Manager, Transportation

The Clorox Company • Alpharetta, GA

3d • $91,200 - $210,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional Transportation Manager (RTM) is responsible for the transportation operations within a given North American geographic region, leading a transportation spend exceeding $50M. Critical responsibilities include daily operations oversight as well as the development and execution of short and long term transportation strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent experience
• 5 years of experience in Transportation
• 3 years of experience with Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
• Microsoft Office and ERP systems (SAP)

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain or logistics management
• Proven leadership with the ability to influence and turn ideas into actions
• Strong carrier, customer or supplier management experience (including negotiation tactics and performance management)
• Experience with the development of forecasts/budgets and managing operations against a forecast/budget.
• Ability to monitor and report out on performance on daily, weekly, and monthly basis

Responsibilities

• Develop and actively handle a carrier portfolio and leverage critical truckload and intermodal transportation carrier relationships to deliver short and long-term business objectives
• Lead efforts for continuous service level improvements, engaging all involved parties (internal and external).
• Fully own the truckload and Intermodal transportation costs for assigned geographic region. Proactively address cost drivers and aggressively eliminate variances and drive out waste to deliver value-creation.
• Provide direction and oversight to 3PL partners managing daily freight execution
• Partner with Customer Support, Customer Supply Chain and DC Operations and the business teams on strategic projects, providing transportation insights, subject matter expertise, and transportation solutions.
• Work cross-functionally to minimize service disruptions
• Ensure impactful supply chains are established and maintained.
• Stay on top of industry/market conditions and trends and leverage industry resources and knowledge to provide insight, identify best practices and new technology to get results

Benefits

• Robust health plans
• Market-leading 401(k) program with a company match
• Flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location)
• Inclusive fertility/adoption benefits
• Participation in Clorox’s incentive plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree