Manager, Transportation

Kraft Heinz • Chicago, IL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Transportation is responsible for overseeing all LTL, FTL, Intermodal, and Rail shipments in and outbound from multiple factories and warehouses. This role involves fostering and building relationships with asset-based, brokerage, and dedicated carriers, and managing transportation operations across the US. The position requires cross-functional collaboration with the warehousing team to understand network constraints and daily interaction with internal and external carrier partner teams to drive performance improvement. The role also involves cooperating with the transportation tracking vendor to enhance carrier compliance and on-time delivery, identifying and executing strategic projects to optimize efficiencies, and leveraging data and strategic decisions with 3PLs to meet cost and service targets. Additionally, the Manager, Transportation supports Procurement and Capacity Planning during the annual bid process, develops and reports on Transportation Operations, Cost, and Service KPIs, and utilizes financial, logistical, and procurement systems for freight reporting and route analysis. Continuous improvement through process streamlining and waste reduction, as well as measuring cost savings performance, are key aspects of this role. The position also requires cross-functional work with deployment, supply, customer service, customer supply chain, and procurement teams, and involves holding carrier scorecard calls to track KPIs such as compliance and on-time performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Finance, or similar degree.
• Adept in project management (planning and execution).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• 3-5 years’ experience in logistics, preferable in transportation with experience in carrier management/procurement and railroad management.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with multi-task experience.
• Adept with computer software applications.
• Excel, Access, Power Point, Word, Project.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer familiarity with SAP, and Oracle OTM

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all LTL, FTL, Intermodal, and Rail shipments in and outbound from multiple factories and warehouses.
• Fostering and building relationships with asset-based, brokerage and dedicated carriers.
• Manage transportation operations across the US and work cross functionally with the warehousing team to understand constraints within the network.
• Interact daily with internal and external carrier partner teams to drive performance improvement.
• Cooperate with our transportation tracking vendor to drive improvements in carrier compliance and on-time delivery.
• Identify and execute strategic projects to optimize warehouse/transportation efficiencies and drive productivity.
• Leverage data and strategic decisions and relationships with 3PLs to deliver specific targets related to cost and service.
• Support Procurement and Capacity Planning during the annual bid to help drive optimal decisions for the business.
• Develop, analyze, and report Transportation Operations, Cost, and Service KPI’s.
• Utilize financial, logistical, and procurement databases/systems to assist in freight reporting and ad hoc route analysis to support corrective action improvements and/or re-engineered route solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying ways to streamline processes and reduce waste.
• Measure cost savings performance against targets/benchmarks.
• Works cross functionally with deployment, supply, customer service, customer supply chain and procurement teams.
• Responsible for holding carrier scorecard calls with key strategic transportation carriers, which includes tracking KPIs such as compliance to award, on time performance and EDI compliance.

Benefits

• Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future.
• Plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs.
• Events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.
• Physical - Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments
• Social - Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training
• Emotional – Employee Assistance Program , Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs
• Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability

What This Job Offers

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