Assistant Transportation Manager

About the role

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 supervisors’ drivers, routes, deliveries, maintenance, security and safety, and other transportation related functions to create direct contributions to the division and to customers’ experiences. A successful candidate will have effectively demonstrated an ability to continuously build better service, demonstrate leadership, and instill a culture of innovation and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating maintenance, fueling, and repairs of vehicles.
• Ensuring drivers meet required operating skills, training, testing, and DOT reporting.
• 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

• 3-5 years of transportation supervisory/management experience

Skills

• 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
• Exposure to a variety of environmental conditions: weather, temperature, lighting, and noise as determined by circumstances at accounts within assigned territory

Benefits

• Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• 401K Employer Matching
• Education Assistance
• Paid Time Off
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Pay

Base salary, depending on experience plus bonus potential based on KPIs!!

Schedule

Monday-Friday 4AM to completion of shift and subject to change based on business needs