Strategic Transportation Manager: Logistics & Cost Savings

COHERENT; Sherman (TX); Presencial; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

COHERENT is seeking a Transportation/Logistics Manager to lead cost optimization and carrier management across domestic and international shipments. Responsibilities include analyzing transportation data, developing billing systems, and implementing SOPs to improve accuracy and efficiency.

The role requires a Bachelor's in transportation/logistics, 7+ years in transportation management, and experience with Oracle Transportation Management or similar TMS.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in transportation, logistics and/or supply chain.
• 7+ years of work experience managing transportation for a company the size of Coherent.
• Experience in carrier or other related third party management.
• Experience with Oracle Transportation Management tool or other Transportation Management system.
• Experience in contractual and negotiation management.

Responsabilidades

• Provide transportation analysis with focus on business unit / supply chain requirements.
• Provide recommendations on freight cost savings and streamlining opportunities.
• Provide quarterly reports to business units that include cost savings opportunities and results.
• Develop and maintain billing systems to ensure accuracy of supplier payments / account coding.
• Resolve shipping issues and make recommendations for process improvements.
• Creating and revising standard operating procedures for logistics processes.
• Training of freight forwarders / carriers.
• Creating and tracking transportation process documents.
• Conduct carrier RFP for domestic and international transportation.
• Execute and enable carriers for domestic and international transportation.
• Maintaining the list of approved carriers and the routing guide; training and enforcing the use of the routing guide.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews with the business units and carriers.
• Preparation of shipping forecasts.
• Review and negotiate carrier contracts, including negotiating freight rates.
• Working with business units to maximize transportation savings potential and providing quarterly status reports.
• Guiding and advising departments to optimize logistics performance.
• Taking corrective action with carriers in the event of service failures.
• Manage one-time rate quotes and one-time shipments to support business units.
• Monitor and develop transportation key performance indicators (KPIs).

Conhecimentos

Project management

MS Office

Process flow diagrams

Power BI

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in transportation/logistics

7+ years of transportation management experience

Ferramentas

Oracle Transportation Management

Descrição da oferta de emprego

COHERENT is seeking a Transportation/Logistics Manager to lead cost optimization and carrier management across domestic and international shipments. Responsibilities include analyzing transportation data, developing billing systems, and implementing SOPs to improve accuracy and efficiency.

The role requires a Bachelor's in transportation/logistics, 7+ years in transportation management, and experience with Oracle Transportation Management or similar TMS.