Director Transportation, Modal Sourcing

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.

Summary

CHS is seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Transportation, Modal Sourcing to join our team. In this critical leadership position, you will be responsible for developing and executing the sourcing strategy for freight, ensuring that CHS remains competitive and aligned with market trends. You will lead a team focused on sourcing and managing enterprise truck and container transportation, while also establishing and streamlining a new function to integrate these efforts.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for sourcing and managing enterprise truck and container transportation.

• Establish and streamline a new function at CHS that integrates truck and container sourcing efforts.

• Oversee sourcing strategies and carrier relationship management for all truck and container transportation needs.

• Develop and implement pricing strategies to ensure competitive and market-aligned freight bids.

• Drive long-term fleet deployment strategy, optimizing CHS truck utilization by reallocating fleet between regions with high-cost and low-cost third-party freight, maximizing enterprise opportunities.

• Lead container carrier relationship management, continuously identifying new capacity opportunities to support CHS's logistics needs.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• High School diploma or GED

• 7+ years of experience in Supply Chain and Procurement and/or Transportation and Logistics

• Prior leadership experience with progressively advancing level of leadership responsibilities

Additional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Systems Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, or related field

• Experience working with hopper or tanker trucks in a commodity environment

• Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse

CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.

CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.

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