Business Specialist - TSS

Posted 18 Days Ago
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Reading, PA, USA
In-Office
Junior
Logistics • Transportation • 3PL: Third Party Logistics
The Role
The Business Specialist for TSS ensures consistent use of Transportation Support Services by developing training materials, analyzing data, and improving processes. They provide operational support and drive user adoption through effective training and documentation.
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Position Summary:

This position serves as the primary liaison between Operations and Engineering teams, focusing on system integration, route optimization, process standards and data integrity across our transportation management platforms. This role is critical in managing a new integration between the Horsepower/Fleet Manager systems and ensuring seamless route creation and modification processes.
The position requires a self-starter who can work independently to translate operational requests into system-based solutions. Through these activities, the position drives operational consistency, user adoption, and continuous process improvement.

Major Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Operations and Engineering teams to understand route design requirements, entering and configuring route information for driver execution, and ensuring both systems communicate effectively. The role emphasizes strong data integrity practices and the ability to respond to route schedule modification requests with technical proficiency.
• Act as a subject matter expert by owning training content, best practices, and process documentation. Develop and maintain training materials, job aids, SOPs, and process flows; coordinate in-person and virtual training for new hires and existing users; and ensure documentation and materials are updated to reflect system changes, enhancements, and evolving business practices.
• Analyze data from existing reports and dashboards to identify operational trends, training gaps, and process improvement opportunities. Interpret results and provide insights and recommendations to leadership, while collaborating with reporting teams to suggest enhancements to standard reports that better support business needs.
• Provide ongoing day-to-day operational support by serving as a primary point of contact for identified issues and performance gaps. Use reporting and business feedback to investigate root causes, engage directly with stakeholders to understand current practices, and recommend operational improvements. Provide walk-up support and targeted training as needed, with effectiveness measured through performance metrics and reporting outcomes.
• Other projects as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Logistics & Supply Chain Management preferred. If no degree, equivalent work experience is required.
2-3 years minimum experience, specific to Transportation Management Systems and operational understanding of transportation platforms such as (but not limited to) Blue Yonder, Oracle, Mercury Gate, Fleet Manager and HorsePower preferred
PL Operational skills and Integration Flow understanding preferred
Capability to constantly reset priorities 
Advanced problem-solving skills preferred
Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills preferred
Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
Work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.
 
Physical Requirements:
-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit.  The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
 
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About Us
About Penske Logistics
Penske Logistics engineers state-of-the-art transportation, warehousing and supply chain management solutions that deliver powerful business results for market-leading companies. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske and its associates help businesses move forward by increasing visibility and driving down supply-chain costs. Visit Penske Logistics to learn more.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Logistics & Supply Chain Management preferred
  • 2-3 years experience in Transportation Management Systems
  • Knowledge of operational skills and Integration Flow
  • Advanced problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
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The Company
HQ: Reading, PA
8,695 Employees
Year Founded: 1969

What We Do

Penske Logistics is a Penske Transportation Solutions company. We provide supply chain management and logistics solutions to leading brands around the world. Penske Logistics delivers value through its design, planning and execution in transportation, warehousing, freight management, and dry-van truckload services. Penske offers customized supply chain and logistics solutions including: Dedicated Contract Carriage; Distribution Center Management; Freight Management; Freight Brokerage; Transportation Management Solutions (TMS); Lead Logistics Provider (LLP), Control Tower and 4PL Solutions. We serve a variety of industries including: automotive; food, beverage, grocery, wine and spirits; cold chain; convenience and drug stores; quick service restaurants (QSRs); retail; big box retailers; building and construction products; CPG; healthcare; industrial manufacturing; consumer appliances and consumer electronics; and many others.

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