Senior Manager, Inbound Transportation

Walgreens • Deerfield, IL

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About The Position

Responsible for managing the inbound transportation team and the consolidation network here at Walgreens. This role will serve as the lead in protecting cost and service within Walgreens inbound carrier network in addition to leading our growing consolidation network. This position will work closely with senior leadership internally, and our external carrier network to ensure needs are being fulfilled on time and in full. The position ensures the development of innovative approaches, processes, and solutions that support department strategies and implements strategic policies. This role interacts regularly with senior management or executive levels and creates a collaborative environment focused on engagement, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and at least 4 years of experience in a supply chain or business role OR a High School/GED plus 7 years of experience in a supply chain or business role
• At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace
• At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership
• Willing to travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state)

Nice To Haves

• MBA/Masters Degree
• APICS CSCP Certification
• At least 5 years of experience managing 3 rd party relationships
• Managed a network with a minimum of 200M in freight spend
• Minimum of 3+ years of managing a consolidation network
• Infios (formerly Mercury Gate) experience

Responsibilities

• Manage 70,000 shipments a year with 100M+ in carrier spend across FTL and LTL
• Leads strategy across consolidation, tech and inbound operations
• Manage on-time performance and financial KPI’s
• Collaborate with sourcing in carrier sourcing activities
• Develop carrier scorecard and carrier QBR’s
• Responsible for routing guide management within TMS
• Ensures the development of innovative approaches, processes, and solutions that support department strategies
• Implements strategic policies when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Interacts regularly with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas and or stakeholders
• Creates and fosters a collaborative environment within the Transportation Team, focused on engagement, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Owns measurements of all Key-Performance Indicators and works to highlight site-specific opportunities and leads course-correction activities for improvement
• Champions company initiatives, connecting efforts to company vision and purpose and driving increased engagement
• Monitors industry trends, best practices, and regulatory issues as they relate to Transportation and shares learnings
• Develops and mentors through on-boarding, open communication, training, and development opportunities

What This Job Offers

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