Vendor Transportation, Operations, & Performance Specialist
Current• Monitor transportation vendors to include contracts, amendments, on-boarding, performance reporting/monitoring to ensure satisfactory quality and compliance within contract terms and conditions.• Interface with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (DOT & CSA) and vendors ensuring acceptable FMCSA-bestowed vendor grade is in compliance with DHL eCommerce Solutions standards.• Proactively supervise and design solutions for our transportation capacity across the DHLeCS network.• Vendor claim tracking and management.• Develop and Execute Aviation protocols as it pertains to space and invoicing.• Monitor regulatory documentation for accuracy, expiration dates and compliance.• Monitor rate agreement and contract expiration dates and/or when vendor performance is unsatisfactory to engage management.• Write, modify, and issue contract awards and amendments.• Interface with cross functional teams (operations, IT and business development) to ensure quality and satisfaction from all parties.• Develop and retain productive, effective vendor relationships.• Strictly enforce all contract terms and conditions.• Schedule carrier visits to maintain and improve relationships with DHLeCS.• Track, negotiate when appropriate, rates and routing options.• Monitor, maintain and update general data such as contact information, branches, dispatch locations and others within the Transportation Management System (OTM).• Resolve performance issues with vendor carriers.• Coordinate, assign, and track invoice queries within the internal cross functional teams.• Advise vendors of cost, rate, charge discrepancies, corresponds with vendors to adjust charges on paid invoices.• Assist vendors in complying with DHLeCS service regulatory, rate, and invoicing requirements.• Monitor vendor regulatory documentation to ensure accuracy, expiration dates and compliance.• Research vendors and provide feedback on findings to management team.