Transportation Procurement Manager

Position Purpose

Mariner Managed Transportation is looking for an experienced service centric professional with a background in Logistics/Supply Chain/Managed Transportation. This team member will manage transportation procurement functions to ensure execution and on time delivery of products in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. This position requires collaborating with other departments and overall excellent communication skills.

Position Responsibilities

• Liaison between the carrier and the client. This includes in-depth discussions with executive level leadership, understanding what the customers' needs are, and acting on behalf of those needs, while keeping the carrier in mind.

• Educating internal and external groups on best-in-class industry practices through onboarding, training, and refresher activities.

• Responsible for facilitating pricing exercises for both TL and LTL business, through weekly calls, analysis, and RFPs.

• High level of pricing and service negotiations to promote a strategic procurement vision tailored to each client.

• Evaluate, vet, and manage all carrier relationships owned by Mariner or customer owned

• Maintain and manage all SOP documents

• Identify potential issues and utilize critical thinking to determine the best course of action

• Maintain a true understanding of the market and effects it may have on the incumbent carriers and customers

• Assist in account development and account forecasting

• Manage positive day to day relationships with customers, carriers, team, and internal divisions

• Share daily reporting and analysis centered around service, on time, carrier selection, operational compliance

• Assist in evaluating and improving existing BI processes

• Prepare analytics for Quarterly Business Reviews and other Monthly Customer/Carrier Reviews as needed

• Support special projects, operational needs, new business opportunities, IT implementations and process improvements

• Deliver and present ad hoc customer data requests in a clean/organized structure

• Recommend changes to processes and systems to achieve long-term goals

• Address system issues, delays, and concerns by working with internal IT group on a resolution

• Takes initiative and perform other duties as assigned

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required in Business, Logistics, or related field.

• Proven history of managing people, with a minimum of 2+ years of experience.

• Minimum of 5+ years in a Supply Chain Management Role, 2+ years in Transportation Procurement.

• Ability to handle and analyze large data files and respond with the customer in mind

• Ability to develop procurement strategy to support client savings goals and business requirements

• Ability to conduct presentations internally and externally as a subject matter expert

• Strong data analysis skills, with the ability to produce, interpret and draw conclusions from data.

• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, and Power Point).

• Knowledge and experience with BI technologies (Microsoft Power BI, Tableau).

• Proven abilities to take initiative and be innovative.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to take verbal/written instruction and execute with confidence.

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, excellent time management skills, as well as highly organized.

• Highly detail oriented, with excellent follow up practices.

• Some Travel