Pricing Transportation Solutions Engineer - ENG000436
DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Company Overview:
Con-way Freight is the premier provider of reliable, regional, inter-regional and nationwide LTL service to customers large and small across our integrated, single North American network of LTL operating locations.
Recently, Fortune Magazine named Con-way the "Most Admired Company" in the transportation and logistics industry. At Con-way, you will work alongside a top caliber management team that not only understands the transportation industry but the importance of utilizing and developing top talent. If you are looking to build a solid and long-lasting career where you will be recognized and rewarded for your hard work, look to Con-way. Apply today and find out why thousands of people have made Con-way their employer of choice!
Job Summary:
This role will support business goals through proactively identifying beneficial opportunities for Con-way and its customers. This position will help lead change using a process oriented, data driven, and customer focused approach. Successful Transportation Engineers are able to understand the big picture, make the right tradeoffs to support overall business strategy, and have strong analytical skills. In addition, they think creatively, balancing multiple initiatives simultaneously, and developing collaborative working relationships with business partners, technical experts, and customers. The successful candidate will be a creative and results oriented problem solver with strong business acumen and effective communication & collaboration skills.
Description of Essential Job Functions
* Live our core values of Safety, Integrity, Commitment and Excellence
* Utilize Lean principles to drive continuous improvement for Con-way and our customers
* Use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions
* Work with business partners and customers to identify and scope areas of opportunity
* Deal with concepts and complexity comfortably and can decide and act without having the total picture
* Learns quickly when facing new problems and grasps the essence and the underlying structure of problems
* Strong analytical ability to interpret data and identify underlining patters and root causes
* Identify and remove barriers that slow or prevent the successful attainment of process improvement that will lead to cost reduction and competitive advantage
* Pushes self and motivates others for results
* Work with all levels including executives, managers, front line, technical experts, scientists, IT, and customers
* Creativity in scoping, managing, and implementing initiatives to meet business needs
* Use of optimization/decision support tools to perform logistics network studies, routing optimization and transportation rate analyses
* Must be able to work in a team environment
“We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran, or other protected status.”
