• Carrier Relationship Management
  • Oversee relationships with key carriers and a comprehensive network of owner-operators.
  • Ensure effective communication and collaboration with carriers to maintain operational efficiency and service quality.
• Rate Maintenance
  • Manage rate structures for farmer stock, harvest, and seed transportation.
  • Input and update rate information in the PPS system to ensure accurate and timely rate data.
• Freight Location-to-Location Operations
  • Negotiate and confirm new lanes with brokers as they arise, and renegotiate existing lanes as required.
  • Maintain and update location-to-location mileage information in the PPS system.
• Invoice Management
  • Facilitate resolution of invoicing gaps between buying points and brokers.
  • Troubleshoot invoicing issues, offering solutions to improve accuracy and reduce discrepancies.
• Bail Out Management & Strategic Planning
  • Track and optimize load numbers, continuously seeking opportunities for improvement, efficiency, and the adoption of updated technology.
  • Coordinate bailouts with shelling plant and buying point key personnel to optimize the shelling network and meet customer demand.
  • Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and manage the carrier scorecard, focusing on planned versus actual performance to improve data quality and operational outcomes.
  • Oversee the bail-out spreadsheet, comparing year-over-year allocations, planned versus actual spend, and percentage allocations.
  • Ensure daily updates of the SE Bail Out Spreadsheet and the Pull Plan, and translate data into actionable plans.
• Legal & Compliance
  • Manage trailer usage agreements, particularly for Golden Peanut trailers, including the 10% lease deduction.
  • Oversee Buying Point Trailer Usage Agreements, primarily for commissioned buying points.
  • Utilize RMIS for carrier setup, compliance, and organizational requirements.
  • Address insurance claims and ensure compliance with relevant legal requirements.
• Company Trailer Management
  • Manage the maintenance and billing for Spireon, with a focus on cost-benefit analysis and payback opportunities.
  • Collaborate with the procurement team to ensure trailer compliance and maintenance, including regular preventive maintenance (PM).
  • Maintain an accurate trailer inventory sheet and organize trailer titles.
  • Optimize asset allocation by working with the procurement team to evaluate the need for asset additions, removals, or relocations, with the goal of maximizing asset utilization and minimizing excess.
• Collaboration with ADM Groups
  • Work closely with the DOT Compliance team, Truck and Trailer Management, and ADM Trucking personnel to ensure smooth transportation operations.
  • Collaborate with various ADM teams to align on transportation priorities and operational goals.
• Company Truck Management
  • Oversee the current company truck operations in Blakely, with an eye toward expansion into Ashburn, Dawson, and Headland.
  • Support sustainability initiatives related to transportation operations.
• Transportation Review & Operational Setup
  • Conduct thorough assessments of transportation flows within plants and buying points to identify and resolve bottlenecks.
  • Develop process improvements to optimize truck traffic flow and increase operational efficiency.
  • Foster a "shipper of choice" reputation by exploring opportunities to reduce wait times and enhance service for transportation partners.

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