Manager - Transportation

Job description / Role

Responsibilities:
• You will combine tactical leadership and industry knowledge while providing the strategic vision and industry insight that will change the game tomorrow.
• You'll seek out, introduce and apply industry best practices with a focus on efficiency, sustainability and scalability.
• You'll identify, target and acquire the services of small parcel carriers that will support our mission of delivering premium service.
• You'll create, monitor and report on the critical KPI's that measure the performance of the network against agreed upon service standards.
• You'll be responsible for cost tracking that accurately improves the overall efficiency of the organization and reduce costs.
• This position will play a crucial role in the development and delivery of our small parcel network as we increase speed to customers at reduced costs.
• Work with IT to develop/enhance systems to help achieve transportation metrics and automate manual processes. Be the super user and subject matter expert for supply chain software.
• Work with Finance, Customer Service, Supply Chain, IT, and cross-functional leaders to drive small parcel strategy into the future.

Benefits:
Attractive Salary Package

Requirements

• BS/BA in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration or Business Management
• 5-7 years of transportation experience in small parcel
• Experience negotiating small parcel contracts
• Ability to collaborate with cross functional stake holders, influence decisions, and recommend a course of action based on
• data analytics
• Ability to drive process improvement by implementing checks and balances and identifying process steps that can be
• automated
• Detail oriented and possesses superior organizational, self-motivation and problem solving skills
• Proven leader, ability to motivate and coach team to deliver desired results
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft excel
• E-commerce background is a requirement, Startup experience is a plus

About the Company

Dragon Recruiting is a leading international staffing and recruitment company, head-quartered in London, with further offices all over the globe. Our clients range from numerous well known UK and international businesses. We also represent a wide range of less well known clients - helping them to find staff for their businesses around the world.

As an international recruitment agency, our clients benefit from a vast network of human resource specialists who attract, cultivate and connect organisations to talent in both global and local markets. Our unrivalled

scope of services and global reach allow us to share candidates and roles across borders. With greater coverage and tools, we can ensure our clients and candidates all get the best outcome for their recruitment needs.

With experience of over 3 decades we are recruiting more than 10,000 workers annually to and from the UK, USA and the Middle East and several other Asian countries. We specialize in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.