Manager, Truck Transportation and Logistics

Job Description

A Day in the Life:

The Manager, Truck Transportation and Logistics is responsible for developing and implementing strategic business plans for truck logistics providing a competitive advantage to the company through a combination of superior service to internal/external customers, cost efficiencies and minimizing risk.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leads the development, implementation and management of cost effective and efficient truck transportation policies and plans to execute sales and marketing programs.
• Develops, implements and manages strategic business plans for country infrastructure, grain sales, and fertilizer movement.
• Researches, develops, implements and manages cost-effective transportation options for commercial grain. Negotiates and manages contracts with freight suppliers.
• Builds and manages relationships with suppliers and customers to ensure customer satisfaction, adherence to contract terms and continued growth and maintenance of those strong business relationships.
• Leads truck transportation staff through a rapidly changing business environment to become providers of logistics solutions that deliver superior financial results.
• Maintains up to date knowledge of market trends and competitor activities in order to revise transportation strategies and programs that capitalize on identified opportunities.
• Establishes procedures and manages transportation claims resulting from weight loss, damage or other claims to ensure satisfactory dollar value settlements are achieved.
• Resolves problems with both external and internal customers on freight utilization.
• Responsible for all aspects of the team’s human resource management including hiring, promoting, performance management and discharging within company policy.
• Lead, coach and manage the team to ensure excellence, awareness and commitment to the client, team and the department’s goals and objectives.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of five (5) years progressively responsible transportation/logistics experience
• Post secondary degree preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience that result in the required level of knowledge, skill and competence will be considered.
• Completion of Level 3 Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation (CITT) is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to assess risk and exercise sound judgment in making decisions.
• Ability to plan, organize and direct grain movement.
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated experience in analyzing freight movement and developing logistics plans.
• Experience in developing negotiation strategies and in undertaking rate negotiations.
• Computer competent, with demonstrated ability in the use of spreadsheet, databases, communication and word processing software applications.

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse and talented team working to make us the most innovative and dynamic company in our industry. Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package and most importantly, in all we do we live our values:

• We Are One Team by fostering collaboration, respect, and inclusion
• We Lead the Way by being agile, empowered, and innovative
• We Do What's Right by acting safely, sustainably, and with integrity

Bunge (NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge’s expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has ~37,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 500 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain facilities, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.

Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans/Disabled