International Logistics Manager

Carrier • Indianapolis, IN

1d • $120,000 - $168,000

About The Position

Lead a team of 2 logistics professionals that oversee operational activities supporting Mexico, US and Canada import and export shipments and transport operations. Play main role in mentoring and developing your team’s talent including setting goals, supporting employee growth, improving performance and achieving expected results. Participate in teams, committees, events, and training that support organizational growth and improvement. Apply continuous improvement tools to identify and eliminate the root causes of issues that may arise and further progress processes and policies. Partner and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including forwarders, brokers, other BU & department leaders and peers to benefit Carrier Corp initiatives and strategic efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, transportation or logistics
• 3+ years’ experience leading, mentoring and managing a team of people
• Travel up to 25% including internationally

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree
• Knowledge of international transportation industry, methodology and practices.
• Demonstrated experience with building strong provider relationships.
• Systems experience with business intelligence, freight cost measurements, reporting, real-time visibility, and analysis for all transportation modes.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize among a wide range of responsibilities.
• Self-sufficient, results-driven, detail-oriented and customer service mindset.
• Analytical approach to solving problems, balancing risk, and reward, using hard and soft skills.
• Ability to think creatively, innovate, take risks, and implement progressive, sustainable solutions.
• Strong ability to work in diverse, cross-functional project teams to achieve high levels of performance in a dynamic, changing environment.
• Successful experience with collaborating in a matrix environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint required.
• SAP and TMS experience a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and coordinate Carrier Corp project-based work that requires pricing, shipment mode, and other necessary actions on international shipments to achieve project targets and goals.
• Experienced in quoting & negotiating ocean and air freight pricing; including over-weight and over-dimensional cargo across all transportation modes.
• Tracking and tracing ocean and air shipments; reporting to peers and leaders on shipment status, as needed.
• Understand ocean and air freight regulations, import and export methods, pricing factors and be familiar with incoterms and customs regulations.
• Responsible for annual productivity savings projects and achieving corporate objectives with cost reduction and support those initiatives as needed.
• Engages providers during their onboarding.
• Communicates reports, status changes & improvement opportunities internally and externally.
• Performs ongoing comparison of logistic models and costs.
• Analyzes ongoing freight cost and routing optimization.
• Engaged in establishing the transportation budget.
• Responsible for knowing all current air freight and ocean transport market conditions alerting leadership to potential risks, cost impacts, and operational threats.
• Engages in cooperation with customer service, procurement and analytics teams; strategically align and support our transportation planning ops group.
• Conduct provider business reviews to review key metrics, continuous improvements, and build upon the working relationships with service providers.

Benefits

• Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
• Health Care benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; wellness incentives
• Retirement benefits
• Time Off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance
• This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level