Senior Manager, Transportation Fleet/Backhaul

Walgreens; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens is seeking a Senior Manager, Transportation Fleet/Backhaul in Deerfield, IL to lead successful implementations and ongoing improvements of the Mercury Gate TMS for the region. This role will be the super user and process expert, aligning TMS capabilities with business needs across a cluster of sites.

You will work with regional transportation teams to reduce costs, increase backhaul revenue, and enable users to optimize the TMS for best-in-class results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years in supply chain or business role with 2+ years in finance decisions.
• 2+ years of direct or cross-functional leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 25% for business purposes.

Responsibilities

• Has end-to-end process knowledge; learns and tests Mercury Gate TMS, including design validation.
• Coordinates and develops end-user trainers; serves as system admin lead for the region.
• Drives innovative processes aligned with department strategies to achieve results.
• Interacts with senior management; adapts to change while maintaining relationships.
• Fosters collaboration within Transportation Team focused on accountability and improvement.
• Owns KPI measurement and highlights site-specific opportunities for course-corrections.
• Champions company initiatives to boost engagement and align with vision.
• Monitors industry trends and regulatory issues in Transportation; shares learnings.
• Mentors through onboarding, communication, training, and development opportunities.

Skills

Leadership

Financial decision making

Education

MBA

APICS CSCP Certification

Tools

Mercury Gate TMS (Infios)

Job description

Senior Manager, Transportation Fleet/Backhaul

Address: 106 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05123-01106-2

Job ID 1908432BR

Job Summary:

Responsible for successful implementations and continuous improvement of the Mercury Gate TMSsolution. This role will be the super user and process expert for the MG TMS for their specific region andcluster of sites. This person will specialize in the current and potential capabilities of the TMS andaligning those capabilities with business needs. This position will work closely with regional and localtransportation teams to reduce the cost of transportation. Responsible for enabling regional users andlocal teams to best utilize and optimize the Transportation Management System to deliver best-in-class results including increasing backhaul revenue while reducing operating costs.

Job Responsibilities:

• Has overall knowledge of the end-to-end process knowledge. Responsible for learning and testing the Mercury Gate TMS system including design validation and complete solution testing activities.
• Coordinates and Develops all End User Trainers and go-to resources for end users during Go Live. Responsible as system admin lead and owns solution support for the region.
• Ensures the development of innovative approaches, processes, and solutions that support department strategies. Implements strategic policies when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.Erroneous decisions will result in critical delays in schedules and/or unit operations and may jeopardize overall business activities.
• Interacts regularly with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas and or stakeholders. Requires the ability to adapt to change, or gain acceptance from others in sensitive situations, without damage to the relationship.
• Creates and fosters a collaborative environment within the Transportation Team, focused on engagement, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Owns measurement of all Key-Performance Indicators and works to highlight site-specific opportunities and leads course-correction activities for improvement
• Champions company initiatives, connecting efforts to company vision and purpose and driving increased engagement.
• Monitors industry trends, best practices, and regulatory issues as they relate to Transportation and shares learnings, as appropriate, with direct reports and peers.
• Develops and mentors through on-boarding, open communication, training, and developmentopportunities

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and at least 4 years of experience in a supply chain or business role OR aHigh School/GED plus 7 years of experience in a supply chain or business role.
• At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions inthe workplace
• At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes(within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• - MBA/Master's Degree
• - APICS CSCP Certification
• - At least 5 years of experience managing backhaul operations
• - Infios (Formerly Mercury Gate) experience

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled.

Salary Range: $125000 - $218750 / Salaried