Transportation Management Specialist

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Creative Solutions Services, LLC is seeking a Transportation Management Specialist for a contract onsite role in Greenville, SC. The position focuses on supervising transportation providers, ensuring KPIs are met, and guiding escalation processes to resolve issues promptly.

Ideal candidates will have extensive logistics/provider contract management experience, project management proficiency, and strong MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field, or the equivalent of 4+ years’ experience in a related area preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years professional experience managing logistics service provider/supplier contract compliance and/or supply chain management experience.
• 3+ years of Project Management experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Skills to include Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, as proved through business application.
• 5+ Years Expert Level Skill: Proven problem-solving skills.
• Conduction predictive analytics or statistical risk analysis.
• 3+ Years Advanced Level Skill: Transportation scheduling; Communication skills (oral and written).

Responsibilities

• Supports the transportation service provider to ensure they meet all key performance indicators (KPIs) and serves as a point of contact to assist in resolving any issues related to the targets being achieved.
• Leads and steers projects related to the provider and demonstrated the ability to create and utilize escalation processes to ensure support and accountability of the transportation service provider.
• Performs and documents both monthly and quarterly evaluations of transportation service provider performance to ensure they are achieving all established targets.
• Reports on the transportation service provider non-conformances in a structured manner.
• Defines an escalation process to report identified repetitive issues with identified countermeasures.
• Utilizes defined escalation paths when required to ensure support, action and accountability is provided, steer as needed.
• Provides recommendations on how the transportation service provider can improve operational efficiencies to include, but not limited to, team collaboration, visual management, best practices, etc.
• Collaborates actively with the transportation service providers and/or other process partners impacted by the transportation service provider’s processes.
• Ensures process standardization is maintained on all shifts through process revisions and communications with the immediate team and/or transportation service providers.
• Establishes individual performance targets for transportation service providers and provides documented quarterly performance reviews.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management Operations Supervisor.

Skills

MS Office

Communication

Problem solving

Education

BA/BS in Economics or related field

Job description

At-a-Glance:

Are you ready to build your career by joining an international automotive company. If so, our client is hiring a Transportation Management Specialist.

Position Type:

• Contract
• Onsite

Required

• Education:
  • BA/BS degree in Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field, or the equivalent of 4+ years’ experience in a related area preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience:
  • 5+ years professional experience managing logistics service provider/supplier contract compliance and/or supply chain management experience.
  • 3+ years of Project Management experience.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  • Advanced Microsoft Office Skills to include Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, as proved through business application.
• 5+ Years Expert Level Skill:
  • Proven problem-solving skills.
• 3+ Years Advanced Level Skill:
  • Conduction predictive analytics or statistical risk analysis.
  • Transportation scheduling.
  • Communication skills (oral and written) as proven through business application.

Responsibilities:

• Supports the transportation service provider to ensure they meet all key performance indicators (KPIs) and serves as a point of contact to assist in resolving any issues related to the targets being achieved.
• Leads and steers projects related to the provider and demonstrated the ability to create and utilize escalation processes to ensure support and accountability of the transportation service provider.
• Performs and documents both monthly and quarterly evaluations of transportation service provider performance to ensure they are achieving all established targets.
• Reports on the transportation service provider non-conformances in a structured manner.
• Defines an escalation process to report identified repetitive issues with identified countermeasures.
• Utilizes defined escalation paths when required to ensure support, action and accountability is provided, steer as needed.
• Provides recommendations on how the transportation service provider can improve operational efficiencies to include, but not limited to, team collaboration, visual management, best practices, etc.
• Collaborates actively with the transportation service providers and/or other process partners impacted by the transportation service provider’s processes.
• Ensures process standardization is maintained on all shifts through process revisions and communications with the immediate team and/or transportation service providers.
• Establishes individual performance targets for transportation service providers and provides documented quarterly performance reviews.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management Operations Supervisor.