Transportation Assets Manager - Logistics (Springdale, AR Terminal Office)
Tyson Foods, Inc.

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Job Details:

Manager Transportation Assets:

This position is responsible for working with the various departments and managers across the company for the procurement, disposal, sale, and reassignment of rolling stock assets. Responsibilities include: assist with Tyson specifications on Rolling Assets including negotiating contracts with vendors; negotiate sale of assets; repositioning company assets such as generators, trailers, and plant equipment; financially responsible for multiple profit and loss cost centers to include preparing a budget; coordinate projects through the management team to ensure proper maintenance on assets; construct and provide information for CIR creation and execution. This position will be responsible for coordinating the trade cycles of approximately $500 million in capital assets.

• New Assets Private Fleet & Complexes procurement process, including CIR creations.
  • CIR Creation / Execution for fiscal year replacements
  • Assist in complex budgets for capital assets.
    • Negotiate the sale of assets
  • Work with all BU's and department leads to ensure proper spec is ordered to fit Tyson business need
• Be single point of contact for grow-out location's equipment needs and continue to service all 53 locations
  • Serve as the liaison between vendor/OE and equipment owners (Tyson Complex) to ensure issues and recurring breakdowns are documented and addressed.

• Responsible for specifications, and trade cycles of private fleet and complex equipment (approximate $500M in capital assets)
• Responsible for the NWA Fleet Pool Cars
• Serve as liaison between Tyson Treasury group, outside banking groups, and Tyson Transportation to facilitate asset end of life transactions.
• Coordinate upfitting fleet with new technologies and projects.
  • Communicate, coordinate and facilitate installation of new technologies.
  • Ensure driver trainers and compliance group are informed of all aspects of new technologies in order to effectively and safely train end users of product.
  • Work directly with vendor/ OE of new product to serve as single point of contact.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred.
  
• 5+ years of experience.
  
• Standard computer skills required; SAP experience preferred.
  
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Specialized knowledge of truck and trailer mechanical systems.
  

* RESUME REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE *

Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No

Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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