Strategic Transportation Bid & Analytics Lead

Ross Stores, Inc.; Fort Mill (SC); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Ross Stores, Inc. seeks a Sr. Specialist Operation Support in Transportation Procurement to drive bid setup and scenario evaluation using our Manhattan Transportation Management System.

You will partner with internal ops, IT, and carriers to analyze markets, benchmark conditions, and report risks and opportunities to transportation leadership. The role requires 4+ years in supply chain or transportation, strong writing and communication skills, and experience with Transportation Management

Qualifications

• Four or more years of related experience; discount retail transportation experience preferred.
• Four or more years of progressive supply chain experience.
• Ability to drive and manage activities across multiple parties in a matrix environment.
• Strong operations knowledge of transportation processes.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to lead meetings, drive communications with internal and external constituents, and builds consensus to collaboratively deliver objectives.
• Business experience with Transportation Management Systems including bid set up and analysis.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and writing skills.
• Experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Access.

Responsibilities

• Develop proposals for bid processes and align business team on bid processes and scenario assumption development and utilize those decisions in performing technical activities associated with configuration, bid set up, carrier invitation, and scenario set up for Transportation Procurement bid events.
• Drive bid progress, assist carriers and internal team members in troubleshooting bid execution activities and provide analysis of bid scenarios for business team to use as guidance in final award decisions.
• Conduct regularly scheduled benchmarking and market condition assessments associated with transportation industries, summarizing and reporting potential risks and benefits to the Transportation leadership teams.
• Create SCO Reports related to Procurement bids events and other transportation business needs, report results to business leaders at all levels, up to GVP of transportation.
• Provide team with other ad hoc transportation project needs ranging from SOP writing to process development and technical analytics.

Skills

Bid management

Transportation knowledge

Cross-functional coordination

MS Office

Communication

Project management

Analytical thinking

Education

Four-year degree in Transportation or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Access

Job description

Ross Stores, Inc. seeks a Sr. Specialist Operation Support in Transportation Procurement to drive bid setup and scenario evaluation using our Manhattan Transportation Management System.

You will partner with internal ops, IT, and carriers to analyze markets, benchmark conditions, and report risks and opportunities to transportation leadership. The role requires 4+ years in supply chain or transportation, strong writing and communication skills, and experience with Transportation Management