Special Projects Manager

MV Transportation•Dallas, TX

15h

About The Position

MV Transportation is seeking a Special Projects Manager to work with the Business Development (BD) team on Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) administration. The role is part of MV’s Source to Settle (S2S) team and serves as a liaison among S2S, maintenance, operations, business development, and other key stakeholder organizations. The position also performs Category Manager functions, including leading cross-functional negotiating teams for key spend categories, developing commodity strategies, and building strategic supplier relationships. The manager supports successful implementation of supplier solutions, monitors market trends, and upholds internal policies and procedures with integrity, honesty, and transparency. Success is measured by on-time completion, ability to manage assigned workload, and quality of execution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in public administration, supply chain, business administration, law, or a related field preferred.
Strong communication skills, including high-level writing and editing, reading comprehension, public speaking, and explaining complex information.
Ability to review, interpret, and explain legal contract requirements.
Ability to work in an extremely fast-paced environment.
Expertise in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams, and ability to operate multiple computer applications.
Excellent proofreading and cross-referencing skills.
Ability to work outside standard business hours when occasion arises.
Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
Ability to manage multiple new-business projects simultaneously.
Ability to reach out to and work with stakeholders.
Accountability.
Strong interpersonal skills, professionalism, and ability to establish effective working relationships with key business partners.
Resourcefulness, willingness to ask questions, solution creation, and close attention to detail.
Critical-thinking and creative problem-solving skills, ability to work independently, and time-management skills.

Nice To Haves

Transportation sector experience.

Responsibilities

Identify DBE requirements in RFPs and develop solicitation materials, scopes of work, and quote forms for individual sales projects.
Define functional and technical requirements.
Conduct solicitation and outreach and document DBE participation, Good Faith Efforts (GFE), and goal achievement.
Develop and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders to support collaboration.
Maintain alignment with regulatory requirements.
Lead cross-functional negotiating teams targeting key spend categories.
Develop and implement commodity strategies and establish and maintain strategic supplier relationships to support successful implementation.
Stay current on market trends through supplier and market-expert relationships, and identify and communicate new technologies and solutions for problems in assigned spend areas.
Maintain working knowledge of internal policies and procedures, including Source to Settle and the code of ethics.
Meet internal and external deadlines, manage assigned work volume, and deliver high-quality work as reflected in contribution and peer feedback.