Job Description

Job Description

Summary of Position -

• To support and maintain carrier relationships to ensure successful negotiation and consumption of carrier services, providing the lowest landed cost of North American goods to an exceptional service standard

• Represent the inbound transportation team to the larger organization to ensure optimal collaboration to support new and evolving vendor programs, sales goals and budget fluctuations

• Work closely with the DC Management, Outbound Transportation Operations, Replenishment and Buying staff, Carriers and the Inbound functional teams to optimize inbound transportation

Principal Duties and Responsibilities -

The primary tasks the associate will perform during his/her work schedule

• Effectively communicate and implement all domestic inbound transportation programs, procedures and policies as negotiated with carriers

• Collaborate with the buying staff to support negotiation of favorable freight terms with suppliers

• Utilize available data and information to creatively solution and recommend inbound transportation strategies to improve cost and service levels

• Facilitate and implement programs with buyers and vendors

• Execute reports to evaluate and continually improve the performance of the inbound carrier base by assessing and managing each carrier’s overall support of Dollar Tree

• Continuously research emerging and existing supply chain strategies for incorporation into current FD carrier consumption processes

• Participate in budget development and budget reporting, to include the monthly P&L

• Collaborate with finance determine project ROI’s and budget; ensuring carrier and merchant activities occur within the bounds of the annual and monthly budget

• Support operational disaster recovery to ensure business continuity

• Represent transportation relations in business meetings

• Organize and prioritize workload and tasks to ensure proper flow of information

• Complete other various assignments, as required

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications - Summary of knowledge, experience and education required.

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in business, logistics or finance is preferred; or equivalent work experience

• Two to three years of transportation experience

• Working knowledge of LTL, truckload and intermodal operations, third party dedicated fleet management, industry contracts and vernacular

• Extensive computer skills, to include Excel, Word and Outlook, Power BI, Microsoft Access with the aptitude to learn new applications as needed

• Must possess qualities of integrity, discretion and strong ethics

• Ability to conceive, develop and implement new ideas, procedures and processes

• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally

• Ability to work will with people at different levels within and outside of the company

• Flexibility to travel

Desired Qualifications - Desired but not required.

• Experience in retail industry and/or large transportation company

• Previous transportation work experience with a multi-billion dollar organization

This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, as they may be amended or added to as needed.

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