Transportation Supervisor at Essity in Appleton, WI

Job description

• The Essity Global Distribution and Transport team is currently seeking a Transportation Supervisor (Transport Lead for Central Planning Team known as "Smart Hub"). This is a hybrid role will be based in our Service Excellence Center in Appleton, WI.
• The key purpose of the role is to manage transportation planning, meeting service level agreements and main KPIs. The role supervises a team of transportation planners, overseeing the day-to-day execution of load planning for Essity Professional Hygiene North America manufacturing sites. Ensuring planning best practices are achieved to deliver efficient, reliable, cost effective, transportation solutions for Essity customers and stakeholders.
• Geographical scope: North America (US/CA);
• Business diversity and complexity: 50+ carriers, replenishment, customer freight via FTL and LTL;
• B2B Hygiene Business in scope;
• Responsible for leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Smart Hub (Central Transport Planning Team) resources and workloads
• Lead Smart Hub for transport planning and execution to deliver service level agreement
• Proactively advise about improvements on transport planning scope for the region, i.e. exclusion of lanes, simulation of new scenarios, optimization projects
• Manage relationship with different stakeholders, Customer Service, Site Logistics Teams, RDM, Transportation Manager, etc.
• Serve as a single point of contact for operational issues and escalate if required
• Create a seamless and satisfying internal and external customer experience for all interactions with the Smart Hub
• Review key reports to identify and act on performance trends and provide input to RDM and Transportation Manager

Requirements

• 3-4 years' experience in Transportation Planning and Execution, and Managed Service management;
• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred but not required;
• Diverse Professional Transportation knowledge and Supply Chain Management skills; preference for retail fulfillment experience
• Strong analytical and business oriented;
• Negotiation and interpersonal skills, for people management and workforce organization;
• Ability to manage and meet deadlines and multi-task daily activities;
• Professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills;
• Versed in MS Office tools. Knowledge of software such as SAP, PowerBI will be a plus.
• Experience with TMS is preferred but not required.

Skills

Required

• Strong analytical and business oriented
• Versed in MS Office tools

Benefits

• At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.
• Expected Compensation
• Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits
• Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:
• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance
• Wellness program provided through Rally
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• PTO offering with Paid Holidays
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
• Employee discounts program
• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.
• Collaborative and Caring Culture | Empowerment & Engaged People | Work with Impact and A Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning & Career Growth | Health & Safety Priority | Sustainable Value Together| Innovation| Sustainable Working Life | Competitive Total Rewards