MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education and experience equivalent to:
Education/Certification:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or economic, from an accredited college or university.
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in transportation or logistics.
- Experience with transportation management systems.
- Data analytical skills, strategic thinking, change management and ability to influence at multiple levels of the organization.
- Communicate with clarity and effective collaboration capability.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and issues with an attention to accuracy and detail while meeting deadlines.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of (B/basic; J/journey; E/expert):
- Purchasing and inventory indicators (days on hand, inventory turns, cost of inventory, ABCs, etc.) (J)
- Purchasing law (contracts, terms and conditions, warranties, disclaimers) (J)
- Strategic supply management (just in time, strategic alliances, value analysis, partnerships) (E)
- Contract management (blanket orders, releases, EDI, verbal agreements, contracts) (J)
- Computer inventory management and database applications (E)
- PC word processing/spreadsheet software (E)
- Quality assurance concepts and techniques (B)
- Financial modeling and data analytics (B)
Skill and ability to:
- Analyze and resolve complex problems
- Communicate and coordinate effectively with vendors verbally and in writing
- Prepare a variety of comprehensive administrative and technical documents and reports
- Read and process written information with a high degree of accuracy
- Work effectively in a general business environment, with a focus on high levels of quality and customer service
- Travel via airplane and drive an automobile
- Act in accordance with GSF’s Values and Creed
LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
Individual contributor
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
- Productivity/quality standards: PPV
- Productivity/quality standards: raw materials quality
- Productivity/quality standards: accuracy, timeliness, thoroughness
- Productivity/quality standards: on time delivery of raw materials
- Productivity/quality standards: continuous improvement of procurement process
- Budget
- Cost containment
- Teamwork within the department and across departments
- Customer satisfaction
- Vendor relations
- Food safety