Senior Manager for Production Planning at FOX Factory overseeing vehicle upfit operations and aligning production with sales targets. Ensuring operational compliance and promoting continuous improvement across manufacturing processes.
About the role
- Transportation Manager responsible for logistics operations and carrier performance in South Africa's high-volume distribution network. Driving continuous improvement and cost efficiency within transportation functions.
Responsibilities
- Identify and execute continuous improvement projects that drive cost out of our outbound transportation activities
- Lead monthly transportation reviews with internal stakeholders across functions within your assigned divisions
- Manage transportation carrier performance including business reviews with a continuous improvement mindset
- Develop deep relationships and be a trusted thought partner for our commercial, finance, and operations organizations as applicable for your assigned divisions
- Monitor and analyze weekly and monthly cost reports, identifying variances, risks, and cost reduction opportunities
- Develop and own clear routing instruction for carrier, mode, and service selection and drive routing compliance
- Serve as escalation point for aggregated transportation issues, leading root cause analysis and corrective action plans while also creating pathways for fast self-serve resolution
- Review monthly spend versus budget and partner with Finance to communicate trends, risks, and savings opportunities
- Act as the primary liaison for all transportation topics across internal stakeholders, including Procurement, Commercial, Transportation, and Logistics
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, transportation, business, operations, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in transportation in a high-volume manufacturing or distribution environment
- Understanding of trade concepts, including compliance, tariff, and commodity codes (3+ years preferred)
- Experience overseeing dedicated fleet operations and third-party logistics providers
- Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to interpret cost, utilization, and performance data
- Experience driving cost reduction through governance and optimization
- Experience leading cross-functional work and managing vendors
- Ability to influence without authority and ensure accountability
- Experience leading issue resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement
Benefits
- Work Flexibility: Hybrid
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