Transportation Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Vendor development for domestic, International
• Developing transport plan, system and rate card for vendors and customers
• Planning routes and load scheduling for multi-drop deliveries.
• Booking in deliveries and liaising with customers.
• Allocating and recording resources and movements on the transport planning system.
• Ensuring all partners in the supply chain are working effectively and efficiently to ensure smooth operations.
• Communicating effectively with clients and responding to their requirements.
• Booking sub-contractors and ensuring they deliver within agreed terms.

Transport management:

• Directing & scheduling all transportation activities.
• Developing transportation relationships, vendor score card and review process/system.
• Monitoring transport costs and developing system for same.
• Negotiating and bargaining transportation prices, market trends and benchmark
• Dealing with the effects of congestion. Alternate biz plan.
• Confronting climate change issues by implementing transport strategies and monitoring an organisations carbon footprint. Plan on green fleet, vehicles etc

Preferred candidate profile