Sr. Manager, Transportation

Petco • Natick, MA

83d

About The Position

Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents, and Petco partners. We are 29,000 strong and operate 1,500+ pet care centers in the U.S., Mexico, and Puerto Rico, including 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics, and eight distribution centers. We’re focused on purpose-driven work, and strongly believe what’s good for pets, people, and our planet is good for Petco.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain, or other related disciplines.
• 7-10 years progressively responsible experience in transportation or logistics, preferably with major focus on all facets of transportation management.
• Extensive Transportation Management Systems experience to include system implementation, operational enhancements, modeling and freight payable systems.
• Extensive experience in Transportation Carrier management to include contract negotiation and industry best practices.
• Excellent analytical, organizational and customer service skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Experience in Oracle or other enterprise platform.

Responsibilities

• Manage all inbound POs regardless of terms of sale.
• Provide online exception reporting, and management mitigations and escalations based on business rules to improve in stock and fill rates.
• Partner with various supply chain partners including Inventory Management, Vendors, Carriers, DC Directors, and Regional Transportation Managers to develop operational systems and strategies to increase efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Direct the implementation of TMS enhancements to increase productivity, efficiency, accuracy and provide better Store service.
• Plan, direct and coordinate multiple project teams to ensure Transportation departmental objectives are met and to promote the continued growth of Petco Logistics.
• Analyze data to determine the appropriate course of action concerning the administration and management of budgets, optimizing chain-wide efficiencies with regard to appropriate and safe staffing of drivers and all fleet/equipment issues.
• Assist with daily maintenance of TMS data uploads, implementation of new carriers, vendors, or lanes and execution.
• Manage multiple associates to ensure compliance with PETCO standards and job performance.
• Independently prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes.
• Interact professionally and effectively through verbal and written communication with internal and external business partners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees