BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Transportation Logistics Specialist Job opportunity for a Sunfish Lake, MN location...!!

Position Title: Transportation Logistics Specialist

Location: Sunfish Lake, MN

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 6 months contract

Job Type: contract

Pay Range: $40/ph-$50/ph

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Requirements:

Transportation Supply Chain truck carrier freight Job Description:

The Transportation Logistics Specialist will perform activities that ensure efficient truck transportation of materials and products from origin to destination Platforms. We seek a professional who will participate in identifying and selecting the most appropriate and cost-effective truck transportation.

This position will also provide stakeholders in the product lines with accurate and market-based freight pricing and ensure that accurate freight rates are loaded in appropriate rating systems.

Additionally, they will build a firm understanding of freight markets within the position's scope of responsibility and use this understanding to communicate market insights, context, and knowledge to stakeholders.

Likewise, the Transportation Logistics Specialist will work to improve organizational understanding of customer and plant specific shipping requirements across multiple product lines and assist in effectively managing to these requirements and communicating them to our third-party truck carriers.

Essential Responsibilities:

Support enterprise transportation carrier management strategy through rate negotiations, relationship management, capacity management, truck carrier segmentation and overall spend management.

Negotiate rates with carriers, maximize load pairing (backhauls) and value creation across product lines in a collaborative manner with other transportation team members.

Independently analyze current transportation operations practices to resolve process and cost improvement opportunities.

You will work under general supervision and independently solve issues.

Negotiate rates and contract terms, ensuring rates paid for transportation services are competitive and executed in the best interest of the company.

Serve as subject matter expert on transportation markets and rates.

Ensure that all third-party transportation relationships are profitable and accretive to business unit earnings.

Other duties as assigned

Systems and Data:

Monitor carrier performance/KPIs and take corrective action to reverse negative trends and maintain required service levels to meet customer expectations.

Update internal documents/spreadsheets, databases and systems for contracts, freight rates, and volume estimates, customer information and resolve any truck freight invoice issues to ensure accurate payments to third party truck carriers.

Monitor and communicate transportation market trends to our commercial sales and purchasing teams.

Cross Team Alignment:

Partner with both internal (commercial and operations management, and finance) and external customers (Vendors and customers) to meet the changing demands of the business.

Basic (absolute) Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Ag Business, Logistics, or Supply Chain Management

Minimum 1-2 years experience in supply chain, transportation, logistics execution or operational roles

Strong organizational and collaboration skills

Knowledge of commodity markets, contractual terms, truck transportation/logistics

Negotiation skills

Excellent communication skills

Sense of urgency in dealing with time sensitive issues

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

Keywords:

Transportation, Logistics, Supply chain

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information. BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process.

This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

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