Transportation Specialist Negotiator

**Life Begins With A Good Company**

GE Appliances Canada, a Mabe company, is a global company that designs, produces and distributes major home appliances to more than 70 countries around the world across GE, GE Profile®, Cafe and Monogram brands.

GE Appliances answer real-life needs, define trends and simplify routines. Through ingenuity and innovation, our next generation features are solving real-life needs. With a forward-thinking tradition of over 100 years, today’s GE appliances sync perfectly with your modern lifestyle.

We are looking for a Transportation Specialists Negociator to effectively manage various aspects of transportation operations including inbound shipments from Mexico and US affiliates, inbound ocean freight, customs processes, national outbound shipments, returns and claims, parts shipments, home delivery, installations, and system administration.

**Job Summary**:
As a Transportation Specialist, you'll play a pivotal role in optimizing transportation operations across various domains including inbound and outbound shipments, customs processes, returns, claims, and system administration. Your responsibilities will involve negotiating cost-effective solutions, managing carrier relationships, ensuring compliance, and driving efficiency in logistics processes.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Inbound Operations: Negotiate cost levels, monitor expenses, manage budget variances, and ensure on-time service standards for inbound shipments from Mexico and US affiliates.
- Inbound Ocean Freight: Cultivate relationships with carriers, oversee tender processes, monitor costs, and manage freight audit resolutions.
- Customs Management: Ensure accurate and efficient customs clearances and cost management.
- Outbound Operations: Source cost-effective carriers, provide cost analysis, manage freight audit disputes, and oversee outbound shipments.
- Returns & Claims: Review and mediate carrier claims, monitor damage rates, and ensure compliance with KPI standards.
- Parts: Negotiate costs, monitor expenses, manage budgets, and ensure timely service standards for parts shipments.
- Home Delivery & Installations: Monitor costs, manage freight audit disputes, and organize delivery and installation activities.
- System Administration: Maintain ERP system routing, collaborate with internal IT for updates, and manage system settings related to transportation.

**Qualifications**:

- Business Degree or equivalent experience
- Strong analytical skills
- 3+ years of transportation experience with negotiation expertise
- Ability to work accurately and independently while collaborating effectively in a team
- High business acumen and process-driven mindset
- SAP experience preferred

**Benefits**:

- Competitive compensation package based on experience
- Potential annual bonus based on performance
- Comprehensive benefits program for employees and their families
- Employee discounts on major appliances
- Counselling services for employees and their families

**Diversity and Inclusion**:
At GE Appliances Canada, a Mabe company, we're committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, nationality, religion, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity. Accommodation requests can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.

We appreciate all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Store discount
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burlington, ON L7L 6C7