The Transportation Manager will foster a culture focused on people, safety, service, and cost-effectiveness. Through meaningful engagement with drivers and providing top-tier service to customers, they will ensure operations are both safe and profitable. Utilizing their transportation operations expertise, they will lead personnel to enhance efficiency, guaranteeing the safe, accurate, and timely daily dispatch of shipments to customers and other distribution centers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Safety First: Champion safety procedures and training to maintain a safety-first culture.
- Team Development: Oversee and develop drivers and transportation associates through coaching and training.
- Performance Management: Discuss performance with Sr. Transportation Managers and create plans to address gaps.
- Supervision: Direct and supervise drivers and clerical associates, ensuring productivity and engagement.
- Problem Solving: Anticipate and troubleshoot delivery issues, ensuring compliance with DOT regulations.
- Efficiency: Identify and stop waste, improve processes, and conduct routine safety meetings.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Minimum 3 years in transportation/delivery or warehouse distribution; 1 year overseeing a workforce.
- Skills: Strong leadership, communication, and understanding of DOT requirements. Basic computer skills.
- Education: High school diploma or GED required; college degree preferred.
Work Environment:
- Time spent on the road and in the office.
- Exposure to noise and vibration levels in trucks.
Compensation:
- Base rate: $60,000 - $90,000, plus annual incentive plan bonus.
- Benefits include health insurance, retirement benefits, paid time off, and more.
Travel: 10% travel for meetings and training.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Protected Veteran/Disability Status.
