Transportation and Customs Manager

4 weeks ago


Southfield, United States International Automotive Components Full time

General Description:

The Transportations and Customs Manager will define, execute, and track all transportation strategies for IAC. Manage the procurement of logistics in all modes of transportation, ensuring the buy is leveraged and pricing in all aspects and modes optimized to achieve IAC financial objectives. This person will work closely with the plants to determine the annual transportation budgets.

Position Specific Requirements (PSR):

  • Achieve annual transportation cost savings objectives
  • Facilitate continuous improvement activities and PFEP reviews with the plants and logistics providers to facilitate the company goals                                                               
  • Source and manage all partner vendors to ensure logistics is moving effectively, efficiently and adequate communication exists between the plants, suppliers and carriers at all times regarding transportation
  • Support the program teams with logistics cost estimating and modeling
  • Engage in all escalated and delayed shipments to protect production for the plants          
  • Support the plants, as needed, with premium moves, track and trace, carrier disputes; OTD, escalation issue, and claim recovery
  • Monitor and communicate global supply chain disruptions to IAC stakeholders
  • Oversee partner consolidated invoices and ensure partner invoices are paid weekly                    
  • Manage the partner supply base to ensure proper communication and reporting of daily, weekly, monthly and annual metrics
  • Source and manage all customs brokers and Free Trade Agreement partners
  • Ensure legal and regulatory compliance as it pertains to logistics (CTPAT, Customs, and Incoterms)        
  • Engage with custom partners to ensure Free Trade Agreement compliance targets are achieved
  • Recover all eligible post entry refunds

Physical Requirements:

  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Qualifications

Education:

  • BS/BA required
  • MBA/MS preferred

Experience:

  • Requires 8-12 years of experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • Possess a strong analytical background with demonstrated ability to analyze, explain, and draw logical conclusions from complex operational, financial, regulatory and/or business data 
  • Knowledge of automotive logistics business practices, JIT concepts, basic CTPAT and customs regulations
  • Strong communicator at all levels of the organization both verbal and written                   
  • Possess strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with all levels across the organization to influence performance and align to corporate initiatives
  • Competent in influencing decision makers
  • Possess good decision-making skills
  • Able to achieve deadlines (either self-imposed or corporate mandated)
  • Forward planner
  • Good multi-tasking abilities                                                                               
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint  
  • Ability to work effectively in a multi-team environment and with people at all levels
  • Willing to travel when needed    


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