APICS St Louis Job Board: Freight Payment Director

Date: 5/5/2010
Company: Sunset
Address: See details
City State Zip: St Louis MO Area

Title: Freight Payment Director
Openings: 1
Location: St Louis Area
StartDate: Immediate
Salary: Open

Qualifications: SKILLS/ EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
A BA/BS degree or a combination of equivalent education and experience
Four (4) plus years of relevant transportation/logistics work experience required
Financial background that includes implementing and assessing internal controls
Proven experience in Freight Payment with the size of payment activity of at least $100 million
Proficiency with MS Office applications required, including an intermediate proficiency in Excel
Proven ability within logistics, operations, customer service, and project management
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective customer and teammate relationships
Implementation and advanced problem solving skills
Effective leadership, team building, mentoring, and oral/written communication skills
Ability to deal with centralized and decentralized teammates
Ability to travel
OFFERING:
Base salary, paid vacation, health insurance and 401 K.

Qualified Candidates Please Contact:
Steve Wilson, Director of Operations
Sunset Transportation, Inc.
314-756-8507 or stevew@sunsettrans.com

Duties: POSITION SUMMARY:

The Director of Freight Payment will be responsible for the overall success of the company by using their experience in the Freight Audit and Payment industry.

KEY RESULTS AREAS:

Key results areas range from assisting in the initial customer discussions, presentation and proposals through implementation and ongoing operations.
Manage and oversee all day to day business
Evaluate standard operating procedures, business rules and processes to enhance efficiency.
Work with Sunset Transportation management team to facilitate growth of company as a whole. Manage reporting and key performance indicators for preparing budgets and forecasts on a routine basis.
Understand freight audit and payment systems: manage system enhancements, process improvements, and ongoing development.
Lead the integration of new accounts by understanding and adhering to customer requirements within the established timeline and scope.
Identify and evaluate new product and service opportunities. Provide leadership and management of product development and launch.
Work with sales and marketing to develop comprehensive marketing material and campaign efforts to find and secure new business.
Work with sales to maintain and grow existing business.
Use professional judgment to assess the impact of decisions with new customers along with the profitability of the company.
Interview and select new teammates. Train and/or coordinate training on all processes and systems.

Contact: Steve
Address: See website for details
Phone: 314-756-8507
Fax: See website for details
E-mail: stevew@sunsettrans.com

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