Logistics Modeling Manager (Corporate 412 West)

Tyson Foods•Springdale, AR

About The Position

This position leads transportation market strategy for Tyson’s enterprise network, ensuring freight is sourced and managed at appropriate prices with suitable carriers and tools. The manager owns the annual RFP and 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. The role establishes the contract rate base through bid and award strategy, provides market intelligence and rate inputs for network decisions, and evaluates and implements transportation technology to improve freight sourcing, tendering, and management. The manager works with senior leadership, Procurement, Operations, Finance, Accounting, IT, the TMS vendor, and business units to understand impacts, gather requirements, implement awards and technology changes, and educate users. The role also serves as the group’s transportation technology subject matter expert. This is a first-shift position. Travel is listed as 1–6 trips 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; 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 is preferred.

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 awards with Procurement, Operations, and business units.
Monitor spot and contract rate trends, carrier capacity, fuel, and seasonality; translate market intelligence into spot strategies, contract rate targets, and carrier-mix and mode-selection recommendations.
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.
Evaluate transportation technology tools and vendors for sourcing, tendering, visibility, and rate management; 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 about rate, carrier, and technology changes.