Freight Procurement Lead
Company: Revolution Company
Location: Mesquite
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
Revolution CompanyFreight Procurement LeadUS-TX-MesquiteJob ID:
2024-2334Type: Regular# of Openings: 1Category:
OperationsMesquiteOverviewThe perks of working hereWe're committed
to providing our employees with meaningful benefits and real
opportunities.
- Good Benefits including:
- Medical
- Dental (with orthodontic)
- Disability
- Vision
- Life insurance
- 401K with company match
- Merit Increases
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
- Growth opportunities in a stable and safe work environment
- Collaborative and positive team
cultureResponsibilitiesRevolution is now hiring a Freight
Procurement Lead to join our team. Though this position could be
either remote or hybrid, this role must sit near one of the
following company sites: Shelbyville, TN, Mesquite, TX, Little
Rock, AR, or the Oakdale, MN. This position will manage and
facilitate freight procurement for multi-sites. In addition, this
role will be responsible for vendor selection, negotiation,
distribution, and transportation of internal and external customer
demand and ensuring that company freight and shipping
milestones/goals are their highest priority. The successful
candidate will have extensive knowledge of procurement and other
shipping/warehouse department best practices and processes.
- Support multi-site teams.
- Lead and establish freight procurement and internal fleet
scheduling initiatives.
- Segment, analyze, and develop a diverse carrier base by
leveraging our internal TMS system.
- Assist in monitoring visible carrier KPIs and overall
performance dashboard.
- Monitor, analyze, and react to market rates lane by lane,
carrier by carrier.
- Providing weekly and monthly market updates on freight
conditions and internal shipping forecasts.
- Partner with other internal partners to ensure early
involvement and optimal procurement, processes, and best
practices.
- Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs), and
workflows, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Manage any paperwork requirements from freight providers (COI,
Certification of Operating Authority, Contracts, etc.).
- Must be able to collaborate and maintain relationships at all
levels of the organization.
- Responsible for Ad-hoc Freight Procurement and Transportation
administrative tasks.Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (Business, Supply Chain Management,
Operations, or Engineering) desired, OR equivalent work
experience.
- 3+ years' work experience in a Supply Chain, preferably in
freight procurement, transportation or relevant field.
- Experience implementing procurement policies, processes, tools,
and initiatives.
- Experience handling diverse and complex sourcing transactions,
negotiations, and contractual responsibilities.
- Self-starter, able to drive projects to a conclusion and work
effectively with various people at various levels within the
company.
- Success facilitating and influencing positive change with
internal business partners; must have a strong customer service
orientation and high business acumen.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Unquestioned integrity and ethics.
- Be disciplined and collaborate well with others to find
innovative ways to deliver additional value while seeing new or
adhering to processes that preserve our environment.
- Work well in a high-pressure environment.
- Some travel is required. ABOUT REVOLUTIONIt's time to redefine
possible. At Revolution, we exist to empower businesses and
consumers to contribute to a better future through sustainable loop
plastic solutions. Our unique, circular approach results in
sustainable products and services that effectively meet the needs
of businesses today, while helping prepare them for tomorrow. And
we're just getting started. Learn more at Revolution welcomes
diversity and is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer -
Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran and other protected
categories are always encouraged to apply.#procurement #supplychain
#sourcing #business #purchasing #logistics #b #shipping
#manufacturing #supplychainmanagement #technology #manufacturer
#warehousemanagement #warehousePM20Compensation details:
70000-75000 Yearly SalaryPI8a242174ebdd-31181-34271414
Keywords: Revolution Company, Irving , Freight Procurement Lead, Other , Mesquite, Texas
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