Senior Transportation Sourcing Specialist
Company: Penske Truck Leasing
Location: Dearborn
Posted on: June 21, 2022
Job Description:
Senior Transportation Sourcing Specialist (Job Number: 2211816 )
Position Summary: Primary responsibilities include managing the
procurement functions for Transportation services and ensuring
providers maintain Penske's minimum compliance standards.
Responsible to document and understand customers' requirements,
develop RFQ's, identify and engage logistics providers 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 trends to ensure
carrier coverage and to be able to mitigate cost impacts to the
customer. Major Responsibilities:
- Senior level position that is customer facing.
- This position is responsible for managing the
strategic/tactical procurement functions for an assigned account
(customer).
- Sourcing transportation providers who support both Dry Van and
Liquid Tanker type equipment.
- Establish and develop pricing and sourcing strategies for
customer's transportation business and to drive continuous
improvement efforts
- Understand Transportation market factors and communicate to
customer in terms of business impacts (actual or potential)
- Utilize market trends, benchmarking, and historical rates in
the formulation of customer sourcing strategies
- Lead new carrier implementations and ensure smooth transition
to the carrier management team for ongoing support post
start-up
- Responsible for facilitating RFP projects for customers that
best support the business under current environments.
- Establish and grow relationships with Transportation providers
in North America to support customer requirements
- Lead regular meetings with customers to review current and
future events (tasks, projects, etc.)
- Initiate contracting with new carriers and see process through
completion.
- Provide and/or facilitate Transportation and Logistics provider
training and on-boarding to ensure compliance and readiness.
- Ensure all rates are reflected accurately in Penske's TMS
- Use data and analytics to identify customer-specific cost and
service opportunities
- Proactively develop and present savings proposals to senior
leaders
- Play a role in identifying a resolution to low performing
providers.
- As a senior level team member, this is a leadership role.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5-7 years of Transportation and Logistics experience
with a focus on negotiating rates and service levels with
Transportation and Logistics Providers.
- Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Transportation.
- Working Knowledge of Transportation Carrier operations, rate
structures, contracts, and tariffs required for the following
modes: Truckload and LTL.
- Excellent negotiation skills and the ability to communicate
effectively with senior executives and customers directly.
- Understanding of TMS systems
- Ability to organize multiple 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
- Ability to conduct cost impact analyses and present and explain
results.
- 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. (Estimated 25% Travel) 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, including
individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Penske
Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing.
With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia,
Penske Logistics provides supply chain management and logistics
services to leading companies around the world. Penske Logistics
delivers value through its design, planning and execution in
transportation, warehousing and freight management. Visit
www.PenskeLogistics.com to learn more. Work Locations : 15041 S
Commerce Drive 15041 S Commerce DriveSuite 400 Dearborn, MI 48120
Primary Location : United States-Michigan-Dearborn Job :
Logistics/Supply Chain Penske Oracle Job (US & CA only do not
edit): : PL.Transportation Sourcing Specialist Req ID: 2211816
Keywords: Penske Truck Leasing, Dearborn , Senior Transportation Sourcing Specialist, Professions , Dearborn, Michigan
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