Senior Manager, Logistics

Job Category: Logistics/Transportation Relevant Work Experience: 2+ to 5 Years Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Occupations: General/Other: Logistics/Transportation Industry: Automotive and Parts Mfg;Transport and Storage - Materials Reference Code: 375 Senior Manager, Logistics The Senior Manager, Logistics is responsible for all account management, customer service satisfaction and maintenance of employee relations and development. Duties of this position include: Management of all areas of transportation; to include safety equipment utilization, DOT regulations, employee retention profit and loss responsibility and OSHA. REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, Organizational Development, Transportation or related field or equivalent work experience is required A minimum of 5 (five) years Transportation/Logistics experience required. A minimum of 3 (three) years supervisory experience required. A minimum of 2 (two) years P and L responsibility required. Advanced Level Skills in MS Word such as keyboard short cuts, creating macros, merge, merge queries, templates, table techniques, and working with images and text. Advanced Level Skills in MS Excel such as working with formulas, data tables, pivot Charts, queries, custom functions, data management and analysis. Advanced Level Skills in MS Power Point such as inserting charts, graphs and tables, animation and multimedia, customizing slide shows with hyperlinks, drawing and working with objects, speaker notes and meeting notes, and advanced presentation features. Experience with ground transportation operations including DOT, OSHA and all related safety regulations. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Responsible for driving cost savings for the client based on a savings guarantee. Responsible for customer interface across client locations. Responsible for development of the written procurement strategy and solutions to supply chain challenges. Responsible for driving service requirements from the carrier base. Previous Experience with Transportation Management and Procurement Management. Previous Operational Experience within the Automotive Industry Demonstrated experience with continuous improvement through the application of new technologies and best practices. A minimum of 2 years experience managing salaried employees required. RESPONSIBILITIES: Management of one or more customer accounts, lifecycle, and extending existing products where feasible, safety issues, profit and loss responsibility, directing the assessment, development, launch and continuous improvement activities related to specific business or product category, and day-to-day customer interface and operation of on-site manager.