data and analytics to identify customer-specific cost and service opportunities
  • Proactively develop and present savings proposals to senior leaders
  • Work closely with Penske sales executives to respond quickly to perspective customer Requests for Quote
  • Work closely with the Operations and Load Planning teams to trouble shoot issues and provide adequate carrier capacity
  • Other projects as assigned by the supervisor

  Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of transportation purchasing experience including negotiating rates and service levels with carriers across multiple modes, including TL, LTL, Intermodal, and Expedite
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Transportation or related field preferred
  • Working Knowledge of carrier operations, rate structures, contracts, and tariffs required
  • Excellent negotiation skills and the ability to negotiate effectively with senior executives
  • Ability to complete multiple, complex, tasks and assignments
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Strong oral and written communications skills are required
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
  • Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
  • Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required

  Skills

  Key Words: Carrier Sourcing; Carrier Relations; Procurement; Supply Chain/Logistics

  Maybe also include location:

  Location

  but location is not a standard heading; we could fold into About the role or a short p. The instruction says use those headings for sections; but we can also add other headings? It says use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but better to stick to those. Location could be part of About the role or a short p after qualifications. We could add a short p under Qualifications or after. We could add a paragraph: "Position can be based out of Penske locations in Dearborn, MI; Beachwood, OH; Duluth, GA; and Reading, PA. Primary location: US-MI-Dearborn. Address: 15041 S Commerce Dr." We need to ensure we don't create a heading for location unless we have content; we can just add a

  after the sections. Now check for any boilerplate: "Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer." Remove. Also "Physical Requirements:" we haven't included; we need to preserve that substantive info. It's under Qualifications maybe as a separate section Requirements? The instruction says we can have Requirements section. Physical Requirements is substantive; we should include it. Could be under Requirements heading. Let's add a Requirements section for physical requirements. Thus we have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Requirements (physical), Skills. We must not create sections with filler; we have real content. Now ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The position summary we captured. Responsibilities captured. Qualifications captured (education, experience, skills, attendance, travel, background check). Physical requirements captured. Key words captured as Skills. Location info captured as paragraph. We also have "Job Category: Logistics/Supply Chain Job Function: Logistics & Supply Chain Job Family: Operations". That's metadata; could be folded into a short p under About the role or after. Might be considered substantive? It's not crucial but we can include as a short p. We should not include "Req ID: 2611133". Could drop. Now produce HTML. Check for any repeated lines: Ensure we didn't duplicate. Now output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:

  About the role

  Position Summary: Primary responsibilities include purchasing transportation services from motor carriers, managing transportation provider performance, and ensuring transportation providers maintain Penske’s minimum compliance standards. Responsible to document and understand customers’ transportation requirements, develop RFQ’s, identify and engage carriers, and negotiate the best rates and service possible for Penske’s customers. Provide continuous improvement opportunities for both cost and service initiatives through data analysis and customer engagement. Study and understand transport market rate and capacity trends to ensure carrier coverage and mitigate cost impacts to the customer.

  About Penske Logistics: Penske Logistics engineers state-of-the-art transportation, warehousing and freight management solutions that deliver powerful business results for market-leading companies. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske and its associates help businesses move forward by increasing visibility and driving down supply-chain costs.

  Job Category: Logistics/Supply Chain; Job Function: Logistics & Supply Chain; Job Family: Operations.

  Responsibilities

  • Establish and grow relationships with truckload, LTL, intermodal, and other transport carriers in North America to support customer requirements
  • Manage RFQs to establish the best rates possible and secure capacity
  • Conduct regular meetings with core carriers to review cost and service performance
  • Establish customer specific transportation provider performance standards (on-time delivery, communication, tender acceptance, etc.) and distribute monthly scorecards to the carriers and summary scorecards to our customers
  • Manage the performance improvement process with under-performing carriers to either improve service or remove them from the network
  • Initiate contracting with new transportation providers
  • Provide carrier training and on-boarding to ensure compliance with Penske and customer requirements
  • Ensure all tariffs built in our transportation management system are accurate and reflect negotiated rates
  • Use transport data and analytics to identify customer-specific cost and service opportunities
  • Proactively develop and present savings proposals to senior leaders
  • Work closely with Penske sales executives to respond quickly to perspective customer Requests for Quote
  • Work closely with the Operations and Load Planning teams to trouble shoot issues and provide adequate carrier capacity
  • Other projects as assigned by the supervisor

  Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of transportation purchasing experience including negotiating rates and service levels with carriers across multiple modes, including TL, LTL, Intermodal, and Expedite
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Transportation or related field preferred