Sr, Mgr. SCM Route-to-Market - Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Miramar, FL 33027
About the Job
What You Need To Know
Open your future to incredible career potential. Work for an industry-leader who invests in their people. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is North America’s preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. We were named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and are included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.
Southern Glazer's offers a competitive compensation package with an annual salary of $ $110-$130 yearly compensation plus incentives. In determining the final offer, the company will evaluate a specific candidate's education, skills and experience and will make an offer appropriately.
As a full-time employee, you can choose from a full menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition reimbursement, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.
At Southern Glazer’s, you’ll enjoy an environment where continuous learning and growth are supported and experience a culture where you are respected, and your voice is heard. If you’re looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.
Overview
In this crucial role, you will be responsible for building and managing our network of freight carriers, ensuring timely, smooth, and cost-effective movement of goods. You will develop and maintain strong relationships with our logistics partners, establish service expectations and monitor their performance to guarantee that our shipping needs are consistently met for our annual sales volume of $25Bi+. The ideal candidate will be successful by combining their deep knowledge in the transportation industry with strong problem-solving skills to build long-term win-win relationships while delivering continuous improvement to our supply chain performance and end to end logistics spend. Success as a Manager in Freight Development requires passion for the logistics industry, good oral and written communication, strong interpersonal skills, organization, and solid prioritization time management skills ensuring the success of Southern Glazers and its logistics partners.
Primary Responsibilities
- Evaluate and onboard new carrier partners, supporting route to market objectives
- Partner with our Procurement team to plan and execute our freight bid cycles
- Oversee carrier contract management, analyze freight proposals, and approve bid & awards to carriers
- Recommend modal changes to the network based on market changes, lead time, and cost evaluation
- Evaluate and approve requests for inbound freight cost to market including modal and route changes
- Review, execute and communicate annual seasonal wine programs
- Work with vendor partners to recommend optimal transportation modes, routing, carrier selection, and frequency
- Evaluate the execution of freight from plan to execution, report on variance and recommend changes if required
- Manage existing carrier relationships, fostering open communication and resolving any issues that may arise
- Oversee the scheduling and routing of shipments, ensuring timely deliveries while minimizing transportation costs
- Responsible for accessorial standardization, management, and review
Additional Primary Responsibilities
- Act as a liaison with accounts payable, divisions and the carrier base to resolve open invoicing issues
- Evaluate, recommend, and report detention and demurrage reduction plans
- Establish and monitor logistics performance measurement systems including on time delivery, carrier scorecards, and carrier Quarterly Business Review (QBR)
- Responsible for cross-function training and awareness to our internal and external customers
- Manage, coach, and develop a high performing team that meets agreed objectives and delivers best practice results and added value. Maintain team key performance indicators, metrics, reports, process documentation, and other records in support of a continuous improvement
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain and or Logistics is required.
- Vendor management and or customer service experience is required.
- Advanced knowledge of the freight industry is required (e.g. Ocean Freight, Import /Export, Drayage, Intermodal Shipping, Over the Road Trucking, LTL, US Customs, Safety, Compliance, Geography, Rate Negotiations, and Pricing Methodologies)
- Proven ability to effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously is required.
- Proven ability to build and maintain professional relationships with a variety of internal/external customers is required.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressure environment with minimal supervision is required.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills required (Outlook, Excel, Access)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Physical Demands
- Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine
- Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
- May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs
EEO Statement
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.
About Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits:
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits is the largest distributor of beverage alcohol in North America, and proud to be a multi-generational, family-owned company. Southern Glazer’s has a proud history of consistently delivering impeccable service in 44 states, plus the District of Columbia, Canada and the Caribbean. It’s all made possible by our employees. Our careers focus on delivering a captivating and rewarding experience. Challenging our colleagues every step of the way, we provide the tools for them to grow, succeed and accomplish both their personal and professional goals. Together, we can deliver the highest quality service for our suppliers and our customers while we put you on the career path you’ve been looking for.Southern Glazer’s is nationally recognized by its supplier partners as well as by its customers for its state-of-the-art distribution capabilities and its leading-edge information technology. We also believe in the importance of giving back, being a socially responsible corporate citizen and making generous contributions to national, state and local charitable organizations.
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