Carrier Sourcing Manager

Founded in 2018, Ashley Logistics Solutions is a freight management company based in Charlotte, NC that supports the needs of shippers of all types as well as Ashley Furniture Industries.

In 1974 Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. created its own transportation company. That company has evolved and changed over the last 45+ years into a growing freight management company that helps support the needs of any industry in multiple transportation verticals.

Ashley Logistics Solutions is focused on 3 fundamental pillars:

1. Be THE customer-centric company where customers experience urgent responses, best-in-class load tracking, and communication across any platform.
2. Committed carrier partnerships with both companies invested in the success of one another.
3. Growth-focused by providing new and innovative solutions to a growing customer base.

The Carrier Sourcing Manager will plan, manage, and oversee day-to-day carrier sourcing efforts, responsible for all regional carrier management functions from carrier selection and implementation to continuous improvement and performance management. This includes leading a team of sourcing specialists dedicated to building long-term carrier relationships, negotiating pricing agreements with carriers, managing carrier performance, and leading regional RFP initiatives.

Responsibilities

Act as the liaison between carrier operations management and ALS associates and partner with all business functions.

Lead and direct business reviews with carriers, including corrective action plans and overall performance monitoring (KPIs, safety, claims, etc.). Hold all parties accountable for volume commitments to awarded lanes.

Drive results through historical data collection and market trend analytics, leading to actionable processes and metrics; identify new ways to reduce overall freight expense by reviewing transportation methods.

Participate in the improvement and optimization process. Suggest and implement freight recovery and optimization actions.

Expand carrier base while reducing cost per mile, driving improvements regionally and nationally while achieving the best-in-class performance results.

Oversee the site search and filter programs to ensure accurate and complete carrier results.

Research feedback from all available resources (and utilize the information to optimize and improve KPI metrics.

Make employment decisions and recommendations on hiring, improvement plans, transfers, promotions, corrective actions, terminations, pay adjustments, etc.

Coordinate and manage employees’ work by directing team members to meet the area’s goals. Audit regularly to ensure standard operating procedures are being adhered to.

Manage employee performance and assist employees in improving performance through coaching, mentoring, and administering performance reviews. Recommend, plan and implement employee training and skill development activities.

Audit, maintain and ensure employee time-keeping and absentee records are accurate.

Communicate company and departmental issues and goals and facilitate employee growth and development through weekly team meetings, individual employee meetings, coaching, training, and company-offered learning opportunities.

Manage resources to optimize equipment, facilities, employees, methods, and materials.

Manager Job Responsibilities:

Accomplishes department objectives by managing staff; planning and evaluating department activities.

Ensures a safe, secure, and legal work environment.

Develops personal growth opportunities.

Accomplishes staff results by communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.

Coaches, counsels, and disciplines employees.

Develops, coordinates, and enforces systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.

Establishes strategic goals by gathering pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information.

Defines objectives, identifies, and evaluates trends and options, chooses a course of action, and evaluates outcomes.

Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.

Maintains quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards, analyzing, and resolving quality and customer service problems, and recommending system improvements.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Who Are We?

We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits!

We are a multi-billion-dollar company and the largest manufacturer of furniture in the world and offer one of the industry’s broadest product assortments at over 20,000 storefronts in 123 countries.

Growth-Focused is one of our core values. We are dedicated to helping you grow with us through training, mentoring, coaching, and investing in the latest design tools, production equipment, and new technologies.

Environmental efforts are a priority as we continually seek to recycle, reuse and replenish every day.

Millions of dollars are contributed annually to local and national charities as we seek to improve people’s lives worldwide.

We are an equal opportunity employer and provide a drug-free working environment. While Ashley appreciates the interest of all candidates, only those meeting specific position requirements may be contacted. Principals Only.