Amsted Rail Hiring for Transportation Manager at Granite City, IL Full Time

Amsted Rail has an immediate opening for a Transportation Manager at its operation in Granite City, Illinois.

Amsted Rail is the worlds leading provider of fully integrated bogie systems for the heavy haul freight market, with facilities spanning 40 locations across 10 countries and 6 continents. Through their state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, Amsted Rail is redefining industry standards for innovation and technology, providing customers worldwide with unmatched performance and reliability for the long haul.

This position is instrumental in developing and implementing standard operating procedures for receiving, handling, storage, and transportation of products/materials, while improving quality controls and adhering to regulatory standards. Demonstrated success in crafting and negotiating contracts with vendors to secure cost-effective terms and conditions for van, LTL, flatbed, rail, as well as other modes of transportation. Analytical professional with experience in planning, establishing, and directing execution of targeted transportation and logistics management processes aimed at improving efficiency and reducing costs. Articulate communicator with credible history of cultivating collaborative partnerships with interdepartmental teams, executive management peers, and key stakeholders to realize strategic business goals.

• Perform duties as assigned to assist in satisfying transportation related challenges experienced by any division/location, including collection of data and providing feedback to assist in determination of cause/resolution.
• Assess current carrier base by mode, and administer contractual agreements compliance with carriers as assigned by TMS.
• Perform rate data collection & analysis.
• Collaborate with TMS to customized summary data analytics upon request
• Provide audit support relative to benchmarking and costing of transportation services
• Organize and report findings relative to non-compliant transportation invoices
• Generate carrier required transportation documentation to assist personnel in transporting goods and material
• Update and maintain all SOP and transportation related documentation revisions.
• Provide data entry for carrier additions into SAP when required.
• Run reports on all invoices not being paid in the unmatched seller (GR info) and unmatched buyer fields (PO info), then develop resolution with either buyer personnel or customer service personnel and report any issues
• Assist in the collection of needed paperwork and pictures for a damage claim. Determine if data provided is complete to allow for best opportunity of a successful filing, and report on resolution reached

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in business, supply chain, or related field
• Proficient background in transportation with 8-10 years experience
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Demonstrative skills in transportation activities, negotiation skills, and a general understanding of procurement.
• Experience in interacting with several departments and leading cross functional teams and projects.
• High energy individual, self-starter, results focused, and shares ideas.
• Excellent written, oral, communication, leadership and organizational skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft office, especially Excel
• SAP or similar ERP experience preferred
• Working knowledge of contractual language

Working with Amsted Rail:

We are a privately held, 100% employee-owned company! As an Amsted Rail employee, you are an owner. Our commitment to employees professional satisfaction includes creating space and opportunities to be creative and an integral part of our innovation journey and business success; for employees personal fulfillment, we invest in everyones growth and development while ensuring a work environment that values them as an individual, with their unique set of strengths and beliefs.

Amsted Rail is an industry leader that can offer more than a chance to succeed. Through our competitive wages, outstanding benefits, and internal development and advancement opportunities, you will have the chance to create a career of which you can be proud, whether inside Amsted Rail or within one of our other five businesses within Amsted Industries.

Benefits include being an employee-owner participating in our ESOP program and benefiting from an additional full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401(k) matching.

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