Teamlead Transportation Management

Summary/Objective

The overall responsibility of a Team Lead in Plant Logistics with a focus on transport management is to coordinate, supervise, and optimize transportation activities, ensuring the efficient movement of materials and products within the plant's logistics operations. Overall role takes over for plants 4600, 5800 and 7400. This position will also expand to cover SVZ integration and ongoing business in Q2 2025.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Implement the divisional strategy within the area of responsibility.
2. Building and developing a qualified and motivated team. Technical and disciplinary leadership, assessment and development of directly subordinate employees. Decide on individual personnel measures in coordination with HR.
3. Implement and ensure optimal information exchange in the area of responsibility and with the interfaces.
4. Continuously standardising and optimising processes and organisational structures and initiating corresponding measures.
5. Contributing ideas and implementing the digital transformation in the area of responsibility. Coordinating and implementing digitization projects in cooperation with the interfaces. Optimizing and mapping new and existing business processes in the digital databases and systems.
6. Plan human, material and financial resources. Adherence to the approved budget and initiation of appropriate measures in the event of threatened and identified deviations in coordination with the manager.
7. Review and comply with legal requirements and internal regulations, initiate appropriate action.
8. Implementing and ensuring efficient and effective processes in the company's internal IT systems and their documentation.
9. Lead and coordinate the transportation management team, assigning tasks and responsibilities to team members
10. Plan and optimize transportation routes to ensure efficient and cost-effective movement of goods within the plant
11. Communicate and negotiate with carriers, suppliers, and logistics partners to secure transportation services
12. Monitor and manage transportation budgets and expenses to ensure cost control and efficiency
13. Track and trace shipments to ensure on-time delivery and address any issues or delays
14. Handle and resolve transportation-related issues and emergencies within the plants
15. Implement and enforce transportation safety protocols and compliance with regulations
16. Collaborate with other departments to align transportation strategies with plant and corporate objectives
17. Continuously analyze transportation data to identify opportunities for process improvements and cost reductions
18. Implement technology solutions and systems for enhanced transportation management and visibility within the plant

Supervisory Responsibility

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Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and fax machines.
 

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position with regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours may vary on occasion depending on work load.
 

Travel
Less than 10%

Required Qualifications

1. Successfully completed Bachelors in combination with five (5) years of professional experience in transportation and logistics
2. Ability to coordinate transportation activities and teams effectively
3. Accuracy and attention to detail
4. Leadership Skills
5. Strategic and analytical thinking
6. Experience in personnel management
7. Relevant experience in logistics and transport operations

Safety/ Food Safety:

Döhler USA, Inc. is committed to providing a safe and secure work environment for all employees.  It is the duty of all employees to ensure that a safe working environment and safe working practices are maintained at all times.  It is also the responsibility of management to do so.

Employee should comply with all policies and procedures, including safety, food safety/security and GMPs. 

Employee should report any unsafe conditions immediately to supervisor or designated party.

AAP/EEO Statement
Döhler USA, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Döhler USA, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Döhler USA, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Döhler USA, Inc.’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.