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Carrier SpecialistFamily Dollar • Chesapeake, VA, United States
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Carrier Specialist

Carrier Specialist

Family Dollar • Chesapeake, VA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

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 -

The primary tasks the associate will perform during his / her work schedule

  • 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 - Summary of knowledge, experience and education required.

  • 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, 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 - Desired but not required.

  • Experience in retail industry and / or large transportation company
  • Previous transportation work experience with a multi-billion dollar organization
  • This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, as they may be amended or added to as needed.

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