Freight Manager

Employment Type: Full-time

Available Positions: 1

Location : On-Site

Application Deadline: May 26th, 2023

Summary

The Freight Manager will be responsible for overseeing and optimizing all outbound transportation operations. This role ensures the timely, cost-effective, and efficient delivery of goods to customers while maintaining compliance with company policies and transportation regulations.

Key Activities

• The overall focus of managing outbound freight cost is to maximize profitability at each plant
• Identifying new outside haulers using load boards and research in an effort to reduce freight costs
• Working with Transportation Managers based at each plant location to ensure that weekly shipments occur on time, at the least cost, and without negative incidents.
• Compare data from all company plants to identify opportunities to increase profits by adopting best practices between plants.
• Weekly reviews of results and performance with the Director of Operations
• Monthly reviews of results to investigate variances in freight billed vs. freight paid-communicate to resolve any material differences
• Negotiating with trucking firms directly, as well as coaching Transportation Managers on negotiating with trucking firms to achieve results.
• Reviewing weekly freight costs and analyzing results using existing tools, developing new tools as needed, and identifying new cost savings opportunities
• Conducting weekly calls with each plant to review cost/ton, cost/trip, and cost/mile
• Explore backhaul possibilities to maximize efficiency and reduce costs
• Analyzing and proposing, in a business case if justified, the company develops its own outbound freight trucking on designated “lanes”.
• Understanding the end customer and their needed delivery trailer (e.g., hopper bottom, walking floor, end dump)

Preferred Skills

• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, or the FMCG industry.
• Knowledge of international shipping, customs, and compliance.
• Lean/Six Sigma certification is a plus.

Educations & Experience

• A minimum of five years of experience negotiating/analyzing freight costs is required.
• Customer service experience and a college degree are desired.

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TQR is an equal-opportunity employer that encourages diversity. We will consider all applications.

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We thank all applicants for their interest and appreciate the time and effort involved; however, due to the large volume of resumes received only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please attached your resume to your application.

Job ID: 8134