Transportation Manager

Overview

Manage divisional fleet operations including, dispatching, dispatch personnel, drivers, maintenance, cost and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Manage all transportation staff (drivers, payroll, dispatch, admin, and maintenance) for SouthWest division.
• Responsible for the preventative maintenance and repair to all transportation equipment, ensuring that the cost meets budget limits.
• Operate fleet in compliance with all federal and state DOT regulations as well as SDI/OmniSource safety rules and regulations.
• Strive for excellent customer service and support through dispatching to ensure prompt service to customer locations as well as order fulfillment to end users.
• Communicate effectively and foster a positive working relationship with other internal departments (i.e. Marketing and Operations).
• Negotiate 3rd party freight rates.
• Manage utilization, i.e. reviewing rates on regular basis, monitoring driver performance, efficiency, etc.
• Verify payroll for accuracy.
• Other projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• College degree in business / logistics or five years of experience operating a medium size fleet. The five years must include at least half of that time in a managerial role for that fleet.
• Strong working knowledge of federal and state DOT laws and regulations
• Proven knowledge of transportation equipment operation and routing
• Excellent problem solving skills, with ability to resolve in the safest and most effective manner
• Experience managing in a union environment is preferred, but not required
• Intermediate level experience with Micro Soft Office products
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to be organized with excellent time management skills

Preferred

• Previous experience with SAI, Carrierweb and OTM software

 

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