MRM LOGISTICS MANAGER I

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BASIC FUNCTION:

The Gerdau Long Steel North America (GLN) MRM Logistics Manager I is responsible for local carrier management, fleet management, fleet maintenance, freight procurement, support customer and commercial requirements, optimizing truck loading schedules for the Recycling Division. The MRM Logisitics Manager will liaison with carriers, external customers, commercial, and mill operations teams. The Logisitics Manager will define which carrier will be assigned to a given load based on cost, service level agreement and capabilities. This position manages drivers, dispatcher and analyst.

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NATURE AND SCOPE:

The major role of this position is to assure that all Gerdau scrap operations and mills have effective in-bound and/or out-bound transportation services at the lowest possible cost to meet transportation requirements. The incumbent is responsible for developing methods and procedures for the transportation of materials to Gerdau locations. The MRM Logistics Manager I  is responsible for ensuring that each location and scrap supplier (when bought on a picked up basis) is executing the timely delivery of customer orders/mill shipments, while minimizing the cost. The incumbent must develop good relationships with the area rail representatives, wide variety of motor carriers and occasionally barge carriers. The incumbent must be an active member of the logistics management team working on projects, identifying and implementing best practices, and executing logistics policies.

Qualifications for this position include a four year college degree in a relevant area  combined with 10 years experience in transportation routing and scheduling. Incumbent must have experience with contract negotiations for carrier services, claims resolution, and fleet management. Incumbent should possess solid presentation skills combined with good interpersonal and organizational skills. The incumbent should possess a broad knowledge of the transportation industry. Incumbent must be familiar with all phases, procedures, and modes of transportation, including management procedures, and techniques.

The MRM Logistics Manager I  reports directly to the MRM Director of Operations.  The incumbent will analyze the transportation procedures to develop and utilize methods for ensuring that each location is executing the timely delivery of customer orders while minimizing cost. Tools to be used in this analysis include evaluation of freight classifications, tariff rates, operating capabilities consistent with delivery schedules and deadlines, and attainment of a high level of satisfaction of customer delivery requirements. The incumbent also compiles schedules of existing rates and routes for analysis of possible savings in transpiration costs and maintains the company’s rate manuals. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring local Freight Market Intelligence is obtained, recorded, and maintained according to the Global Freight Market Intelligence guidelines.

The incumbent is responsible for negotiating price and contract terms to meet the transportation needs within the assigned area. This position determines the appropriate transportation mode to be utilized and is responsible for selecting and hiring logistic service providers. Reviews current methods and means of transportation and provides recommendations on ways to improve service and reduce costs.

Responsible for administering carrier freight claims to include investigation and resolution of claims and service problems. The incumbent must have the ability to effectively communicate ideas; such as issues involving changes in carrier contracts, laws, regulations, and corporate policies, to various parties to include employees at all levels, lawyers, and federal government representatives. The incumbent is responsible for keeping abreast of developments in technology within the transportation industry and act as the liaison with vendors, customers, industry related organizations.

The Metallics Logistics Manager will play an instrumental part of the annual action plan development and administration. The annual action plan will encompass improvement items, budgets, CAPEX spending, employee training, employee opinion survey, and other annual projects that arise.

The MRM Logistics Manager I  is responsible for participating in the selection, training, and supervision of all Logistic staff within region of responsibility. This position will coach, mentor, and complete the performance evaluation process with Logistics staff. 

One of the main challenges for the MRM Logistics Manager I  is maintaining a safe work environment for employees and vendors. The incumbent must oversee and ensure that all employees, drivers, and vendors adhere to safety policies at all times. This position is responsible for ensuring safety as it relates to Mobile Equipment safety, Fall Protection, Personal Protective Equipment, and Safety Behaviors.

The incumbent must perform the above mentioned duties and responsibilities in accordance with all Federal, State, Provincial, and Local environmental regulations, as well as company policies and procedures.  Employees must also report any situation that may have a detrimental impact to human health or the environment to their immediate supervisor.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Maintain a safe work environment
2. Act as the liaison between Commercial and Operations units through the management of the commercial planning and execution process
3. Responsible for customer complaints or non-conformance reports
4. Improve GBS assessment scores annually
5. Develop and administer the Annual Action Plan
6. Plan, organize, and manage the overall operation and activities of the rail, motor freight and barge transportation requirements within assigned regions at the lowest possible cost.
7. Develop methods and procedures for the transportation of materials to Gerdau locations and finished products to internal and external customers and warehouse facilities.
8. Negotiate price and contract terms to meet the transportation needs within the assigned territory.
9. Recommend effective ways to improve services and reduce costs.
10. Communicate ideas; such as issues involving changes in carrier contracts, laws, regulations, and corporate policies, to various parties to include employees at all levels, lawyers, and federal government representatives.
11. Act as the liaison between vendors, customers, and industry related organizations.

The incumbent must perform the above mentioned duties and responsibilities in accordance to federal, provincial and local environmental regulations. Employees must also report any situation, which may have a detrimental impact to human health or the environment to their immediate supervisor.

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.  

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