Sr. Manager, Transportation

Petco Sr Manager Transportation

Create a healthier, brighter future for pets, pet parents and people!

If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what's right for pets, people and our planet.

Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and Petco partners. We are 29,000 strong and operate 1,500+ pet care centers in the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. We're focused on purpose-driven work, and strongly believe what's good for pets, people and our planet is good for Petco.

Essential Job Functions :

• Manage all inbound POs regardless of terms of sale. Provide on-line exception reporting, and management mitigations and escalations based on business rules to improve in stock and fill rates.
• Partners with various supply chain partners including Inventory Management, Vendors, Carriers, DC Directors, and Regional Transportation Managers, to develop operational systems and strategies to increase efficiencies and effectiveness. Directs the implementation of TMS enhancements to increase productivity, efficiency, accuracy and provide better Store service.
• Plans, directs and coordinates multiple project teams to ensure Transportation departmental objectives are met and to promote the continued growth of Petco Logistics.
• Analyze data to determine the appropriate course of action concerning the administration and management of budgets, optimizing chain-wide efficiencies with regard to appropriate and safe staffing of drivers and all fleet / equipment issues. Assist with daily maintenance of TMS data uploads, implementation of new carriers, vendors, or lanes and execution. This entails notifying the group of systematic changes or new processes that need to be followed to ensure consistency across the network.
• Manage multiple associates to ensure compliance with PETCO standards and job performance.
• Independently prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes.
• Interact professionally and effectively through verbal and written communication with internal and external business partners.

Supervisory Responsibilities : Directly manage a staff comprised of Transportation Manager, PO Fulfillment Specialists and Optimization Analysts. Responsibilities include recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, mentoring / coaching, providing functional guidance, assignment delegation and follow-through, and, partnering with Human Resources, discipline up to and including termination.

Work Environment : While most job duties are performed while seated indoors, 10-20% travel by automobile or airplane is required to visit the Main and Regional DC's where exposure to heat, cold, dirt, dust, fumes and noises should not be overlooked. There may be limited travel associated with visiting PETCO NSC or vendor and carrier locations.

Education (Required) : Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain, or other related disciplines is required.

Work Experience (Required) : 7-10 years progressively responsible experience in transportation or logistics required, preferably with major focus all facets of transportation management. Requires extensive Transportation Management Systems experience to include system implementation, operational enhancements, modeling and freight payable systems is required. Extensive experience in Transportation Carrier management to include contract negotiation, industry best practices to include Intermodal execution. Must possess excellent analytical, organizational and customer service skills and have the ability to work with cross functional teams. An advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office is required with the ability to learn in-house systems. Experience in Oracle or other enterprise platform is required.

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification.