Family Dollar
Carrier Relations Specialist
Summary of Position
To support and maintain carrier relationships to ensure successful negotiation and consumption of carrier services, providing the lowest landed cost of North American goods to an exceptional service standard
Represent the inbound transportation team to the larger organization to ensure optimal collaboration to support new and evolving vendor programs, sales goals and budget fluctuations
Work closely with the DC Management, Outbound Transportation Operations, Replenishment and Buying staff, Carriers and the Inbound functional teams to optimize inbound transportation
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Effectively communicate and implement all domestic inbound transportation programs, procedures and policies as negotiated with carriers
Collaborate with the buying staff to support negotiation of favorable freight terms with suppliers
Utilize available data and information to creatively solution and recommend inbound transportation strategies to improve cost and service levels
Facilitate and implement programs with buyers and vendors
Execute reports to evaluate and continually improve the performance of the inbound carrier base by assessing and managing each carrier’s overall support of Dollar Tree
Continuously research emerging and existing supply chain strategies for incorporation into current FD carrier consumption processes
Participate in budget development and budget reporting, to include the monthly P&L
Collaborate with finance determine project ROI’s and budget; ensuring carrier and merchant activities occur within the bounds of the annual and monthly budget
Support operational disaster recovery to ensure business continuity
Represent transportation relations in business meetings
Organize and prioritize workload and tasks to ensure proper flow of information
Complete other various assignments, as required
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with a major in business, logistics or finance is preferred; or equivalent work experience
Two to three years of transportation experience
Working knowledge of LTL, truckload and intermodal operations, third party dedicated fleet management, industry contracts and vernacular
Extensive computer skills, to include Excel, Word and Outlook, Power BI, Microsoft Access with the aptitude to learn new applications as needed
Must possess qualities of integrity, discretion and strong ethics
Ability to conceive, develop and implement new ideas, procedures and processes
Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally
Ability to work will with people at different levels within and outside of the company
Flexibility to travel
Desired Qualifications
Experience in retail industry and/or large transportation company
Previous transportation work experience with a multi-billion dollar organization
Additional Information This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, as they may be amended or added to as needed.
Seniority Level Associate
Employment type Full-time
Job function Strategy/Planning, Analyst, and Supply Chain
Industries Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Benefits (Inferred)
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
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To support and maintain carrier relationships to ensure successful negotiation and consumption of carrier services, providing the lowest landed cost of North American goods to an exceptional service standard
Represent the inbound transportation team to the larger organization to ensure optimal collaboration to support new and evolving vendor programs, sales goals and budget fluctuations
Work closely with the DC Management, Outbound Transportation Operations, Replenishment and Buying staff, Carriers and the Inbound functional teams to optimize inbound transportation
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Effectively communicate and implement all domestic inbound transportation programs, procedures and policies as negotiated with carriers
Collaborate with the buying staff to support negotiation of favorable freight terms with suppliers
Utilize available data and information to creatively solution and recommend inbound transportation strategies to improve cost and service levels
Facilitate and implement programs with buyers and vendors
Execute reports to evaluate and continually improve the performance of the inbound carrier base by assessing and managing each carrier’s overall support of Dollar Tree
Continuously research emerging and existing supply chain strategies for incorporation into current FD carrier consumption processes
Participate in budget development and budget reporting, to include the monthly P&L
Collaborate with finance determine project ROI’s and budget; ensuring carrier and merchant activities occur within the bounds of the annual and monthly budget
Support operational disaster recovery to ensure business continuity
Represent transportation relations in business meetings
Organize and prioritize workload and tasks to ensure proper flow of information
Complete other various assignments, as required
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with a major in business, logistics or finance is preferred; or equivalent work experience
Two to three years of transportation experience
Working knowledge of LTL, truckload and intermodal operations, third party dedicated fleet management, industry contracts and vernacular
Extensive computer skills, to include Excel, Word and Outlook, Power BI, Microsoft Access with the aptitude to learn new applications as needed
Must possess qualities of integrity, discretion and strong ethics
Ability to conceive, develop and implement new ideas, procedures and processes
Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally
Ability to work will with people at different levels within and outside of the company
Flexibility to travel
Desired Qualifications
Experience in retail industry and/or large transportation company
Previous transportation work experience with a multi-billion dollar organization
Additional Information This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, as they may be amended or added to as needed.
Seniority Level Associate
Employment type Full-time
Job function Strategy/Planning, Analyst, and Supply Chain
Industries Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Benefits (Inferred)
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
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