Global Freight Manager

How youll have an impact at Paulas Choice:

Paulas Choice is a growing skin care company with logistics and distribution infrastructure on three continents. Our logistics activities involve components to foreign and domestic contract manufacturer warehouses and transporting finished goods to domestic and overseas distribution centers. The Manager of Global Freight will guide a small team to ensure that freight transport is planned moved and paid according to established procedures and within SLAs serve as the subject matter expert for global transportation and will be primarily responsible for executing global freight transport. The Global Freight Manager will support continuous improvement initiatives to optimize global distribution improve service and responsiveness and decrease unit costs.

As a Global Freight Manger a typical day might include a mix of the following:

• Manage a team of export associates.
• Oversee the daily coordination with Buyers Quality Control Contract Manufacturers Warehouse teams Freight Forwarders/ Carriersto ensuretimelyand cost-effective delivery of goods.
• Supervise US Customs compliance and international sure that all Free Trade data and HTS codes are andmaintaindomestic and exportcustoms pack lists and receipts to ensure inventory values and quantities areaccurate.
• Manage andmaintainaccurateand up-to-daterecords of booked shipments in internal systemsand provide inbound/ outbound visibility for warehouse operations wholesale dept contract manufacturers overseas Paulas Choice subsidiaries (PCEU PCAU Asia) and supply chain teams.
• Review and approve freight purchase orders audit carrier invoices resolve any disputed rates with carriers and approve invoices for weekly payments.
• Investigate& diagnoseservice failures take corrective actionsubmitclaims fordamagesand obtain credit memos for overbilling.
• Identify selectonboardand manage new freight forwarders andlogisticscompanies for all Paulas Choice entities.
• Prepareon-demand reports for upper management and other depts (budgetforecastsmonthly accruals In-transit reporting cost analysislead-timesand lane costs etc.)
• Review carrier performancelogisticscostand drive process improvements with key partners (freight forwarders/ truckers) byidentifyingopportunities for lowering costand improving lead times.
• Provide and oversee training standard operation guides to internal departments and contract manufacturers.
• Participate in the new ERP implementation process andprovide subject matterexpertise.
• The Global FreightManager will also work closely with Unilever Prestige team todeliver cost savings and align with the Prestige global freight strategy.

The Details:

• Location: We are based in Seattle WA. While local candidates are preferred we are flexible on location.
• Hours: Typical PST business hours with some flexibility required.
• Physical requirements: Ability to handle long periods of both sitting & screen time.
• Travel requirements: Less than 5%

What youll bring to the table:

• 5 years of experience minimum managing international transportation programs with a strong focus on performance management and continuous improvement
• 1 years of supervisory experience
• Proven ability to collaborate with multiple internal and external partiesand creating opportunities to improve efficiency and service while lowering costs
• Hands-on experience across all logistics modes and moves including import export and domestic shipments as well as consolidations expedites and special tariff programs
• Solid understanding ofmanufacturing distributionretailand e-commerce environments
• In-depth knowledge of transportation principles across air rail ocean and road including cost structures service levels and trade-offs
• Experience in international trade customs & international logistics.
• Ability to analyze and clearly articulate unit transportation costs to support informed decisions on mode speed service and cost optimization
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint and Access
• Highly motivated self-starter with a strong sense of urgency attention to detail and a customer-focused mindset
• Demonstrated creative problem-solving ability strong business acumen organizational and analytical skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills

Approximate Salary Range Based on Experience and Location:

$110000 - $125000 USD/annually

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