Supplier Relationship Manager - LTL

Supplier Relationship Manager - LTL

The Supplier Relationship Manager - LTL will support the Procurement Department by identifying and developing transportation carriers for the ProTrans network. This role will focus on expanding the carrier base and optimizing the relationships within the ProTrans transportation network to ensure a competitive advantage for the company and its customers.

Key Responsibilities :

• Drive the LTL strategy for ProTrans
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with carriers, negotiating rates, and securing capacity to meet customer demands
• Negotiate competitive rates for ProTrans LTL network
• Ensure timely and accurate communication between carriers and internal teams to facilitate smooth freight operations.
• Proactively resolve any issues that arise
• Collaborate with commercial and operations teams to analyze freight trends and carrier performance to continuously improve our service offerings
• Keep up-to-date with market trends and regulatory changes affecting LTL transportation
• Ensure compliance with all company and regulatory requirements

Qualifications :

Skills & Abilities :

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Ability to deal with personnel with diverse ethnic background. Advanced problem solving skills a must. Advanced writing and verbal communications skills. Advanced time management and organizational skills.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions for this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Employees must be able to hear in order to perform their essential job functions.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.