Buckley Search Inc.
Partners for Progress
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Buckley Search Inc. |
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Partners for Progress |
kevin@buckleysearch.com
Tel: (416) 865-0695 toll-free 1 (866) 996-9984
anna@buckleysearch.com
This position is responsible to manage the carrier relationships for Integrated
Logistics to improve the client's
profitability and elevate client service levels through analysis,
innovation and negotiation. This position
reports to the Director of Operations. Extensive LTL knowledge is required.
- Evaluate Integrated Logistics present partner relationships and relative
volumes and provide recommendations
for improvements based on client requirements.
- Evaluate current carrier performance.
- Create carrier metrics and an annual review process.
- Work with carriers to improve their service levels to clients.
- Build deeper relationships with partner carriers and work with them to exploit
synergies, to create cost saving
opportunities, to be innovative.
- Analyze the current accessorial/cubing practices in the industry, devise an
improved strategy for capturing and
billing these charges and implement
- Design and implement service level agreements with carriers
- Evaluate carrier requests for price increases, consider carrier performance
and market in analysis, coordinate
any increases with sales where client pricing will be impacted to
preserve margin, create a strong knowledge base
from which to negotiate.
- Search out and develop relationships with regional carriers who excel in their
geographic or product niche
- Coordinate buying power for national carriers as applicable
- Manage day to day service issues and rate requests through team members
- Assist the IT group in improving carrier delivery reporting compliance to
support Track & Trace offering
- Provide support to Sales for solution design and create a rate book for Sales
to use in new business development.
- In depth understanding of the Canadian LTL providers by region and product
specialty, knowledge of the small
parcel carriers by region and their capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to successfully negotiate competitive rates and
preserve/improve relationships
- 3-5 years experience in a similar role with demonstrated success achieving
results
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Innovative, creative, strategic thinker
- Highly organized, skilled at balancing multiple priorities and analytical with
intermediate to expert level in relevant analytical tools
- Able to cultivate strong working relationships with fellow managers
- Good business acumen and judgment, able to conceptualize, implement and
execute programs and processes
- Very well-established name, reputation and market profile
- Excellent compensation, incentives and benefits package
To explore this career opportunity in confidence please call
Kevin Buckley at
(416) 865-0695 or toll-free; 1 (866) 996-9984
or email us
kevin@buckleysearch.com
or anna@buckleysearch.com
Put your career on a progressive track! All discussions are strictly
confidential.
Associate Member,
CIFFA, CSCB, IE Canada
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