Current vacancies
To ensure that our skills are continually strengthened we need flexible, mobile employees who have a keen interest in logistics combined with a high level of motivation.
Position
Project Manager
Location
Houston, Texas
Country
United States
Start
ASAP
Responsibilities
- Conducting Project Manager role by ensuring that during the conduct and execution of a project, that vendors coordinate and manage the processes and activities in a manner conducive with risk mitigation and reflective of the professionalism of WRUSA.
- Ensuring that procedures and processes are reflective of the services and activities provided by approved vendors. Training and evaluating vendors where necessary.
- Assisting with, or developing logistics plans that are focused on risk mitigation, yet mindful of project budget.
- Reviewing plans or solutions with colleagues to ensure that sufficient allowance is made for contingencies, identifying critical areas of risk and that a sound plan is in place.
- Assisting with periodic evaluation and management of approved vendors.
- Developing and reviewing RFP packages for various transportation and logistics modes.
- Professionally and competently prepare quotations, proposals and present to all interested parties (customers , WR network , EPCMs ).
- Establish, build and maintain relationships with service providers to the project industry (e.g. heavy haulage truckers , BB carriers , crane operators).
- Able to competently manage / oversee the internal WR operational aspect of project and ancillary cargoes.
Skills required
- Commercially orientated person , with strong face-to-face sales / marketing skills
- Ability to travel (30 – 60%) travel depends on the project, typically short in duration
- Experience with AutoCAD Plus
- Excellent Verbal & Written Communication skills
- Computer literate and experienced with Microsoft Office software and Lotus Notes, EDI and CargoWise
- Self driven, well organized
- Minimum 10 years of transportation administration and operations experience
- High School Graduate with some College preferred
Application
Interested applicants should mail or e-mail a Resume with Cover.
Send to:
Tracy Minnec
351 W. Touhy Ave.
60018 Chicago, United States
tracy.minnec(at)weiss-rohlig.com
Phone: +1 224 563-3300
Fax: +1 224 563-3301Created
04-11-2011
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