Manager of Transportation

Flowers Foods•Thomasville, GA

3d•$75,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The Manager of Transportation supports company leadership and the Logistics departments by reviewing and reporting on logistics performance, forecasts, and by maintaining reports and key performance indicators (KPIs). This position is responsible for total network, as well as individual regions, channels, and carrier performance indicators and works closely with the Digital Domain Lead, Digital Logistics for tool performance and development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 2 years of related transportation experience

Responsibilities

Analyze and support various key business drivers such as logistics
Provide weekly, period, quarterly, and annual KPI reporting of logistics performance
Interact with bakery, regional, and corporate levels to provide analytical logistics performance data
Research and assist the implementation of innovative technologies
Assist in preparation of key carrier forecasting
Create and maintain dashboards using various Business Intelligence (BI) tools
Assist in data preparation for various leadership meetings
Display a professional and courteous attitude to co-workers, supervisors, and the carrier community at all times
Ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders across the organization
Must be willing to adapt to different work settings as required by schedule
Practice and comply with all Company policies and procedures (EEO, Harassment, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, etc.)
Perform other duties deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures