Senior Transportation Manager
Medline Industries
- Mundelein, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Acts as the primary point of contact for all tactical, shipment related issues/questions across the distribution network, Customer Service and Sales. Working with a team of three coordinators, the Manager reports on critical shipment KPIs and insures service standards are achieved across 3,800+ shipments per/week.
- Maintains the settings and rate structures in the TMS system. Updates routings, weight breaks and No. of service days to customers under the direction of the VP Logistics.
- Works with Branches and Carriers daily to successfully route and deliver Medline products at agreed to standards within FPS (Freight as a Percentage of Sales) targets. Resolves operational issues and insures capacity is place to fulfill shipping demand.
- Supports customer freight analyses and provides Sales/Operations with data to properly align Freight Services to Customer requirements. Assists the procurement team in carrier rate negoitations and provides service feedback / corrective action recommendations.
- Directly manages a team of three coordinators and is responsible for their professional development while training them to be the independent, credible sources of shipment information back to internal stakeholders.
- Education: 4 year degree required with 3 - 5 years of progressive logistics management experience regarding domestic transportation.
- Clear understanding of the Transportation Industry, How contracts are created, Carrier Tariffs are created and work, rating knowledge, automated TMS (Transportation Management System) system functionality.
- Experienced in carrier operations management across LTL and Parcel carriers. Truckload freight management is a plus. History of resolving tactical shipping issues and demonstrated ability to improve carrier service and processes.