Overview
On Site
$50 - $55 hr
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 36+ mo(s)
Skills
LOGISTICS
TRANSPORTATION
SUPPLIER
VENDOR
EXCEL
DATA
SUPPLY CHAIN
COLD CHAIN
TMS
SAP TM
BW
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
PROJECT
Job Details
Payrate: $50.00 - $55.00/hr.
Summary:
The Transportation Specialist (Global Transportation Manager) is responsible for acting as the Global Transportation Manager for a specified region (EMEA or Americas). This role involves leading supplier relationships for appointed Transportation Service Providers, ensuring on-track performance for suppliers in scope. The specialist will develop, implement, maintain, and monitor best-in-class, cost-effective, and GDP-compliant transportation strategies and solutions, either individually or through Global Distribution Hubs. Continuous improvement principles are applied while designing, implementing, and sustaining distribution solutions as part of Global Transportation Excellence.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Preferred Requirements:
Must Have Skill Sets:
Pay Transparency: The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is: $50.00 - $55.00/hr. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience and the benefits package you select. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, 10 paid days off, 401(k) plan participation, commuter benefits and life and disability insurance.
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Summary:
The Transportation Specialist (Global Transportation Manager) is responsible for acting as the Global Transportation Manager for a specified region (EMEA or Americas). This role involves leading supplier relationships for appointed Transportation Service Providers, ensuring on-track performance for suppliers in scope. The specialist will develop, implement, maintain, and monitor best-in-class, cost-effective, and GDP-compliant transportation strategies and solutions, either individually or through Global Distribution Hubs. Continuous improvement principles are applied while designing, implementing, and sustaining distribution solutions as part of Global Transportation Excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Perform regular performance and business reviews with supply chain partners on current business, escalations, reporting and improvements.
- Act as key contact for allocated GTX carrier, partnering with the third party to deliver responsive and effective supplier relationships
- Support internal stakeholders in escalating issues to supply chain partners by maintaining excellent relationships with third parties on appropriate management level
- Identify and drive improvements from data provided by SAP TM system
- Be the subject matter expert for Transportation and related GDP topics for Americas region
- Document and maintain procedures for the effective transportation of products from source to customer.
- Initiate and lead projects related to GTX activities, aimed at enhanced compliance, improved service and increased efficiency
- Support investigations into transportation related incidents including root cause investigation and definition of corrective and preventative (CAPA), to further mitigate risk
- Drive closure of CAPA and business cases around transportation compliance together with compliance, third party suppliers and GTX colleagues
- Awareness of industry trends and developments in logistics including updating and education of internal stakeholders and departments
- Support in audits and respond to audit requests with GTX carrier related topics for Americas region
- Knowledgeable in (country) regulatory requirements for pharmaceutical distribution as well as guidelines and business requirements.
- Establish, maintain and improve relevant KPIs and performance statistics.
Requirements:
- Bachelor s degree preferably in logistics or engineering/extensive Industry experiences
- 5+ years experience in the logistics Supply chain, cold chain and/or transportation expertise
- Solid experience in project management across departments and geographies
- Experience managing suppliers and improving processes
- Quick process understanding, insight and visualizing
- Ability to use data to deliver insights and identify course of action
- Fluent in English, both in verbal and written communication
- Strong analytical skills (incl. MS Excel) and ability to distill insights
- Independent self-starter, able to work autonomously, under pressure and in teams
- Natural relationship builders in which interests prevail be soft on the relationship when possible and be tough when needed
- Result focused and proven ability to deliver results
- Motivated, persistent, eager to optimize, drive for excellence
- Strong relational, negotiating and persuasion skills
- Problem solver with a high sense of responsibility
- Strong communication and presentation skills (verbal & written)
- Oversee processes beyond own department
Preferred Requirements:
- GMP and GDP knowledge
- Knowledge of Operational Excellence tools, six sigma, FMEA.
- Experience in TMS (e.g. SAP TM) and BW
- Experience setting up service level agreements
- Good technical writing skills
Must Have Skill Sets:
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills, including proficiency in MS Excel, are essential for distilling insights from data and identifying courses of action.
- Project Management: Solid experience in project management across departments and geographies is crucial for managing multiple assignments and processes independently and concurrently.
- Relationship Management: Natural relationship-building skills are necessary to maintain excellent relationships with third parties and internal stakeholders, ensuring interests prevail.
Pay Transparency: The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is: $50.00 - $55.00/hr. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience and the benefits package you select. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, 10 paid days off, 401(k) plan participation, commuter benefits and life and disability insurance.
For information about our collection, use, and disclosure of applicant's personal information as well as applicants' rights over their personal information, please see our Privacy Policy (;/span>
Aditi Consulting LLC uses AI technology to engage candidates during the sourcing process. AI technology is used to gather data only and does not replace human-based decision making in employment decisions. By applying for this position, you agree to Aditi s use of AI technology, including calls from an AI Voice Recruiter.
#AditiConsulting
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