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The role of the Transport Manager or Director is toorganize transport operations as effectively as possible within the geographical and functional perimeters assigned to him/her: company-wide, national and/or international, local, supply, inter-plant, distribution, in line with the strategic orientations defined by the Logistics or Supply Chain Department to which he/she reports. He/she is responsible for the operational implementation of
their organization.
He/she draws up and manages the transport plan(s) and procedures to be used, and selects the carriers best suited to each requirement (type of product, volumes, transport times and costs).
To do this, he/she gathers requirements and draws up specifications, with the help of Purchasing or independently, ensures pre-selection, participates in and/or leads purchase negotiations through to contractualization, and ensures deployment of the chosen solution. He/she is a driving force behind purchasing conditions, particularly in the choice of international Incoterms.
He/she implements work processes, as well as contingency management and problem-solving procedures, and organizes a warning system and alternative solutions.
He/she works tooptimize the various transport operations, or those linked to them (delivery rounds, pick-ups, loading, etc.), with a view to planning and making an overall contribution to logistics performance. To do this, he/she selects, implements and uses appropriate IT tools and software (modeling, simulation, Transport Management Systems, tour management, fleet management, etc.), which he/she masters.
He/she guarantees the implementation of and compliance with quality, safety and security standards within the company and with its first- and second-tier subcontractors. As a shipper, he/she is co-responsible for compliance with current regulations, and manages disputes and litigation.
He/she is responsible for drawing up transport budgets.
He/she ensures detailed activity reporting (costs, quality of service) to the Logistics or Supply Chain Management. He/she shares and analyzes operational information as well as performance indicators for his/her activity and service providers, whom he/she audits and meets on a regular basis.
He/she is responsible for the human and social management of his/her teams, and supervises the management and maintenance of his/her own transport resources.
Finally, he/she steers the continuous evolution of the transport organization scheme in line with the company's needs, and ensures change management.