Rail Carrier Manager

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Position Title: 

Rail Carrier Manager

Pay Rate:

$65,000 – $85,000

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. PL may vary by experience

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

6400 Poplar Avenue

Memphis, TN

The Job You Will Perform:

Rail Carrier Managers are responsible for maintaining business relationships with external transportation providers and ensuring that these carriers are providing the expected services at a competitive price.  The role is responsible for transportation (Rail) at specific operating sites and is responsible to secure and maintain a stable, responsive, and optimized transportation solution for the assigned mills/facilities.  This role supports sourcing events, utilizing a strategic sourcing process, including market analysis, financial analysis, risk mitigation and optimization analysis.  This position has full responsibility for transportation that includes the following components: sourcing, operations, carrier performance, and cost management.  Daily interactions occur with carriers, Transportation Planners, Logistics Analysts, Mill PS&D departments, and the COE.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Containerboard Supply Chain to analyze shipping patterns and service requirements to achieve the lowest cost transportation solution
• Negotiate and contract the best value-added transportation cost (price / service / capacity) while following the Strategic Sourcing process
• Seek cost reduction opportunities through negotiations, demurrage/detention cost mitigation, equipment optimization, cost avoidance projects & pursue total cost of ownership savings
• Maintain Strategic Carrier partnership relationships
• Monitor and manage carrier activity to ensure consistency with carrier’s contractual commitments and take corrective action to resolve discrepancies
• Transportation damage claims evaluation and resolution
• Maintain Carrier profile, contract documentation and rates in Blue Yonder
• This position creates and continuously improves an environment where our carrier base views International Paper as a partner of choice

Key Challenges:

• Ability to learn quickly in a dynamic business environment
• Ability to navigate through multiple networks to understand business requirements and how to achieve the lowest cost transportation solution
• Understanding of cost mitigation efforts related to demurrage and other supplemental charges
• Understanding the competitive atmosphere of the transportation market and how to best manage it for the benefit of International Paper including service solutions, risk, and alternatives
• Maintaining an acceptable level of carrier performance with focus on continuously improving service and capacity assurance
• Work with various functional groups within the enterprise to find balanced solutions to complex problems
• Large size and scope of operations and carrier partnership
• Large internal stakeholder group and required communication
• Ability to manage multi-mode projects      

Scope:

• Up to $100MM of the total Transportation Spend
• Management of locations and number of contracts varies depending on assigned facility and carrier responsibility
• Manage outbound transportation for finished products, inbound recycled fiber, and transportation responsibilities for a combination of mills, warehouse’s, box plants, and recycling facilities
• Contract switching or spotting assessment and management

The Skills You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field

• 2 years of transportation or supply chain experience
• Excellent organizational skills and time management
• Experience with financial and operational analytics
• Ability to informally lead and train team members
• Experience with contract negotiation and sourcing desired
• Experience leading process improvement projects
• Demonstrated record of achieving results as a self-starter
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal
• Excellent computer skills – Microsoft Office Applications, SAP, Blue Yonder
• Industry / Lean Certification - desired

Competencies:

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

• Paid time off including Vacation and Holidays
• Retirement, and 401k Matching Program
• Medical & Dental
• Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement)
• Life & Disability Insurance

The Career You Will Build:

• Leadership training
• Promotional opportunities

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the plant, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. You will learn Safety Leadership Principles and have the opportunity to opt into Employee Networking Circles such as IPVets, IPride, Women in IP, and the African American ENC. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global supplier of renewable fiber-based products. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 38,000 colleagues globally. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2021 were $19.4 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting InternationalPaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.  International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.
Memphis  TN  38197