Transportation Administration Supervisor

Masco•Santa Ana, CA

About The Position

Supervise and support the Transportation department functions, staff, and field locations, to meet the needs/goals of the department and the company. Working safely is part of our culture and is a condition of employment.

Requirements

Educational attainment equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or equivalent transportation/logistics, or management experience or related field or equivalent work experience
Experience in GL management, transportation, logistics, analytics, is preferred
1-2 years of supervisory experience is preferred
Communication, presentation, budgeting and project management skills
Robust documentation and organizational skills
Knowledge of MS Office Suites, Excel, and/or software applications related to job functions
Contract Management skills are essential

Nice To Haves

Management principles, supervisory techniques
Broad knowledge of transportation “best practices” and standard business practices as it relates to shipping goods by all modes of transportation.
Knowledge of Federal and State Department of Transportation and Environmental regulations

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, coach, and manage the Traffic team to perform at an optimal level. Administer timely reviews per required company guidelines.
Responsible for services sourcing support, hiring, training, and managing personnel levels required to successfully manage day to day operations within the department.
Determine best practices, write and audit SOPs, implement and support SOP usage and administrator role determination (SAP and Structure).
Administrate training to include facilitation, coordinating capacity support.
Develop new training initiatives, recommendations, and develop or obtain training materials.
Lead and assist projects and implementation for Distribution and Transportation projects.
Act as business team lead on transportation related SAP projects. Order to cash process
Provide updates on projects, processes and SOPs and upcoming improvement initiatives.
Responsible for master data accuracy and maintenance in the transportation module.
Provide and validate the following reports for executive team: open orders, Un-Vouchered freight payables, tolerance, fuel, shipment building / execution, AOP Monthly Savings, and KPI reports
Work closely with Operations leadership to establish strategic plans focused on improving efficiencies and driving out cost, introducing new technologies that bring new capabilities to the transportation and operations team.
MOS – Deploy MOS tools into daily practice in all applicable areas of Transportation Administration team.
Assist in managing sourcing, developing, on-boarding carrier/service providers and maintaining the provider relationships in all locations.
Assists in the supervision of the on-time performance of the company’s service providers.
Responsible for ensuring DOT/FMCSA compliance
Lead all traffic administrative team functions for both domestic and international shipping (of any mode), within the established parameters.
Support and participate Freight Rate Analysis and all other analysis and reports to ensure accuracy and timely delivery of reports or analysis.
Oversee team to ensure the following reports at the weekly freight budget meeting are provided: spend to date, estimated vs. actual month spend, and any other reports as necessary.
Ensure that all carrier’s accounts payable invoices and inquiries are handled and processed timely and ensure (UVFP) Un-Voucher Freight Payable functions are always current .