[{"country_short": "USA", "city": "Reading", "description": "POSITION SUMMARY:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" />\nThe Backhaul Coordinator is responsible for generating revenue and profit growth by filling empty miles and increasing the utilization of the Penske fleet. This position will work with all fleet operators to identify empty freight lanes and excess equipment capacity. In turn the Freight Coordinator will negotiate market rates for loads with Backhaul customers (Shippers and Brokers).\n \n\nMajor Responsibilities:\n\nGeneral:\n-   Identify and maintain database of shippers as potential freight sources.\n-   Solicit brokers and shippers, quote rates.\n-   Execute load moves working between shippers and operations.\n-   Function as a single point of contact for contracted backhaul customers to resolve issues.\n-   Identify process improvement opportunities in freight coordination activities.\n\nBackhauls:\n-   Identify and coordinate relationships with freight brokers and shippers.\n-   Identify empty lanes and maintain a tracking list. \n-   Develop list of target shippers and brokers; receive lead and contact information from a variety of sources; and secure loads that can be effectively handled by the fleets.\n-   Secure and tender load to a company dedicated fleet; ensure load is picked up and delivered timely; and ensure billing is processed accurately and timely. \n-   Understand aging of receivables and manage slow, late payments. Recognize trends for potential payment defaults. Make calls to collect slow pay and manage any disputed invoices.\n-   Understand needs of the company\u2019s location fleet, service tendering loads with prompt and courteous response regarding pick-up and delivery time and invoicing.\n \nIdle Equipment:\n \n-   Assist in identifying idle capacity. \n-   Secure and tender load to the operation; ensure load is picked up and delivered timely; and ensure billing is processed accurately and timely. \n-   Understand aging of receivables and manage slow, late payments. Recognize trends for potential payment defaults. Make calls to collect slow pay and manage any disputed invoices.\n-   Understand needs of the company\u2019s location fleet, service tendering loads with prompt and courteous response regarding pick-up and delivery time, claims and invoicing.\n\n\n\n\nJob Qualifications:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" />\n\n-   Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Business or Supply Chain Management preferred.\n-   Brokerage experience preferred.\n-   Logistics / Supply Chain related experience preferred.\n-   Ability to negotiate required. \n-   Successful track record of building relationships with stakeholders or customers that have resulted in high customer satisfaction is required.\n-   Ability to drive results and bring viable solutions to the table in a timely manner is required.\n-   Ability to problem solve in a creative manner is required.\n\nJob: Logistics/Supply Chain", "date_new": "2012-04-16 20:34:13", "url": "http://penske.jobs/xml/27929282/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Penske", "title": "Backhaul Coordinator", "reqid": "1201994", "state": "Pennsylvania", "state_short": "PA", "location": "Reading, PA", "uid": 27929282}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Reading", "description": "Position Summary: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" />\nPrimary responsibilities include transportation procurement, carrier management, and carrier compliance. This position will translate customers\u2019 transportation requirements into a carrier sourcing strategy, including carrier identification, development of RFPs, rate negotiations, and carrier contracting. Provide continuous improvement by ensuring high service levels and driving costs down through analytics, process streamlining and ongoing new-carrier identification and aggressive rate negotiations. Study and understand transport market rate and capacity trends and cost pressures. \n\nMajor Responsibilities: \n\u00b7    Establish and grow relationships with US and Canadian transport vendors\n\u00b7    Purchase transportation services across all modes of transportation.\n\u00b7    Coordinate carrier meetings and rate negotiations with senior-level executives from leading transport providers to minimize costs and maximize service to Penske customers.\n\u00b7    Onboard new carriers, initiate contracting and ensure they comply with Penske\u2019s safety, insurance and financial standards; provide carrier training on Penske\u2019s Carrier Status Reporting system including tender acceptance and pick up/delivery reporting.\n\u00b7    Complete vendor rate templates to trigger tariff creation. Ensure tariffs are accurate and reflect negotiated prices\n\u00b7    Analyze historical shipment data to identify customer-specific cost savings opportunities and develop strategies to achieve cost reductions while maintaining high levels of service for existing customers, working closely with operations and sales.\n\u00b7    Provide sourcing leadership on cross-functional teams for new customer implementations to ensure smooth start-ups.\n\u00b7    Work closely with sales and product leaders to develop rate proposals for perspective customer RFPs, utilizing market tools, historical rates, and conducting carrier bids.\n\u00b7    Monitor carrier performance to ensure compliance to Penske\u2019s tender acceptance, on-time pickup/delivery and communication metrics; work with carriers to root cause issues and develop corrective actions plans to improve performance.\n\u00b7    Lead and implement sourcing process improvement initiatives.\n\n\n\n\n\u00b7    5  years of transportation procurement experience across multiple modes of transportation required, including LTL, truckload, and intermodal.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" />\n\u00b7    Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Logistics, Transportation or related field preferred\n\u00b7    Project management experience preferred\n\u00b7    Quality/Six Sigma training preferred\n\u00b7    Transportation Management/E-bid software knowledge preferred\n\u00b7    Working knowledge of carrier operations, rate structures, contracts, and tariffs required.\n\u00b7    Strong negotiation skills. Ability to meet with, and negotiate effectively, with senior executives\n\u00b7    Ability to complete multiple, complex, tasks and assignments\n\u00b7    Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines\n\u00b7    Strong oral and written communications skills are required\n\u00b7    Proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint\n\u00b7    Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required\n\u00b7    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.\n\n\nJob: Logistics/Supply Chain", "date_new": "2012-03-14 22:12:52", "url": "http://penske.jobs/xml/27147577/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Penske", "title": "Sr. Mode Specialist", "reqid": "1201939", "state": "Pennsylvania", "state_short": "PA", "location": "Reading, PA", "uid": 27147577}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Reading", "description": "Are you and experienced logistics professional with at least 5 years of people and process management?\n\nWe want to get to know you! Consider a career withPenske Logistics. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske Logistics provides supply chain management and logistics services to leading companies throughout the world. Check us out atwww.gopenske.com!\n\nApply to this opening and tell us about your professional experience and where you would like to work and we can contact you as opportunities come available.\n\nMajor Responsibilities: \n\nProvide tactical direction and leadership to staff to ensure customer requirements are met while meeting our Penske goals and objectives. Maintain a professional approach while supporting the solution enabling achievement of all contractual obligations. Create and foster a relationship with the customer's logistics manager to facilitate operational stability. Manage detailed responsibilities around People,Operations,Finance,Safety, and Assets.\n\n\n\n-5 years related logistics or supply chain experience (preferralbly in Carrier Management, Warehouse Management, or Transportation Management)\n-At least 5 years managerial or supervisory experience required\n-High School degree or equivalent preferred\n-Bachelor's Degree in Business or Supply Chain Management preferred\n-Proficiency with computers including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint required\n-Strong written/oral communication and organizational skills are required\n-Prior experience managing DOT regulated positions preferred\n-Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening\n-The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The associate must regularly lift and /or move up to 25lbs/12kg, frequently lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.\n\n\n\n\nPenske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., headquartered in Reading, Pa., is a joint venture among Penske Corporation, Penske Automotive Group and General Electric. A leading global transportation services provider, Penske operates more than 200,000 vehicles and serves customers from more than 1,000 locations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Product lines include full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, transportation and warehousing management, and supply chain management solutions. Visitwww.GoPenske.comto learn more about the company and its products and services.\n\n\nPenske is an Equal Opportunity Employer\nWomen and Minorities are encouraged to apply\n\n\nJob: Logistics/Supply Chain", "date_new": "2012-02-13 23:33:51", "url": "http://penske.jobs/xml/26503653/job", "country": "United States", "company": "Penske", "title": "Logistics and Supply Chain Managers Nationwide", "reqid": "1201270", "state": "Pennsylvania", "state_short": "PA", "location": "Reading, PA", "uid": 26503653}]