• Job Description

  Req#: 21954

  Why Work for KeHE?

  • Full-time
  • Pay Range: $84,000.00/Yr. - $140,000.00/Yr.
  • Shift Days: , Shift Time:
  • Benefits on Day 1
    • Health/Rx
    • Dental
    • Vision
    • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
    • Supplemental life insurance
    • 401(k)
    • Paid time off
    • Paid sick time
    • Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
    • Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
    • Holiday pay for company designated holidays

    Overview

    Good people, working with good people, for our common good.

    Sound good?

    KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!

    Primary Responsibilities

    The Transportation Logistics Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the inbound transportation team and work cross-functionally with members of account management, vendor managers, transportation, warehouse operations, vendors, vendor brokers, inbound freight shippers, and external customers. This role will be accountable for improving metrics, key profit indicators (KPIs) and cost savings initiatives along with collaborating with internal departments to improve load profitability, reduce negative freight income, create optimal cost and service offering to identify opportunities for improvement. As with all positions at KeHE Distributors, we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

    Essential Functions

    • DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

      • Oversees and manages the inbound load planning team and all inbound activities.
      • Applies logistics skills through consolidation of purchase orders, routing and selects the best possible carrier, mode, and transportation strategy to meet service and freight income expectations such as cost, highest service, and end to end.
      • Assists carriers in resolving issues regarding loading, pickup appointments and communicates to appropriate parties as necessary.
      • Responsible for internal and customer related programs along with special projects to drive efficiency and continuous improvement efforts.
      • Awareness of and ability to identify optimal freight solutions to achieve and surpass desired results, in driving transportation metrics such as payload utilization, late PO impact, cost per pound, on-time performance and saving initiatives.
      • Responsible for achievement of period, quarterly and annual transportation goals by planning the transportation of products from suppliers to the end distribution center using the most cost-effective methods.
      • Provides highly analytical reporting on relevant KPIs and generates daily, weekly, and monthly reports from systems such as TMS, ERP, Power BI, and others to facilitate revenue, cost, and savings based continuous improvement.
      • Analyzes cost efficiency of existing lanes, routing guides and load configurations on an ongoing basis to implement efficiencies where appropriate.
      • Maintains the necessary data to drive optimization utilizing the capabilities of the transportation solution system.
      • Collaborates with carrier management, supply chain, sales, and other necessary departments to improve load profitability, reduce negative freight income, create optimal cost and service offering to identify opportunities for improvement.
      • Identifies and implements process improvement opportunities working across internal and external customers.
      • Assesses service issues and provides root cause analysis to resolve chronic problems, which may be internal or external.
      • Manages to find creative solutions to service issues.
      • Other duties and projects as assigned.

      SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

      • Strong communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to influence others.
      • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and customer focused skills.
      • Demonstrates leadership skills in order to provide guidance to a team.
      • Ability to interpret data into meaningful solutions.
      • Demonstrates a keen attention to detail.
      • Ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams.
      • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) and TMS system.
      • Ability to be results-oriented, self-directed and solve problems in a professional manner.
      • Excellent time management skills.
      • Possess strong analytical and project management skills.
      • Ability to lead a team and manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously.
      • Knowledge of DOT laws and regulations is a plus.

    Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

    • EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

      • Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, or related field is required.
      • Minimum 5 years of experience in transportation or logistics required.
      • Minimum 3+ years of management experience is required.

      PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

      • These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

    Requisition ID

    2024-21954

    Equal Employer Opportunity Statement

    KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.

• About the company

  KeHE’s commitment to our employees, suppliers and customers is supported by our business solutions, unwavering integrity, dedication to excellence and desire to serve.

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