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| Director of Transportation |
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| Summary |
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| This position is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and maintaining economical and efficient transportation services for the company. This position is also responsible for the supervision of the day-to-day activities of the Transportation Department. |
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| Responsibilities: |
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- Maintain all safety programs and transportation records for the company
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- Responsible for maintaining all inventories and new purchases for the company
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- Provide support for our account executives, production managers, general foreman’s and operation managers.
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- Develop manpower and transportation plans
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- Responsible for transportation analysis and savings/cost opportunity analysis and the implementation and management of cost analysis measures Plan and monitor budgets
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- Work with ship site location managers to improve operational and performance metrics Provide information, recommendations, and coordinate project implementation for transportation and logistics cost reduction opportunities
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- Identify mode optimization opportunities
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- Provide guidance on import/export Freight Classification, Harmonization Coding, Country of Origin, NAFTA Certificates of Origin, and C-TPAT management and compliance
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- Monitor and provide summary reporting on inbound and outbound core carrier compliance, low cost and lane award carrier compliance
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- Manage air and expedite freight expenditures through adherence of corporate approval process
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- Provide projections for inbound and outbound freight expenses by month and quarter
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- Ensure accurate forecasting of volume projections to core carriers
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- Ensure timely submission of operation templates from carriers including a carrier scorecard, monthly reporting, and operational excellence projects
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- Disseminate monthly carrier scorecards and monitor overall performance against goals and expectations
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Required Qualifications: |
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- 5+ years experience in transportation/logistics
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- Great carrier and broker contacts
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- Experience with LTL, FTL, Air, Small Package, and/or Ocean transportation
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- Experience with air-freight and critical delivery situations a plus
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- Strong organizational skills, extremely detailed and accurate
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- Strong negotiation skills
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- Strong computer and interpersonal skills
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- Strong verbal/written communication skills
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- Must be able to work under pressure with tight deadlines and be available after normal business hours to get the job done
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