Freight Procurement Lead - Revolution Company

The perks of working here

We’re committed to providing our employees with meaningful benefits and real opportunities.  

• Good Benefits including:
  • Medical
  • Dental (with orthodontic)
  • Disability
  • Vision
  • Life insurance
  • 401K with company match
• Attendance Bonuses
• Paid Meal Breaks
• Merit Increases
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
• Growth opportunities in a stable and safe work environment
• Collaborative and positive team culture

Revolutionis now hiring a Freight Procurement Lead. This role may sit in at any of the following sites: Shelbyville, TN, Mesquite, TX, Little Rock, AR, or the Oakdale, MN site, with remote/hybrid options available. This position will manage and facilitate freight procurement for multi-sites. In addition, this role will be responsible for vendor selection, negotiation, distribution, and transportation of internal and external customer demand and ensuring that company freight and shipping milestones/goals are their highest priority. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of procurement and other shipping/warehouse department best practices and processes.

• Support multi-site teams.
• Lead and establish freight procurement and internal fleet scheduling initiatives. 
• Segment, analyze, and develop a diverse carrier base by leveraging our internal TMS system. 
• Assist in monitoring visible carrier KPIs and overall performance dashboard. 
• Monitor, analyze, and react to market rates lane by lane, carrier by carrier. 
• Providing weekly and monthly market updates on freight conditions and internal shipping forecasts.
• Partner with other internal partners to ensure early involvement and optimal procurement, processes, and best practices.
• Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs), and workflows, and identify opportunities for improvement. 
• Manage any paperwork requirements from freight providers (COI, Certification of Operating Authority, Contracts, etc.).
• Must be able to collaborate and maintain relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Responsible for Ad-hoc Freight Procurement and Transportation administrative tasks.

• Bachelor's degree (Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or Engineering) desired, OR minimum 5+ years' work experience in Supply Chain, preferably in freight procurement or transportation. 
• Self-starter, able to drive projects to a conclusion and work effectively with various people at various levels within the company.
• Experience implementing procurement policies, processes, tools, and initiatives.
• Experience handling diverse and complex sourcing transactions, negotiations, and contractual responsibilities.
• Success facilitating and influencing positive change with internal business partners; must have a strong customer service orientation and high business acumen. 
• Technology-driven. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office. 
• Unquestioned integrity and ethics.
• Be disciplined and collaborate well with others to find innovative ways to deliver additional value while seeing new or adhering to processes that preserve our environment. 
• Work well in a high-pressure environment. 
• Some travel is required.

ABOUT REVOLUTION
It’s time to redefine possible.At Revolution, we exist to empower businesses and consumers to contribute to a better future through sustainable loop plastic solutions. Our unique, circular approach results in sustainable products and services that effectively meet the needs of businesses today, while helping prepare them for tomorrow. And we’re just getting started. Learn more at revolutioncompany.com

Revolution welcomes diversity and is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories are always encouraged to apply.