Transportation Logistics Specialist

BCforward is seeking a Logistics Administrator: II to work hybrid in Inner Grove Heights MN Transportation Logistics Specialist
* Hybrid role - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Onsite - 8am-5pm - Inver Grove Heights, MN

The Transportation Logistics Specialist will perform activities that ensure efficient truck transportation of materials and products from origin to destination for the Client Ag and Energy Platforms. We seek a professional who will participate in identifying and selecting the most appropriate and cost-effective truck transportation.

This position will also provide stakeholders in the product lines with accurate and market-based freight pricing and ensure that accurate freight rates are loaded in appropriate rating systems. Additionally, they will build a firm understanding of freight markets within the position's scope of responsibility and use this understanding to communicate market insights, context, and knowledge to stakeholders within Client. Likewise, the Transportation Logistics Specialist will work to improve organizational understanding of customer and plant specific shipping requirements across multiple product lines and assist in effectively managing to these requirements and communicating them to our third-party truck carriers.

Support Client’s enterprise transportation carrier management strategy through rate negotiations, relationship management, capacity management, truck carrier segmentation and overall spend management.

Negotiate rates with carriers, maximize load pairing (backhauls) and value creation across product lines in a collaborative manner with other Client transportation team members.

Independently analyze current transportation operations practices to resolve process and cost improvement opportunities.

You will work under general supervision and independently solve issues.

Negotiate rates and contract terms, ensuring rates paid for transportation services are competitive and executed in the best interest of Client (one Client voice to truck carriers). Serve as subject matter expert on transportation markets and rates. Ensure that all third-party transportation relationships are profitable and accretive to business unit earnings.

Monitor carrier performance/KPI’s and take corrective action to reverse negative trends and maintain required service levels to meet both Client and customer expectations.

Update internal documents/spreadsheets, databases and systems for contracts, freight rates, and volume estimates, customer information and resolve any truck freight invoice issues to ensure accurate payments to third party truck carriers.

Monitor and communicate transportation market trends to our commercial sales and purchasing teams.

Partner with both internal (commercial and operations management, and finance) and external customers (Vendors and customers) to meet the changing demands of the business.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Ag Business, Logistics, or Supply Chain Management
• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in supply chain, transportation, logistics execution, or operational roles
• Strong organizational and collaboration skills
• Knowledge of commodity markets, contractual terms, truck transportation/logistics
• Sense of urgency in dealing with time sensitive issues