National Gypsum Services Company has an immediate opening for a Logistics Service Manager at our Charlotte, NC location. This position will report to the Director Logistics and Supply Chain and/or TM and Logistics Execution Lead

JOB SUMMARY:

This position focuses on current and long term transportation planning and logistics execution. This associate must have strong logistics experience and functional use of our SAP Transportation Management system.

In addition to the above – this associate must understand SAP Shipment and TM processes and document flow, TM Planning, Delivery and Shipment Creation, Loading/Picking, Freight Settlements, etc. This position will secure and manage freight for customer orders, inbound purchase orders, and stock transport orders.

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES (not all inclusive) :

• Secures all modes of transportation, establishes external warehousing, export, or materials handling services at the lowest total cost to maintain continuity of operations and meet customer service requirements throughout the supply chain.
• Monitors and helps plant associates manage misc. rail supply chains. Maximize asset utilization and minimize any dwell or out of service time. Leverage use of designated business partners to report on and manage fleets of owned or leased railcars.
• Assists TM/logistics execution lead and logistics director in developing procurement strategies; managing bid processes; negotiations; contracts; and contingency planning for transportation and supply disruptions.
• Leverages SAP in shipment tracing; expediting; addressing carrier billing and payment issues; determining root cause of service failures and implementing process changes to prevent service failures.
• Monitor carrier scorecards and KPI’s and initiate corrective actions with suppliers.
• Initiates profit improvement/cost reduction projects and participates in those assigned, e.g., reduce railcar demurrage; equipment size and weight optimization, opportunities for modal shift, discrete lane pricing, etc.
• Ensures Plant TM planners understand and properly adhere to SOP’s for new SAP TM and Logistics business processes.
• Maintains critical SAP TM master data including lanes, carriers, business shares, freight rates, etc.
• Supports Plant TM planners in troubleshooting and resolving SAP TM issues such as blocked or failed deliveries, freight orders without carrier assignments, PGI failures.
• Works with Plant TM planners to ensure understanding and adherence to processes for delivery creation, shipment creation, manual planning of partial trucks, generation of pick lists, picking processes [both manual and with scanner], customer returns, pack list and BOL creation and reprint, etc.
• Creates and uses POWL’s (personal object work lists) to perform daily checks to ensure deliveries and shipments are fully processed, carriers are paid, loads are PGI’d, etc. and for useful ECC/TM Integration visibility, i.e. all order-based transportation requirements, all freight orders, resendable, outbound - not shipped, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years business experience in corporate transportation management and/or working with various modes of transportation, i.e. air, LTL , intermodal, truck load, rail, water (dry bulk, break bulk, containerized), etc. Rail experience a plus.
• Practical experience with SAP Transportation Management or similar TM platform; document flow; delivery and shipment processing; carrier assignment and tendering processes; freight settlement processing; plant and carrier document creation; picking – both manual and with scanner; customer returns; manual carrier assignment; etc.
• Self-starter and team player. Holds self and team members accountable.
• Must be: multi-tasker; organized; proactive; flexible; strong communicator; customer service oriented, accountable, and goal / achievement focused.
• Limited travel required [up to 10%].

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Competitive salary;

• Comprehensive benefits to include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with employer match
• Retirement Account
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Wellness Program with medical premium incentives

And more…

• COVID Vaccine Personal Choice Employer

• Interested / Qualified candidates, please apply online

• No phone calls or third-party recruiters, please

• Employment ready applicants only

COMPANY INFORMATION:

National Gypsum Company, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is the exclusive service provider of reliable, high-performance building products marketed under the Gold Bond®, ProForm® and PermaBASE® brands. The National Gypsum name – through its Gold Bond®, ProForm® and PermaBASE® product lines – has been synonymous with high-quality, innovative products, and exceptional customer service since 1925.

For decades, we have saved our customers time and money by providing the industry’s best, most reliable building products, resources and services. We are Building Products for a Better Future® one project at a time.

National Gypsum Company operates as a family of companies working together toward a common goal with collaboration and open communication. Our corporate entities include: NG Corporate, LLC; National Gypsum Services Company; Gold Bond Building Products, LLC; Gold Bond Canada, LLC; ProForm Finishing Products, LLC; PermaBASE Building Products, LLC; and Unifix Inc.

HIRING ENTITY: NATIONAL GYPSUM SERVICES COMPANY

The above information on this description has been designated to indicate the general nature and level of work. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of an associate assigned to this position. The company enforces a tobacco-free policy at all its locations.

All National Gypsum Company and corporate affiliate companies, including: NG Corporate, LLC, National Gypsum Services Company, Gold Bond Building Products, LLC, Gold Bond Canada, LLC, ProForm Finishing Products, LLC, PermaBASE Building Products, LLC and Unifix Inc , are Equal Opportunity Employers. Please visit www.nationalgypsum.com to view all of our exciting employment opportunities. Employment contingent upon successful completion of background investigation. Pre-employment drug screening is required. All companies participate in E-Verify. E-Verify is an internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility. www.dhs.gov/e-verify.

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