Sr. Transportation Manager
Core
Lead a transportation department to ensure safe, accurate, and timely outbound shipments while managing costs and fostering a safety-first culture.
Role type
Senior transportation operations manager
Builds
Daily outbound shipments to customers and distribution centers
Domain
Food distribution and logistics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (Note: This is a management role involving physical oversight of logistics operations)
Required skills
Transportation operations management, safety culture development, team leadership and coaching, DOT regulatory compliance, process improvement, financial and operational data analysis, staffing and hiring oversight
Preferred skills
College degree, experience with union collective bargaining agreements
Technologies
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Teams)
Responsibilities
Achieve safety, service, and cost targets; coach and develop transportation managers; monitor production goals and troubleshoot delivery problems; analyze performance measures and recommend changes; interpret collective bargaining agreements in union facilities.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
