Strategic Transportation Lead: Planning & Sourcing

Neovia Logistics; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Neovia Logistics in Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking a transportation professional to manage carrier procurement, compliance, and load planning. You will optimize mode, route, and capacity, and oversee freight audit, payments, and analytics for over $50m in annual spend.

The role involves developing regional transportation strategies, improving processes, and leading a service-driven team to deliver cost-effective and reliable transportation solutions for multiple clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Operations, Logistics or related field.
• 5+ years of logistics or transportation management experience.
• Strong customer focus and leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop regional transportation strategy and implement short-, medium-, and long-term plans.
• Design and improve transportation processes and KPIs to meet customer needs and SLAs.
• Create and monitor client shipments, lead a customer-service oriented support team.
• Develop transportation sourcing and capacity management across multiple customers.
• Support proposals and bids with cost estimates for projects and client solutions.
• Track monthly metrics, identify cost-saving opportunities, and manage budgets.
• Negotiate contracts and pricing with carriers to optimize price-quality.
• Document and standardize reporting processes and act as escalation point.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations/Logistics

Tools

Transportation Management System (TMS)

Procurement Management

Job description

Neovia Logistics in Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking a transportation professional to manage carrier procurement, compliance, and load planning. You will optimize mode, route, and capacity, and oversee freight audit, payments, and analytics for over $50m in annual spend.

The role involves developing regional transportation strategies, improving processes, and leading a service-driven team to deliver cost-effective and reliable transportation solutions for multiple clients.