Associate Transportation Manager (2 vacancies) - Franklin, TN at Mars, Incorporated in FRANKLIN, Tennessee

Job Description:

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there’s more to being in business than just making a profit. That’s the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet.  What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it’s never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It’s about how you can grab everything that’s within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated 

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Associate Transportation Manager – Franklin, TN

The primary responsible for this role is to create, maintain and manage a transport strategy that supports the ever-increasing demands of on time delivery to both customer and freight to warehouse. The role will be responsible for landing the financial goals of the company through fleet management and strategy to include reduction of fines and fess as well as overall spend. This role will lead critical partnerships with Commercial, Supply Planning, Customer Supply and third party TMS to insure Best in Class performance.

What are we looking for? 

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in engineering or supply chain operations


• Minimum 3 years of business experience with Transportation and finance experience and project management


• Demonstrated strength in quantitative and analytical experience


• Strong leadership skills.  Must be able to influence and motivate at all levels within business


• Highly proficient in Excel


• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written


• Strong presentation skills

What would be your key responsibilities? 

• Manages all regional projects and leads regional cross-functional project teams from Charter alignment, delivering the activities in high quality, as per agreed business targets


• Conduct risk assessments through predicative analytics to build transport strategy for current and future markets


• Develops analysis and scorecards for communication to the customer and key cross-functional teams to improve overall supply chain compliance and effectiveness


• Lead aspects Transportation Management for Finished Goods to achieve Customer Service Excellence at minimal Total Delivered Cost (TDC)


• Own third-party transportation carrier relationships to ensure that service level requirements are met at contracted rates


• Develops capacity planning strategy, transportation procurement and rate negotiations to ensure that appropriate transport capacity is in-place to support business needs


• Influence third-party carriers and other key network stakeholders to adopt and sustain a Safety mindset & culture


• Collaborate with key Supply Chain / Supply stakeholders (Planning, Warehouse, Customer SC, Manufacturing) finished good flows and resolve issues, as needed


• Work with third-party Transportation Management System (TMS) provider to enhance network management processes and to identify financial / service opportunities


• Provide Transportation subject matter expertise to guide regional strategic growth plans

What can you expect from Mars? 

• The opportunity to learn, develop and take charge of your own career


• An industry-competitive compensation package including generous benefits


• Environment where all Associates feel valued, supported, and comfortable being themselves at work


• Constant support and guidance to learn and improve


• The opportunity to work cross-functionally, add value and impact a better world for generations to come

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.