Transportation Supervisor

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more.

• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system.

• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.

Position Purpose:

As a 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. A successful candidate will have effectively demonstrated an ability to continuously build better service, demonstrate leadership, and instill a culture of innovation.

Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Schedule is Monday

• Friday 2pm

• 11pm

• Managing the tactical operations as well as strategic function of the transportation department.

• Coordinating maintenance, fueling, and repairs of vehicles.

• Ensuring drives meet required operating skills, training, testing, and DOT reporting.

• Managing the transportation budget.

• 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.

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) with 2 years of higher education.

2+ years of transportation supervisory/management experience.

1-2 years of demonstrated experience in budget creation and management.

In-depth knowledge and understanding of Department of Transportation regulations.

Possessing a valid Class A CDL.

Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft office applications such as; excel and Microsoft Word.

Ability to manage routing and distribution, and logistic computer software.

Ability to analyze and critically evaluate situations.

Ability to communicate effectively.

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.

Preferred Qualifications

5-7 years of transportation supervisory/management experience.

Onboard computer and electronic log system experience (i.e., PeopleNet)

Possessing a valid Class A CDL.