Transport and Logistics Manager

Company Description

A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent.

Job Description

Position Purpose:

This position's purpose is to standardize the Branch's transportation and logistics, to ensure that the Branch has

the capacity to meet customers' service needs, and to reduce the cost of transportation through better contracting,

utilization, routing and own vs. lease decisions.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

Standard responsibilities:

• Set asset and maintenance strategies (including buy vs. contract). Maintain an accurate asset list and own gathering and quality of transportation related data at the branch.
• Negotiate transportation contracts (drawing on support from Central Transportation Group where large/cross branch). Perform quarterly reviews of contractors; identify and on-board new contractors who can increase capacity and "grow with us"; address/ escalate contractor concerns (especially around payment/waiting at TSDFs).
• Ensure Operations are using agreed Branch transportation contracts. Sign off and help organize exceptions where needed. (NO Operations' "own" contracts that have not been approved by this role).
• Provide transport rates/ costings for customer proposals in support of Technical Sales Reps/ Account Managers.
• Work with central ESS Transportation Group and other Branch Transportation Managers to optimize the ESS network of transportation in order to capture efficiencies (including exploring cross-branch transportation arrangements).
• Ensure compliance with VNA/ ESS transportation policies and initiatives (GPS/ electronic logging/tracking, TRANSACT, etc.).
• Own branch regulatory compliance for transportation. Support ITS Comply to set up drivers and ensure queries answered (e.g., OSHA and DOT files to include VIR’s, driver logs, fuel trip reports, driver qualification files, permits, licenses, and exemptions). Address compliance issues identified within the Conflict Report.

Optional responsibilities (depending on Branch geography, customer profile and needs this role might perform

none, some or all of the below):

• Schedule transportation. Here scope could include: ESS 10-day facilities/ TSDFs to final treatment facilities; and/ or direct customer pick ups for bulk materials; and/ or some service jobs
• Optimize routing
• Manage drivers and/ or mechanics

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background:

• Technical knowledge/ experience of waste transport, disposal and recycling
• Extensive experience of transport and logistics and contract management
• Several years’ experience in Veolia, a customer or competitor working in waste management
• Preferred degree or equivalent experience in science, mathematics, or business

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• ELEMENT and SAMSARA as programs utilized
• Knowledge of asset management; trade offs between buying, leasing or contracting; and maintenance strategy
• Able to maintain a good knowledge of the prevailing local market rates for transportation
• Effective negotiator and contract manager
• Understanding of what drives efficiencies in scheduling
• Able to work collaboratively across different functions and to help colleagues
• Highly organized and structured - able to follow a standard process
• Able to connect with ESS corporate and other branches to understand how they work and identify new ideas: open, not parochial
• Data and report savvy - able to maintain accurate data and reporting

Required Certification/Licenses/Training:

• Veolia training as required.
• High School Diploma.

Additional Information

Benefits: Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.