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As an Assistant Transportation Manager, you will co-direct all functions of the Transportation Department; including creating and managing the annual business plans. You will manage drivers, routes, deliveries, maintenance, security and safety, and other transportation related functions to create direct contributions to the division and to customers' experiences.
Job Responsibility:
Coordinating maintenance, fueling, and repairs of vehicles
Developing and implementing transportation infrastructure and process guidelines
Collaborating with peers to drive improvements in division performance, analyzing key metrics
Creating efficiencies within the department through timely implementation of programs and effective management of human capital and fleet
Discovering opportunities to improve routing operations, increase back-haul revenues, and improve departmental results
Maintaining a safe and secure working environment by promoting and managing safety
Fostering professional growth of department personnel through performance management
Creating open lines of communication with employees
Ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local, and company regulations
Assisting in the overall selection, hiring, and management of department personnel
Allocating work and resources to effectively meet on-time delivery requirements
Performs other related duties as assigned
Requirements:
At least 2 years of transportation supervisory/management experience, preferably 3-5 years
In-depth knowledge and understanding of Department of Transportation regulations
Ability to manage routing and distribution, and logistic computer software
Ability to analyze and critically evaluate situations
Ability to communicate effectively
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as: MS Word & MS Excel
Physical ability to sit, stand, and walk frequently for sustained periods of time
Physical ability to occasionally bend, kneel, crouch, climb, or crawl
Exposure to a variety of environmental conditions: weather, temperature, lighting, and noise as determined by circumstances at accounts within assigned territory