Manager, Transportation - Fleet Operations

Lead a Large Fleet. Drive Change. Build a High-Performance Team.

We’re hiring a Transportation Manager to lead one of the largest fleets in the division. This role is ideal for a strong people leader who can command respect, hold leaders accountable, manage a vocal driver workforce, and drive operational excellence.

This position prioritizes leadership, ownership, communication, and execution. Transportation expertise is important — but the ability to lead, influence, and drive results matters most.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead a large team of drivers and supervisors, including coaching and performance management.
• Command respect and maintain credibility with a vocal and high-demand driver population.
• Hold supervisors accountable to performance, safety, and service standards.
• Drive behavior change and continuous improvement without losing trust or engagement.
• Assess fleet capacity, staffing levels, and daily delivery feasibility.
• Identify risks that could impact deliveries and proactively resolve them.
• Make real-time operational decisions, including rerouting and service recovery.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with frontline teams, supervisors, and senior leaders.
• Manage associate relations, difficult conversations, and performance issues fairly and professionally.
• Promote a strong safety culture and accountability across the operation.
• Develop and communicate a strategic plan to elevate fleet performance to world-class standards.

What We’re Looking For:
Required Strengths:

• Transportation or fleet operations experience (in a leadership capacity).
• Proven experience leading large frontline teams (drivers, operations, warehouse, logistics, or similar).
• Strong leadership presence — able to command respect without being reactive or passive.
• Experience holding leaders accountable and coaching underperformance.
• Ability to drive change, raise standards, and influence behavior.
• Strong operational judgment and decision-making under pressure.
• Clear, confident communication and executive presence.
• Comfort managing conflict, associate relations, and tough conversations.
• Ownership mindset — takes responsibility and drives outcomes.

STRONG PLUS:

• Bilingual (Spanish).
• Experience leading large, high-volume fleets (50+).

Why Join Us:

• Lead a high-impact, high-visibility operation.
• Opportunity to shape culture, performance, and results.
• Competitive pay, bonus potential, and strong benefits.
• Career growth within a large, stable organization.