North America Transportation Program Manager

Coherent Corp.•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

The North America Transportation Program Manager provides transportation analysis focused on business-unit and supply-chain requirements and identifies freight-cost savings and process-streamlining opportunities. The role partners with business units to maximize transportation savings, advises departments on logistics performance, and shares quarterly reports on savings opportunities and results. The position manages transportation processes and systems, including supplier billing accuracy and account coding, freight-rate data in Oracle Transportation Management (OTM), approved-carrier lists, routing guides, operating procedures, and process documentation. It also oversees carrier and freight-forwarder procedures, shipping forecasts, one-time rate quotes and shipments, transportation KPIs, carrier contracts and negotiations, and corrective actions for carrier service failures. The role conducts quarterly business reviews with business units and carriers. Employees must follow site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. corporate EHS standards. Depending on location, the position may also be responsible for executing and maintaining applicable quality and environmental standards, including ISO 9000, 9001, and 14001. The role is expected to adhere to Coherent’s ICARE values.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in transportation, logistics, and/or supply chain.
At least 7 years of work experience managing transportation for a company the size of Coherent.
Experience in carrier or other related third-party management, with a strong understanding of Incoterms.
Experience in contractual and negotiation management.
Project management skills and experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Adherence to the company's ICARE values.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of creating process flow diagrams using Microsoft Visio.
Knowledge of databases and Power BI.

Responsibilities

Analyze transportation needs with a focus on business-unit and supply-chain requirements.
Recommend freight-cost savings and streamlining opportunities.
Provide quarterly reports to business units covering cost-saving opportunities and results.
Develop and maintain billing systems to ensure accurate supplier payments and account coding.
Resolve shipping issues and recommend process improvements.
Create and revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes.
Manage freight-forwarder and carrier standard operating procedures.
Create and track transportation process documents.
Manage the freight-rate database loaded into the Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) tool.
Maintain the approved-carrier list and routing guide; train users and enforce routing-guide use.
Conduct quarterly business reviews with business units and carriers.
Prepare shipping forecasts.
Review and negotiate carrier contracts, including freight rates.
Work with business units to maximize transportation savings and provide quarterly status reports.
Guide and advise departments on optimizing logistics performance.
Take corrective action with carriers in the event of service failures.
Manage one-time rate quotes and shipments to support business units.
Monitor and develop transportation key performance indicators (KPIs).
Follow site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. corporate EHS standards.
Depending on location, execute and maintain applicable quality and environmental standards within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.