WHO ARE WE: BlackHawk Industrial provides you the highest quality industrial products and equipment, offering manufacturing services while creating innovative engineered supply solutions. We truly believe in the importance of the local relationships with the customers we service. Our employees have fun every day exceeding the expectations of our customers, suppliers, and shareholders. We distinguish ourselves as the #1 choice of industrial manufacturers who are in need of Technical Service and Production Savings.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong computers and software specific to the operation (Excel, P21, SSRS reports, and Outlook in particular)
• Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional appearance
• Attention to Detail
• Ability to work on multiple projects with a high degree of accuracy

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor or equivalent required
• 1-2 years of experience in a similar position preferred

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee all freight payments and GL coding for small parcel and LTL freight charges, including but not limited to aging invoices.
• Carrier Management: own relationships with carriers and third-party logistics providers, and work with them to optimize BlackHawk freight expense.
• Ability to onboard and manage transportation carriers, negotiate rates, and decline and approve invoices.
• Develop processes to monitor that shipments from suppliers, and those originating from BHID facilities have been properly executed (i.e. low-cost carrier selected, proper service used, entered properly to allow backend automation to function)
• Monitor freight expenses to find deviations from optimum and devise countermeasures to help avoid future suboptimal shipments.
• Analyze data to identify fright trends and communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including management, and prepare reports on transportation performance.
• Work with cross-functional teams to address and resolve transportation-related issues, collaborating with logistics, planning, customer service, and other relevant departments.
• Recommend and implement cost-saving strategies and reduce overall transportation expenses.
• Maintain shipping instructions to facilitate proper execution of shipments from suppliers and internally from BHID warehouses
• Analyze shipping and delivery data, identify trends, and pinpoint bottlenecks within transportation and logistics operations. Compile and summarize freight reports, track performance against KPIs, and identify areas for improvement.
• Perform audits on freight invoices to ensure charges are accurate and saving opportunities are not being missed
• Maintain records of all BHID carrier pricing and contract rates
• Ensure compliance with all relevant transportation regulations, company policies, and industry standards.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of transportation management systems (TMS) and other relevant technologies.
• Investigate and resolve all claim issues for inbound and outbound shipments
• Keep accurate documentation relating to all freight related processes
• Supervising and managing a team of transportation and providing training and guidance to staff on safety procedures and company policies.