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Family Dollar

Discount retailer offering low-cost household goods

Carrier Relations Manager

Logistics & TransportationUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeChesapeake, VA, USA$90k - $112.5kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Three to five years of transportation work experience.
  • Previous corporate office experience.
  • Ability to adapt to a changing environment and ambiguity.
  • Ability to work with people at different organizational levels internally and externally.
  • Ability to build trust with associates and carrier representatives through compassion and respect.
  • Integrity, discretion, and strong ethics.
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
  • Ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

  • Establish strong carrier partnerships while holding carriers accountable for service, capacity, and contractual commitments.
  • Monitor performance metrics, lead business reviews, and drive corrective actions to improve carrier results.
  • Identify and onboard carriers that provide value through improved service, capacity, network coverage, or cost competitiveness.
  • Execute formal transportation requests for proposals to obtain the lowest cost while considering service and overall carrier strategy.
  • Recommend formal request-for-proposal strategy and frequency based on market understanding and evaluation of risks and rewards to Family Dollar.
  • Monitor, research, summarize, and report carrier performance challenges using carrier scorecards.
  • Use systems and optimize procedures as guided by management.
  • Research, create, and edit presentations and reports.
  • Maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the organization and across vendors and carriers.
  • Work routinely with Transportation Management and Analysts to develop strong carrier and corporate partnerships.
  • Provide clear direction, coaching, and development opportunities that enhance individual and team performance.
  • Delegate work appropriately, empowering team members while maintaining accountability for results.
  • Maintain appropriate contact listings for the team.
  • Complete other assignments as required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in transportation services.
  • Supervisory experience.
  • Price and capacity negotiation experience.

About the Company

Family Dollar

Discount retailer offering low-cost household goods

Family Dollar provided a wide range of inexpensive goods at neighborhood stores, aiming to help shoppers save money on everyday items. Its core model was to offer value in small, convenient locations with merchandise priced at low levels, historically under two dollars. Customers access products by visiting brick‑and‑mortar stores in local communities rather than ordering online. The company stood apart from competitors through its emphasis on ultra-low prices and broad selection within small formats, later expanding through public growth and eventually becoming part of a larger consolidation when Dollar Tree acquired it in 2015. The overall goal was to help budget-conscious families stretch their dollars by offering convenient access to affordable goods.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Chesapeake, VA
Founded
1959

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