Transportation Sourcing Specialist

Position can be based out of Penske location's in Dearborn, MI, Beachwood, OH, Duluth, GA and Reading, PA   Position Summary:  Primary responsibilities include purchasing transportation services from motor carriers, managing transportation provider performance, and ensuring transportation providers maintain Penske’s minimum compliance standards.  Responsible to document and understand customers’ transportation requirements, develop RFQ’s, identify and engage carriers, and negotiate the best rates and service possible for Penske’s customers.  Provide continuous improvement opportunities for both cost and service initiatives through data analysis and customer engagement.  Study and understand transport market rate and capacity trends to ensure carrier coverage and mitigate cost impacts to the customer.
  Major Responsibilities:  - Establish and grow relationships with truckload, LTL, intermodal, and other transport carriers in North America to support customer requirements - Manage RFQs to establish the best rates possible and secure capacity - Conduct regular meetings with core carriers to review cost and service performance - Establish customer specific transportation provider performance standards (on-time delivery, communication, tender acceptance, etc.) and distribute monthly scorecards to the carriers and summary scorecards to our customers - Manage the performance improvement process with under-performing carriers to either improve service or remove them from the network  - Initiate contracting with new transportation providers - Provide carrier training and on-boarding to ensure compliance with Penske and customer requirements. - Ensure all tariffs built in our transportation management system  are accurate and reflect negotiated rates - Use transport data and analytics to identify customer-specific cost and service opportunities - Proactively develop and present savings proposals to senior leaders - Work closely with Penske sales executives to respond quickly to perspective customer Requests for Quote - Work closely with the Operations and Load Planning teams to trouble shoot issues and provide adequate carrier capacity - Other projects as assigned by the supervisor
 

Qualifications

Qualifications:- 3-5 years of transportation purchasing experience including negotiating rates and service levels with carriers across multiple modes, including TL, LTL, Intermodal, and Expedite- High School Diploma or equivalent required- Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Transportation or related field preferred- Working Knowledge of carrier operations, rate structures, contracts, and tariffs required- Excellent negotiation skills and the ability to negotiate effectively with senior executives- Ability to complete multiple, complex, tasks and assignments- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines- Strong oral and written communications skills are required- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint- Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job- Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required. -The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit.  The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms.  The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Key Words:  Carrier Sourcing; Carrier Relations; Procurement; Supply Chain/Logistics Penske Logistics engineers state-of-the-art transportation, warehousing and supply chain management solutions that deliver powerful business results for market-leading companies. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske and its associates help businesses move forward by increasing visibility and driving down supply-chain costs. Visit  to learn more.