Director, Supply Chain, Transportation

Job Summary

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for ensuring continued success in maintenance by developing innovative strategies to improve vehicle inspection, maintenance and repairs; developing advanced strategies to continually improve investigations of vehicle accidents; driving advanced strategies to ensure ongoing improvements in the investigations of vehicle reassignments and replacements; establishing long-term advanced strategies to improve the resolution of complaints regarding maintenance of vehicles;

building advanced strategies to improve the maintenance processes; forming innovative strategies for the selection of vendors for future transportation contracts projects; ensuring ongoing effective driver management to meet safety, performance, and regulatory expectations by developing innovative strategies to improve scheduling of driving assignments to guarantee coverage for all routes; establishing innovative strategies to improve communications of traffic problems, such as construction areas, accidents, congestion, weather conditions, or other hazards to drivers;

building advanced strategies to improve scheduling of driving assignments to guarantee coverage for all routes; forming innovative strategies to address driver questions, concerns, and/or resolve issues; driving innovative strategies to ensure high on-time delivery performance and fleet profitability; forecasting future driver training needs to ensure ongoing compliance with driver safety policies and regulations; ensuring ongoing improvements in vehicle fleet dispatcher services by developing innovative strategies to improve matching drivers and equipment to a load plan and start time;

establishing advanced strategies to improve coordination of transportation schedules; overseeing the purchasing vehicles and ensuring others are adhering to national fleet policies; proactively monitoring fleet fuel and maintenance program and monitoring fleet vehicle disposition, monitoring that procedures are aligned to relevant policies; driving innovative strategies to resolve transportation issues (e.g., damaged products); developing advanced strategies to better meet the future needs of dispatcher services;

forming innovative strategies to maximize driver/equipment utilization; and leads conversation and collaborates with other seniors leaders to resolve operational concern.

• Prepares individuals for growth opportunities and advancement; builds internal collaborative networks for self and others. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; drives collaboration to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to foster performance improvement. Demonstrates continuous learning; oversees the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; ensures performance management guidelines and expectations to achieve business needs. Stays up to date with organizational best practices, processes, benchmarks, and industry trends;
  
  shares best practices within and across teams. Motivates and empowers teams; maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning resource plans with business objectives. Provides guidance when difficult decisions need to be made; creates opportunities for expanded scope of decision making and impact.
• Oversees the operation of multiple units within a department by identifying member and operational needs; ensures the management of work assignment completion; translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; ensures products and/or services meet member requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies. Gains cross-functional support for business plans and priorities; assumes responsibility for decision making; sets standards, measures progress, and fosters resolution of escalated issues.
  
  Communicates goals and objectives; analyzes resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporates them into business plans; prioritizes and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact performance; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; ensures teams accomplish business objectives.
• Ensures…