Logistics Modeling Manager (Corporate 412 West)

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Springdale, AR

About The Position

This position leads transportation market strategy for Tyson’s enterprise network, ensuring freight is purchased and managed at appropriate prices with suitable carriers and tools. The role owns the annual RFP and recurring mini-bid strategy, monitors freight market conditions and carrier capacity, develops spot and contract rate strategies, and identifies, quantifies, and tracks savings initiatives across all modes. It sets bid and award strategies that establish Tyson’s contract rate base, provides market intelligence and rate inputs for mode, carrier, and lane decisions, and evaluates and implements transportation technology to improve freight sourcing, tendering, and management. The manager works with Procurement, Operations, business units, senior leadership, Finance, and Accounting to understand business impacts, gather requirements, and explain the implications of rate, carrier, and technology changes. The position is a first-shift role and requires 3–5 years of relevant experience. Travel is estimated at 1–6 times per year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent transportation/procurement experience.
3–5 years of experience in transportation procurement, carrier management, or freight market analysis.
Excellent computer skills, including advanced Excel and bid/optimization tools.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present market conditions and bid recommendations to senior leadership and negotiate with carriers.
Transportation knowledge across truckload, intermodal, LTL, and private fleet.
Knowledge of RFP and award strategy, freight market analysis, savings quantification and tracking, and vendor and technology evaluation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with TMS and rate-management platforms.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the annual transportation RFP and recurring mini-bid strategy, including lane scoping, scenario design, award logic, and carrier allocation.
Coordinate implementation of bid awards with Procurement, Operations, and business units.
Monitor spot and contract rate trends, carrier capacity, fuel, and seasonality, and translate market intelligence into spot strategy, contract rate targets, and recommendations on carrier mix and mode selection.
Provide and maintain rate and cost inputs for mode, carrier, and origin decisions in network models, routing guides, and load-build rules.
Identify, quantify, frame, and track savings initiatives across all modes; own the savings calculation methodology and report identified versus realized savings to leadership.
Serve as the transportation technology roadmap subject matter expert; evaluate sourcing, tendering, visibility, and rate-management tools and vendors, build business cases, and lead implementation with IT and the TMS vendor.
Coordinate with senior leadership, Procurement, Operations, Finance, and Accounting to understand business impacts, gather requirements, and educate users on rate, carrier, and technology changes.