Freight Forwarding Gen Mgr II

UPS•Bensenville, IL

About The Position

The Freight Forwarding General Manager II is responsible for a Big Box CSI facility (three core operations and processes 200+ million pounds of freight tonnage annually). They will have general oversight for 3 distinct operations: Service Center, Regional Gateway, Trade Direct/Cross Border, and/or Regional Hub. They oversee inbound freight shipments from outlying/international facilities, cartage local pickup and delivery, preparation of outbound shipments for travel to regional truck hubs and Air/UPSCO gateways. This position forecasts labor needs to meet peak data entry and operational needs. They forecast tonnage and revenue, analyzes costs, conducts strategic planning, and oversees regulatory compliance and customer service to ensure profitability. The Freight Forwarding General Manager II interacts with UPS sales groups and Industrial Engineering to establish business volume growth and operational efficiencies. They ensure compliance with UPS policies and procedures and governmental regulations and/or other government entities (OGEs), monitors profit and loss (P&L), and targets accounts to retain existing accounts and win new business. This position manages other managers within the facilities.

Requirements

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, etc.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree (or international equivalent)
Knowledge and experience using UPS internal tracking and tracing systems

Responsibilities

Oversee inbound freight shipments from outlying/international facilities
Cartage local pickup and delivery
Preparation of outbound shipments for travel to regional truck hubs and Air/UPSCO gateways
Forecast labor needs to meet peak data entry and operational needs
Forecast tonnage and revenue
Analyze costs
Conduct strategic planning
Oversee regulatory compliance and customer service to ensure profitability
Interact with UPS sales groups and Industrial Engineering to establish business volume growth and operational efficiencies
Ensure compliance with UPS policies and procedures and governmental regulations and/or other government entities (OGEs)
Monitor profit and loss (P&L)
Target accounts to retain existing accounts and win new business
Manage other managers within the facilities