Transportation Manager

Job Description We Deliver the Goods

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Health & Wellness Benefits on Day 1, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, RRSP, Paid Direct Drug Card, & Scholarship Opportunities for children of associates, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support North America’s food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect
• Schedule:
  
  Monday - Friday
• Shift: 8:00am - 5:00pm
• Work Location:
  
  This position will be based at a brand new facility located at 1200 Cassville White Rd., White, GA 30184

• Schedule:
  
  Monday - Friday
• Shift: 8:00am - 5:00pm
• Compensation:
  Base (Salary) + Bonus
• Work Location:
  
  This position will be based at a brand new facility located at 1200 Cassville White Rd., White, GA 30184

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 actions 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.

• Managing the tactical operations as well as strategic functions of the transportation department.
• Coordinating maintenance, fueling, and repairs of vehicles.
• Ensuring drives meet required operating skills, training, testing, and transportation 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 Core-Mark and government regulations.
• Assisting in the overall selection, hiring, and management of department personnel.
• Allocating work and resources to effectively meet on-time delivery requirements.

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) with 2 years of higher education.
• 5-7 years of transportation supervisory/management experience.
• 1-2 years of demonstrated experience in budget creation and management.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of transportation (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). 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.