Transportation Manager
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Job Location:
Richfield, MN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
As the Central Planning & Modeling Manager youll play a critical role in delivering Best Buys promise to our customers by ensuring the right products reach the right destination at the right time in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. You will oversee the centralized planning team responsible for daily transportation planning while leading strategic modeling work that shapes the future of our network. The role requires a balance of day-to-day operational leadership analytical problem solving and long-term strategic thinking.
This role is hybrid which means you will work some days at our corporate office in Richfield Minnesota and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
What youll do
Basic qualifications
Preferred qualifications
Whats in it for you
Were committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it especially key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
About us
As part of the Best Buy team youll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life in our stores online and in customers homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. Were committed to being a great place to work where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.
This role is hybrid which means you will work some days at our corporate office in Richfield Minnesota and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
What youll do
- Lead and develop Centralized Planning team responsible for releasing daily routes in the Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
- Set goals for others provide meaningful and timely performance feedback and coaching document issues and provide timely appropriate corrective action.
- Monitor daily performance proactively identifying issues and resolving routing exceptions or system challenges.
- Oversee and participate in the design and development of processes to refine operations evaluation testing and financial reporting.
- Oversee proper documentation and implementation of changes to processes and procedures.
- Lead and execute scenario modeling efforts using transportation optimization tools to assess routing strategies network changes volume shifts fleet design and delivery frequencies.
- Identify potential future impacts for other operational and functional areas based on current trends and make recommendations to business leaders to influence change.
- Support enterprise initiatives such as long-range planning budgeting and network optimization projects.
Basic qualifications
- 5 years of experience in transportation planning logistics optimization or supply chain operations
- 5 years of experience in modeling transportation scenarios
- Excellent communication skills (written verbal presentation and facilitation)
- Proficient in analytical / data extraction tools (Microsoft Access SQL Microsoft Excel)
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelors degree in supply chain industrial engineering operations logistics or related field is preferred
- 6 years of experience with Blue Yonder Transportation Management and Modeling including network design strategy file improvement and importing/exporting data and tariff maintenance
- 6 years of experience analyzing data to generate actionable insights using statistical methods leveraging tools such as Microsoft Excel Microsoft Access SQL Developer PowerBI Google Cloud Platform and/or Cognos Reporting Suite
- 2 years of direct people leadership experience
Whats in it for you
Were committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it especially key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive pay
- Generous employee discount
- Physical and mental well-being support
About us
As part of the Best Buy team youll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life in our stores online and in customers homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. Were committed to being a great place to work where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.
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