Hybrid Transportation Manager

at The Coca-Cola Company

• Job title: Transportation Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $100,000 - $124,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Atlanta, United States

About the role

• CPS NA Transportation Manager managing inbound and outbound transportation for Coca-Cola. Ensuring performance targets and strategic logistics initiatives are met within operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage CPS NA transportation operations, ensuring performance, service level and cost target are met.
• Provide direct reports with leadership, direction, and coaching to achieve work objectives and improve performance and skills.
• Manage expenses and annual business plan targets and objectives for the transportation function.
• Managing coordination and proactive communication to changes of load status with internal/external stakeholder.
• Ensure visibility of order status, risks and KBIs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in the Carrier’s selection process (RFQs) and manage key stakeholders.
• Support and ensure adoption of strategic initiatives that relate with the transportation function.
• Manage relationship with 3PL and Freight Forwarders, ensuring SLAs and KBIs are met.
• Ensure claims and payments processes are executed on a timely basis.
• Support the CPS NA logistics operations with process improvement and optimization initiatives.
• Comply with the guidelines of Food Safety, Integrated Management System (Quality, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety), KORE Corporate Standards and any other applicable legal requirements, established or subscribed by the Company, related to your job, complying with the policies, internal plans and procedures that ensure the proper implementation and continuous improvement of the company.
• Identify bottlenecks in the supply chain and bring forth continuous improvement initiatives to ensure the long-term success and productivity of the plant.
• Participate and promote activities with the OE Team that contribute toward continuous improvement and digitalization of processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration , Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• Supply chain management degree or certification preferred.
• 5+ years transportation and logistics experience.
• Excel/Word/PowerPoint
• Power BI
• Computerized manufacture knowledge
• SAP – Transportation Management, Materials Management.
• Communication skills (Spanish and English).
• Presentation skills
• Planning and organizing, teamwork, customer service focused, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.