Transportation Analyst

Company Overview

With $5 billion in revenue and 3,800+ employees in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, TBC Corporation is a leader in the mobility industry and one of North America’s largest marketers of automotive replacement tires through wholesale and franchise operations. TBC serves wholesale customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico through TBC Brands, NTW, TBC International, and TBC de Mexico. Additionally, TBC responds to the needs of consumers in search of total car care at more than 2,000 franchised tire and automotive service centers under the Big O Tires® and Midas®. TBC is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

TBC markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and distributors serving independent tire dealers throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico. TBC has 20 proprietary brands of tires specializing in passenger, commercial, farm and specialty tires. In 2005, TBC Corp. was purchased by Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA). SCOA is the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, one of Japan’s major integrated trading and investment business enterprises. In 2018 Michelin, the largest tire manufacturer in Europe, invested in the company which is now a 50:50, privately held joint venture between Sumitomo and Michelin.

• Integrity - We act honestly because nothing is more important than our reputation.

• Teamwork - We are better together.
• People-Focused - We put people first – our Associates, customers, franchisees, and partners – and cultivate a respectful, collaborative, and inclusive culture, top to bottom, inside and out.
• Accountability - We own our actions and decisions; we do what we say we are going to do.
• Leave Everything Better - We innovate to improve everything we touch, and we take actions now to protect the future.

Description

The Transportation Analyst is responsible for providing operational, financial and analytical support for imports, inbound and outbound transportation areas. Works to improve department performance through analysis involving freight expense, carrier performance, service proposals and other initiatives. Responsible for day-to-day operational execution, follow-up and customer service.

Job Responsibilities

• Complete daily routing process to accomplish the highest transportation service level at the lowest possible cost through modal and carrier selection
• Coordinate and maintain carrier performance metrics and scorecards
• Provide customer service support to the entire company to meet each department’s delivery and service requirements
• Facilitate effective communication between product vendors, purchasing department, customer service department, DC’s, Big O locations and “Direct” customers
• Ensure accuracy of data to support the import and domestic transportation management systems such as rates, contact information, appointment windows, route updates, container status
• Support freight payment audit/approval/payment
• Verifies or disputes import and domestic assessorial charges (demurrage, detention etc)
• Files and maintains carrier claims for damage and loss
• Complete other analysis, reporting, projects, and duties as assigned by the Transportation Management Team
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Job Responsibilities

Continued Responsibilities

Added Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (at least 4 years of Logistics work experience for non-bachelor degree holders)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Familiarity with Microsoft Access, writing SQL queries, Data Visualization tools such as Power BI, Qlik, or Tableau
• Attention to detail and strong follow-up skills
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing within and outside of the transportation department
• Must be able to comfortably use operational software to complete daily tasks 
• Bilingual in Spanish /English is a plus

Benefits

• Market competitive compensation
• 401(k) and Roth with company match. Immediate 100% vesting
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision
• Company paid short term disability and employer subsidized long term disability
• Company paid life insurance
• Discounted tire purchasing
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Generous paid vacation and paid time off
• Customizable voluntary benefits
• and More!!!

TBC Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a Drug-Free Work Environment.

Mission Critical Competencies

TBC seeks team members who excel in demonstrating our critical competencies to drive organizational capability. In this spirit we view the following as mission critical for this role:

• Strategic Mindset: seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
• Ensures Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Change Management: effective Sponsorship, Change Agent and influencing skills. Adaptive, agile, flexible, open minded. Proven ability to build cross-functional commitment, lead, simplify and scale complex dynamic organizations through transformational change.