Senior Logistics Specialist

Function Sales & Marketing/Quality Control/Supply Chain/Customer Service

Open to candidates in Graymont’s Eastern NA Region:
Quebec, New Brunswick, Ohio, Pennsylvania

Graymont is seeking a Senior Logistics Specialist whose principal responsibilities include the management, procurement, and operational direction of safe, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective material handling by truck. This role, which maintains a customer focus, will operate in accordance with demand-driven shipment schedules and Graymont's standards. This position will be the point of contact for truck-related topics for internal stakeholders (sales, manufacturing, terminal operations, and procurement) and will serve as the primary point of contact with truck carriers and third-party service providers.

In addition to primary truck transportation responsibilities, this role may support regional logistics needs in rail, water, transloading, and business development projects as directed by the Logistics Manager.

Responsibilities

Ø Support the execution of the Logistics and Customer Service strategy to enhance profitability, competitive positioning, and customer value.

Ø Lead continuous improvement initiatives to drive process efficiency, cost reduction, and service quality in partnership with the logistics team.

o Identify constraints/root cause, develop and implement solutions, track results, and refine.

o Identify opportunities to improve shipping schedules to minimize gate to gate times and load sizes and ensure deliveries are made on time, in full and invoiced correctly.

Ø Act as a regional logistics representative with support from the Logistics Manager and other stakeholders:

o Participate in bid activities, logistics projects, and internal consulting on service, cost, and delivery improvements.

o Provide regional support across rail, vessel operations, transloading, and new business opportunities.

Ø Collaborate with Risk Management team to ensure carrier safety compliance:

o Perform carrier due diligence and manage safety performance.

o Lead resolution efforts for carrier-related safety or quality incidents.

o Support continuous improvement in safety and compliance metrics.

Ø Develop and manage monthly key performance indicators (KPI’s)

o Assist in the review/implementation of new technology to improve operations, visibility and metrics tracking

o Analysis of data to provide necessary business insights and to make recommendations to improve the business and optimize our operations and carrier utilization

o Manage, and routinely measure, service providers performance to Graymont standards.

Ø Negotiate all inbound/outbound truck freight contracts, with support from the Logistics Manager.

Ø This position, with input from key stakeholders, will lead the Truck RFQ process in conjunction with the Logistics Manager; defining regional service requirements, reviewing bids, negotiating rates, executing contracts and measuring truck carrier performance to optimize safety, truck asset utilization, and cost of delivery.

Ø Calibrate carrier capacity with demand and supply requirements.

o Work with stakeholders to leverage backhaul opportunities.

o In conjunction with other regional Logistics Specialists, and the Logistics Manager, develop standardized (regional) accessorial charges and business parameters for ease of administration, analysis and cost management.

o Maintain data for respective mode(s):

§ Freight rates, fuel surcharges, asset costs, transit/cycle times and contracts.

§ Create and maintain a customer/source/carrier matrix: preferred, secondary carriers and alternate ship locations for customer and freight to terminal deliveries and work to develop tools to automate and improve execution to the business plan.

Ø Administrative activities including but not limited to ensuring carrier payable accounts are current and accurate, setup of new carriers in supplier master, and processing POs as required.

Ø Support the Logistics Manager with budgeting, business and financial planning, forecasting and variance analysis.

Ø Maintain awareness of all industry developments via key trade associations, councils, conferences, publications, etc.

Qualifications

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