Schwan Food Co

Sr. Transportation Services Manager

Schwan Food Co$93K — $154K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferred (not required) with 5+ years in logistics management.
  • Strong understanding of project management and supply chain principles.
  • General managerial and leadership skills.
  • Knowledge of data structures and system relationships within transportation.
  • Experienced with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and their integration into supply chain processes.

Responsibilities

  • Direct transportation operations to meet corporate objectives and optimize productivity.
  • Lead, coach, and develop staff, making key personnel decisions.
  • Ensure the capability of staff matches job requirements.
  • Oversee freight planning, scheduling, and carrier management activities.
  • Implement software solutions for transportation functions and process engineering.
  • Develop transportation strategies post-acquisition to improve logistics management.
  • Manage departmental budgets and expenditures effectively.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits program.
  • Generous time off policies.
  • Retirement and financial planning offerings.
  • 10% annual incentive bonus based on performance.
Full Job Description
As a Sr. TransportationServices Manager working out of either our Hopkins, MN or Marshall, MN headquarters, you are responsible for managing the transportation operation by directing the transportation planning, scheduling, and tendering function, the system support functions, the analysis and reporting function, pallet management function, projects management function, carrier rate and service management function, claims management function, and the freight audit function.

What You Will Do:

  • Direct the activities of the transportation operation by planning and defining business objectives that are in alignment with corporate goals and objectives, organize resources for maximum productivity, provide leadership for internal and external stakeholders, and ensure compliance to plans, goals, and other measures of accountability.
  • Provide leadership, coaching, training, mentoring, and professional development for direct reports; make hiring, termination and discipline decisions; and engage in team-building activities as well as providing conflict resolution.
  • Ensure staff skills, knowledge and abilities are commensurate with the needs of each position in transportation.
  • Direct activities for the freight planning, scheduling, and tendering; freight rate and service negotiation; carrier management and evaluation; freight auditing; freight coding processes; freight payment; information analysis, measurement and dissemination; and special projects including process design and development to ensure the best cost transportation services.
  • Direct software implementation for various Networks Transport and Networks Carrier applications, process engineering activities, and other activities to meet the tactical and strategic needs of the Transportation department and organization.
  • Develop and implement strategies and processes to incorporate freight management resulting from acquisition.
  • Develop and manage the various department annual budgets, costs and expenses, and system flows.

What You Will Bring:
  • A bachelor's degree is preferred (but not required), with 5+ years of related logistics experience guiding others.
  • Demonstrated understanding of project management processes and supply chain principles, as well as general managerial and leadership skills.
  • Knowledge of typical data structures, network and system relationships, data transfers, entity relationships, and client/server relationships and structures.
  • Understanding of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) structure, functionality, business, processes as well as related interfaces and data exchanges as they correlate to supply chain.
  • Complete understanding of Manugistics Transportation-related modules' functionality, settings, and structure.

What We Offer:

The base salary range for this position is $93,000 - $154,000 annually with eligibility for a 10% annual incentive bonus, which is based on organizational performance. The salary range represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to education, skills, work experience, certifications, geography etc. As such, starting pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Beyond base salary, we offer a competitive Total Rewards package designed to support your overall well-being, including comprehensive health benefits, time off programs, and retirement and financial offerings.

About Schwan Food Co

The Schwan Food Company is a privately held company that manufactures and markets frozen foods. The company sells frozen foods from home delivery trucks, in grocery store freezers, by mail, and to the food service industry. The company produces, markets, and distributes products developed under brands such as Red Baron, Freschetta, Tony's, Mrs. Smith's, Edwards, Pagoda Express, and Larry's. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Marshall, Minnesota.
Learn more about Schwan Food Co
Size
12,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1952

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