Fort Smith, AR - Logistics Manager

Bachoco Company; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bachoco USA is seeking a Logistics Manager who will report to the Transportation Director and will be responsible for planning, coordination and execution of transportation associated with product distribution.

You will optimize transportation modes, routing, equipment, and frequency; negotiate rates; manage carriers; and drive cost improvements while ensuring safety and compliance. Collaboration with sales, purchasing, distribution, and accounting is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• 1-3 years of experience in a related field.
• Must have a valid driver's license and be able to qualify for the company's driving program.

Responsibilities

• Recommend optimal transportation modes, routing, equipment, or frequency.
• Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, and customer issues.
• Participate in carrier management processes, such as selection, qualification, or performance evaluation.
• Ensure carrier compliance with company policies or procedures for product transit and delivery.
• Ensure achievement of cost, productivity, accuracy, and timeliness of transportation metrics.
• Negotiate transportation rates and services.
• Plan and implement improvements to internal and external logistics systems or processes to drive out costs.
• Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as sales, purchasing, distribution, and/or accounting.
• Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes, or carriers.
• Analyze logistics to determine the most cost-effective means of transporting product.
• Communicate freight transportation information to customers or suppliers using appropriate software to improve efficiency, speed, and quality of transportation services.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Email applications

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Bachoco Group is a leading multi-business and multiprotein producer, and one of the top ten largest globally, with over 40,000 employees. We offer a wide portfolio of products, including chicken, eggs, pork, beef, pet food, and more. Through Bachoco USA, we deliver high-quality chicken products to the U.S. market, serving retail, food service, and national accounts through our fully integrated operations, which include farms, hatcheries, feed mills, and processing plants.

Join us and be part of our success!

Summary:

The Logistics Manager will report to the Transportation Director and will be responsible for planning, coordination and execution of transportation associated with product distribution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Recommend optimal transportation modes, routing, equipment, or frequency.
• Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, and customer issues.
• Participate in carrier management processes, such as selection, qualification, or performance evaluation.
• Ensure carrier compliance with company policies or procedures for product transit and delivery.
• Ensure achievement of cost, productivity, accuracy, and timeliness of transportation metrics.
• Negotiate transportation rates and services.
• Plan and implement improvements to internal and external logistics systems or processes to drive out costs.
• Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as sales, purchasing, distribution, and/or accounting.
• Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes, or carriers.
• Analyze logistics to determine the most cost-effective means of transporting product.
• Communicate freight transportation information to customers or suppliers using appropriate software to improve efficiency, speed, and quality of transportation services.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 1-3 years of experience in a related field.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Must have a valid driver's license and be able to qualify for the company's driving program.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and email applications.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Bachoco USA reserves the right to conduct background screenings for positions deemed necessary and in accordance with applicable laws.

An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.