Transportation Sourcing Specialist

North American Transportation Management Institute; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Penske Logistics in Dearborn, MI is seeking an experienced Transportation Buyer to manage carrier RFQs, negotiate rates, and ensure on-time, cost-effective service across TL, LTL and intermodal networks. This role collaborates with sales, operations and carriers to optimize capacity and performance.

Based in or near Dearborn, the position may involve travel and requires strong negotiation, data analysis and knowledge of tariffs, rate structures and contract terms.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of transportation purchasing experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Knowledge of carrier operations, rate structures, contracts, tariffs
• Excellent negotiation skills

Responsibilities

• Establish and grow relationships with truckload, LTL, intermodal carriers in North America
• Manage RFQs to secure best rates and capacity
• Conduct regular meetings with core carriers to review cost and service
• Establish carrier performance standards and distribute monthly scorecards
• Improve under-performing carriers or remove them from the network
• Initiate contracting with new transportation providers
• Provide carrier training and onboarding for compliance
• Ensure tariffs reflect negotiated rates
• Use data analytics to identify cost/service improvements
• Proactively present savings proposals to senior leaders
• Collaborate with Penske sales to respond to RFQs

Skills

Transportation purchasing

Negotiation

Multi-modal logistics

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Transportation or related field preferred

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Position can be based out of Penske location's in Dearborn, MI, Beachwood, OH, Duluth, GA and Reading, PA

Position Summary:

Primary responsibilities include purchasing transportation services from motor carriers, managing transportation provider performance, and ensuring transportation providers maintain Penske's minimum compliance standards. Responsible to document and understand customers' transportation requirements, develop RFQ's, identify and engage carriers, and negotiate the best rates and service possible for Penske's customers. Provide continuous improvement opportunities for both cost and service initiatives through data analysis and customer engagement. Study and understand transport market rate and capacity trends to ensure carrier coverage and mitigate cost impacts to the customer.

Major Responsibilities:

• Establish and grow relationships with truckload, LTL, intermodal, and other transport carriers in North America to support customer requirements
• Manage RFQs to establish the best rates possible and secure capacity
• Conduct regular meetings with core carriers to review cost and service performance
• Establish customer specific transportation provider performance standards (on-time delivery, communication, tender acceptance, etc.) and distribute monthly scorecards to the carriers and summary scorecards to our customers
• Manage the performance improvement process with under-performing carriers to either improve service or remove them from the network
• Initiate contracting with new transportation providers
• Provide carrier training and on-boarding to ensure compliance with Penske and customer requirements.
• Ensure all tariffs built in our transportation management system are accurate and reflect negotiated rates
• Use transport data and analytics to identify customer-specific cost and service opportunities
• Proactively develop and present savings proposals to senior leaders
• Work closely with Penske sales executives to respond quickly to perspective customer Requests for Quote
• Work closely with the Operations and Load Planning teams to trouble shoot issues and provide adequate carrier capacity
• Other projects as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of transportation purchasing experience including negotiating rates and service levels with carriers across multiple modes, including TL, LTL, Intermodal, and Expedite
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Transportation or related field preferred
• Working Knowledge of carrier operations, rate structures, contracts, and tariffs required
• Excellent negotiation skills and the ability to negotiate effectively with senior executives
• Ability to complete multiple, complex, tasks and assignments
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Strong oral and written communications skills are required
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.

Physical Requirements:

-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Words: Carrier Sourcing; Carrier Relations; Procurement; Supply Chain/Logistics

About Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics engineers state-of-the-art transportation, warehousing and freight management solutions that deliver powerful business results for market-leading companies. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske and its associates help businesses move forward by increasing visibility and driving down supply-chain costs. Visit Penske Logistics to learn more.

Job Category: Logistics/Supply Chain

Job Function: Logistics & Supply Chain

Job Family: Operations

Address: 15041 S Commerce Dr

Primary Location: US-MI-Dearborn

Employer: Penske Logistics LLC