Fleet Operation Manager (Manager, Transportation)

HD Supply Canada, Inc; Flower Mound (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Fleet Operation Manager to develop strategies for freight operations and manage carrier relationships while ensuring customer requirements are met. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of related experience and a strong background in transportation management, negotiation, and strategic oversight.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in transportation or related field.
• May require certification.
• Advanced degree may offset less experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversees selection of transportation carriers and evaluates standards.
• Manages service levels as a liaison between locations and core carriers.
• Analyzes and negotiates contracts with carriers.

Skills

Negotiation

Carrier Management

Strategic Planning

Education

BS/BA in related discipline

Job description

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Apply locations Flower Mound-TX-US time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R25002040

Job Summary

Leads and develops strategy for freight function. Develops negotiation strategies and manages carrier relationships. Ensures customer requirements are met with minimal service disruption.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• Oversees the selection of transportation related carriers, researching, qualifying and sourcing vendors.
• Ensures carriers meet company needs and standards through evaluating carrier coverage areas, service levels, financial history and pricing.
• Manages transportation service levels as a liaison between locations and core carriers, evaluating use of approved and non-authorized carriers to ensure maximum service levels.
• Represents company needs through analyzing and negotiating contracts with carriers.
• Directs the integration of acquired companies to ensure compliance with company needs and standards.
• Generates reports on productivity, cost, service, savings, benchmarking, compliance, roll-out schedules and carrier metrics.
• Maintains and enhances TMS functionality. Monitors TMS compliance and low cost carrier usage.

Nature and Scope

• Solutions require analysis and investigation.
• Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience.
• Manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and/or indirectly supervises support staff.

Work Environment

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Education and Experience

• Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field. May require certification. Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

HD Supply is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.