Contractor Sourcing Supervisor

FedEx Freight; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

FedEx Freight is seeking a Hybrid Sourcing Manager to lead a team of sourcing specialists, design market strategies, and optimize contractor recruitment to support Surface Expedite and White Glove divisions.

Candidates must live within driving distance to Akron, OH, have 2+ years of contractor recruitment experience, and demonstrate strong negotiation and leadership skills. FedEx offers competitive pay, health and retirement benefits, and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• High school diploma.
• 2+ years contractor recruitment experience.
• Sourcing and negotiation skills.
• Able to motivate team members and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and coaches sourcing professionals to meet targets.
• Designs market sourcing strategies and allocates advertising spend.
• Builds relationships with truck dealers and coordinates IT system support.

Skills

Sourcing

Negotiation

Team motivation

Confidentiality

Education

High school diploma

Job description

While this position is Hybrid, qualified candidates must live within driving distance to Akron, Ohio.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Supervises and sets department goals to meet sourcing, retention, and forecast needs. Manages the individual performance of professional sourcing staff to regulate the flow of new trucks and increase independent contractor retention. Designs and implements market sourcing standards, guidelines, and strategies to meet specific segment requirements and improve competitive position in the expedited industry.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supervises, trains, communicates, and coaches sourcing specialists to ensure that sourcing targets are met. Assist sourcing specialists in finding new ways to gain prospective contractors or to better sell FedEx.
• Designs and implements market sourcing strategies using traditional marketing plan design and rollout practices. Allocate advertising dollars and negotiate said charges (i.e., truckers connection, independent contractor magazine, websites, etc). Determine the appropriate truck shows to attend and exhibit. Coordinate the presentation and layout of truck shows. Develop and assist in the design of marketing literature.
• Accountable for proper fleet size for Surface Expedite and White Glove divisions. Accountable for sales process improvements in the sourcing department. Coordinate IT resources to establish ongoing systems support of the processes.
• Build and maintain relationships with the various truck and sleeper dealers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• high school diploma
• 2+ years contractor recruitment experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Sourcing and negotiation skills
• Able to positively motivate team members
• Must maintain a high level of confidentiality in regard to proprietary information

Thiscompensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary range for this role across all potential locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the current startingsalary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay would bedeterminedby experience relative to the job, market level, pay at the location for this job and other job-related factors permittedby law. An employee may be eligible foradditionalpay, premiums, or bonus potential. The Company offers eligible employees health, vision and dental insurance, retirement, and tuition reimbursement.

• The Company offers eligible employees health, vision and dental insurance, retirement, and tuition reimbursement.

Pay Range: $68,200.00- $87,5500.00 depending on years of experience.

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