General Manager Transportation Solutions I
Apply NowCompany: DHL Group
Location: Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Description:
General Manager I Transportation Solutions Manager
The primary objective of this role is to optimize the operational and financial performance of the site. This will be accomplished through effective leadership, motivation, training, and development of associates. Additionally, the role entails managing tactical activities, analyzing data, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring execution aligns with customers' requirements and expectations.
Job Description:
Required Education and Experience:
Our Organization has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development, training, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision and life), 401K plan, paid vacation and holidays.
Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.
The primary objective of this role is to optimize the operational and financial performance of the site. This will be accomplished through effective leadership, motivation, training, and development of associates. Additionally, the role entails managing tactical activities, analyzing data, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring execution aligns with customers' requirements and expectations.
Job Description:
- Ensures customer expectations are managed and met; resolve issues, ensure positive customer relationships, and focus on continuous improvement.
- Works with customer to develop logistics strategies and process improvements for creating a cost-effective and operationally efficient supply chain.
- Leads Monthly Management Business Review (MBR's) and/or Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR's)
- Supports Carrier Development in managing bid events and securing carrier quotes and customer pricing.
- Manages carrier relationships and leads continuous improvement of implemented Carrier Programs
- Provides subject matter expertise to customers, Business Development, and other account-level management, regarding Managed Transportation capabilities and strategies.
- Provides consultation in the development and implementation of transportation solutions; including, but not limited to: Concept of Operations (COO), Concept of Systems (COS), Business Requirements Documents (BRD), cost modeling (e.g. staffing, costing, pricing), commercial value propositions, etc.
- Operates within the agreed budget (P&L) for the site (e.g. allocations, resources, cost control)
- Owns key financial elements/events; including, but not limited to: budgeting, forecasting, month end close, causals, aging accruals, A/R, etc.
- Develops and implements programs, processes, tools, training, and continuous improvement to support effective transportation solutions.
- Ensures all processes are clearly documented and maintained as Standardized Work Instructions (SWI's)
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Transportation, Logistics, Management, or related field or equivalent experience, required
- 4+ years of experience in domestic and/or international Supply Chain and/or Transportation operations, required
- For International roles, experience to include freight forwarding, ocean, international air freight (parcel/cargo), customs brokerage, etc., required
- For Domestic Roles, experience to include TL, LTL, Intermodal, Rail, and Parcel, required
- Previous experience in a Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Transportation Management role, preferred
Our Organization has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development, training, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision and life), 401K plan, paid vacation and holidays.
Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.