Senior Transportation Manager

Senior Transportation Manager

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Employment Type: Regular

Location: PICO RIVERA,CA

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas'® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann's® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!
More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.

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Position Summary:

The Senior Manager of Transportation (SMT) will be an integral part of the leadership team and be tasked with delivering transportation savings while improving the performance of the network. The SMT will have responsibilities across the plant, co-packer and cross-dock/DC network to oversee and lead the transportation strategy that includes (but is not limited to): 3PL management; route analysis and recommendations; safety programs and KPI/metric implementation.

The SMT is responsible for the overall budgeted spend within the region and the overall performance of 2,500+ runs per week. In addition to working with the business unit operations leadership, the SMT will work with the SML's (Senior Managers of Logistics), as well as, corporate transportation organization to develop and implement projects that improve performance.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Lead all new Northeast Transportation responsibilities across the plant, co-packer and cross-dock/DC network which consists of 2,500+ runs/wk and approximately $100 million in budgeted spend.
• Partner with GHI to execute the current governance structure:
• Daily, weekly, monthly run right venues
• Transportation Management System (TMS) to bright.
• Central Dispatch execution
• Lead Cross-functional Transport safety team
• Partner with NFI to optimize:
• Cake network which has a geography down to Florida and out to Illinois
• CPA network out of Moran which is the 2nd largest traffic center in the Northeast
• Backhaul Revenue Program owner:
• Lead Backhaul Revenue Manager in achieving annual profit targets
• Support BU's external to Northeast to implement and improve national backhaul revenue program
• On-Time Delivery point for Northeast and cake network.
• Optimize/improve inbound/outbound on-time delivery execution that is visible and enables growth/freshness/unsold goals to be delivered each year
• Develop/Lead all Distribution leaders both in BBU and 3PL partner organizations in executing on-time delivery programs
• Directly manage & develop North, Metro and Mid-Atlantic customer service leaders to execute service processes and proactive/reactive service communication
• Tractor / Trailer Asset optimization

Key Behavioral Competencies:

• Ability to communicate with all levels across the organization: executives, management, drivers and warehouse teammates
• Strong interpersonal skills and verbal communication
• Founders Mentality
• Responsible for ensuring and maintaining a safe environment through compliance of all Company, Local, State and Federal mandates or programs.
• Create a Continuous Improvement environment by improving products, service and processes with the objective to reduce waste while striving for efficiency and profitability.

Education and Work History:

• Bachelor's Degree required in transportation, supply chain or logistics and/or Bachelor's Degree in management related field. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.
• 5-7 years of increasing responsibility and leadership in transportation
• Previous experience in managing multiple sites providing both in-bound and out-bound services
• Experience with E-logs, DriveCam, dynamic routing tools, Transportation Management System (TMS) is a plus
• Experience working with & managing 3rd party logistics providers
• Planning and organizational skills; basic proficiency in MS Office and a TMS
• Demonstrated ability to effect cost reductions and/or improvements to asset-based transportation network across multiple facilities
• Salary Range: $107,300 - $150,200
• Annual Bonus Eligibility
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Paid Time Off
• 401k & Company Match

The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.