CONAGRA

Transportation Team Lead

Posted on: 22 Mar 2021

Omaha, NE

Job Description

Job Summary

Reporting to the Manager of Transportation, you will develop the Transportation Planners by leading projects that benefit supply chain efficiency, cost and service to the customer. You will support essential transportation programs by delivering data analysis and completing assigned project tasks. You will implement defined financial goals and metrics related to transportation management including: load factors, mode usage and route guide compliance.

Position Responsibilities

* Hire and train new employees in both transportation systems and processes.
* Lead transportation related projects and contribute feedback for system improvement and process efficiency
* Partner with Supply Chain teams: Customer Service, S&OP and Enterprise Procurement to ensure alignment and support changes to our requirements
* Monitor T&W financial metrics to improve service and cost
* Focus on supply chain efficiencies, service levels, financial results, and team productivity
* Lead team of Transportation Planners
* Escalate and identify issues to Transportation Planning Managers regarding facility, carrier or customer trends
* Load planning responsibilities for set facilities

Position Qualifications

* Bachelor's Degree
* 5+ years of transportation experience
* 2+ years of leadership experience in a team-based environment
* Understanding of reporting systems, and knowledge of excel
* Experience in data manipulation and visualization
* Influence management
* Agile
* Experience with rail and motor carrier transportation management terms and concepts
* Experience training new employees on Standard Operating Procedures and transportation software/reporting
* Some travel necessary
* Microsoft Word, Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets), Outlook, SAP and OTM

Our Benefits

* Comprehensive healthcare plans
* PTO and family leave
* Retirement plans
* 401k

About Us

Conagra Brands has the most energized, highest-impact culture in food. Our people persistently challenge and disrupt marketplace/business conventions and we are respected for our great brands, great food, great margins and consistent results. Conagra Brands, be part of building something BIG.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.

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Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

* Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
* Wealth: great salaries, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
* Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development experiences
* Balance: paid-time off , flexible work-schedules

Our Company:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team thats passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye, Marie Callender's, Banquet, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, and Vlasic, and emerging brands, including Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.

CONAGRA

Chicago, IL

Conagra Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food company in North America. The company operates through Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice segments. The Grocery & Snacks segment primarily offers shelf stable food products in various retail channels in the United States. The Refrigerated & Frozen segment provides temperature controlled food products in various retail channels in the United States. The International reporting segment offers food products in various temperature states in retail and foodservice channels outside of the United States. The Foodservice segment offers food products, including meals, entrees, sauces, and various custom-manufactured culinary products packaged for sale to restaurants and other foodservice establishments in the United States. Conagra Brands, Inc. sells its products under the Marie Callender's, Reddi-wip, Hunt's, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Orville Redenbacher's, Alexia, Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, Blake's, Duke's, Frontera, Banquet, Chef Boyardee, and BIGS brand names.

The company was formerly known as ConAgra Foods, Inc. and changed its name to Conagra Brands, Inc. in November 2016. Conagra Brands, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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