Manages carrier selection, performance, negotiations, contracts, route guides, compliance, freight claims, payment audits, shipping policies, fleet relationships, and 3PL partnerships. Oversees transportation costs, service levels, carrier capacity, TMS data accuracy, and logistics strategy across multiple transportation modes. Requires extensive transportation or logistics experience, regulatory knowledge, TMS and 3PL experience, analytical ability, and up to 20% travel in the United States and Canada.
Job Responsibilities:
- Manages the selection, performance and measurement of carriers.
- Negotiates freight rates and services.
- Highly analytical.
- Administration of contracts, rate tariffs, operating authority, certificates of insurance, SCAC code confirmation, etc.
- Manages route guides, ensuring carriers are selected with the appropriate capacity and service levels while achieving budget goals.
- Works closely with the TMS provider ensuring reports and data are accurate and providing value to drive the business forward.
- Oversees and administering the carrier claim process.
- Manages the carrier freight payment and audit process.
- Manages carrier compliance, cost and strategy.
- Develops, audit and oversee plant shipping policy.
- Supervises fleet relationships.
- Manages logistics 3PL relationships.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree/major in supply chain, logistics, transportation or business.
- 7 - 12 years’ experience in transportation operations / logistics or transportation procurement (analyst moved up to manager).
- Experience with carrier negotiations, agreements and tariffs.
- Knowledge of all modes of transportation, especially TL, IMDL, LTL and fleet.
- Willing to travel up to 20% of the time for business purposes (US and Canada).
- Experience with TMS and 3PL solutions.
- Knowledge of DOT, IATA, IMDG code, 49 CFR, US Census Bureau, Customer and other governmental regulations.
- Microsoft Office Suite expertise in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Mauser Packaging Solutions offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, paid time off, and other competitive benefits.
About UsDo you want to work with people who are dedicated to innovation and making the world a better place? Do you want to build a career with a company that provides opportunities for growth and development?
Mauser Packaging Solutions is that company.
Our mission is to help our customers achieve better sustainability with their packaging. And we do that by giving our people the opportunity to do important work, solve interesting problems and be part of a diverse, forward-looking team.
At Mauser Packaging Solutions, you can be proud to work for a company that’s always striving to innovate and serve customers better—and help them be better stewards of the environment.
Whether you’re a seasoned professional—or just beginning your career—there’s a place where you can help make a difference at Mauser Packaging Solutions. Join us!
Mauser Packaging Solutions 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, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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