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Ryder System Director, Transportation Procurement in Novi, Michigan

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Summary

The Director Transportation is responsible for leading a team of transportation procurement professionals that will drive thought leadership, continuous improvement initiatives, and leverage Ryder's managed spend to deliver a customized solution to our clients. Client base may include up to 20 clients generating over $1B in Freight Under Management.

Essential Functions

  • Deliver world class customer service by delivering agreed to customer service levels and metrics

  • Accountable for profitability of the client portfolio and achievement of financial targets

  • Hire, identify, retain and actively promote highly-talented team members by feeding the organization with talent

  • Works cohesively with all Ryder internal SMEs including sales, TMC operations, SCE, Marketing, Pricing, Finance and IT

  • Support of business development activities required to significantly grow transportation management service offering with an emphasis on organic growth

  • Work closely with the TM services group to ensure client requirements are communicated and issues quickly resolved

  • Identify business opportunities and quantity economic impact of alternatives actions, with an emphasis on organic growth

Additional Responsibilities

  • Adopt a program of continuous improvement that yields year-over-year advantages to client base and Ryder

  • Qualification of business development prospects flow and operational feasibility and profitability perspective

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

  • Effective leadership skills

  • Change management initiative and planning skills

  • Able to develop and motivate direct reports and others

  • Possesses strong technical aptitude

  • Highly thorough and dependable

  • Integrity and trust

  • Capable of multi-tasking, highly organized, with excellent time management skills

  • Detail oriented with excellent follow-up practices

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors)Interacts internally and externally with executive-level management regarding negotiations

  • Ability to make major, complex, or frequent decisions

  • Deals with ambiguity

  • Ability to build strong customer relationships

  • Demonstrates problem solving skills

  • Builds and manages effective teams

  • Able to work independently and as member of a team

  • Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty

  • Aptitude to gain further competency in Statistical and/or Transportation

  • Flawless implementation of new transportation management operations

  • Advanced knowledge of logistics and ability to integrate Supply Chain components advanced required

  • Deep knowledge of Supply Chain Management including IT, large account management and financial acumen advanced required

  • MS Office proficiency: Excel, Access & PowerPoint advanced required

  • Analysis tools: Minitab, SAS, Metlab, i2Tmod, ILPS advanced required

  • Ryder TM operating tools: Miles, TIS, i2TMS, Ryder On-line advanced required

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required Business, Logistics or related field of study

  • Ten (10) years or more Experience in Transportation Management with major shipper or 3PL required

  • Advanced knowledge of logistics and ability to integrate Supply Chain components advanced required

  • Deep knowledge of Supply Chain Management including IT, large account management and financial acumen advanced required

  • MS Office proficiency: Excel, Access & PowerPoint advanced required

  • Analysis tools: Minitab, SAS, Metlab, i2. Tmod, ILPS advanced required

  • Ryder TM operating tools: Miles, TIS, i2TMS, Ryder On-line advanced required

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Job Category: Transportation

Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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