Dedicated Transportation Manager

RUA; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Disability

Life insurance

401k

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Ruan is seeking a on-site Transportation Supervisor in Birmingham, AL. The role requires leading a dedicated team to meet customer service expectations and KPIs.

You will oversee dispatch operations, coordinate with customers, ensure safety, and drive continuous improvement while leveraging Ruan TMS to capture essential data. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in transportation leadership, 2 years of supervisory experience, and strong Excel/tools skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Transportation, Logistics, or related field; 3–5 years of leadership experience acceptable in lieu of degree.
• 3–5 years transportation experience and 2 years supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide leadership to build and maintain a strong team through effective communications, training, coaching, and rewarding.
• Manage the operation with integrity to achieve key performance goals; monitor, analyze, and improve variables impacting revenue and costs.

Skills

Transportation leadership

Team leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Transportation/Logistics

Tools

Dispatch systems

Microsoft Excel

Routing software

Job description

This position works on-site in Birmingham, AL

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Hours: Noon - 9:00P

This position is responsible for managing one or more dedicated contract transportation accounts to meet customer service expectations and achieve both operational and key performance goals. Monitor key performance metrics and analyze operational variables and implement solutions that positively impact account performance. Develop and maintain a positive workplace culture that supports the company's guiding principles.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and provide leadership to build and maintain a strong team through effective communications, recruiting, training, coaching, counseling, appraising and rewarding.
• Manage the operation with integrity to achieve key performance goals. Monitor, analyze and improve all primary variables impacting operating revenue and costs. Act with a sense of urgency to achieve exceptional performance.
• Build a strong partnership with customer(s) through regular professional communication, problem solving and relationship building. Continually assess service performance levels and take timely action to remove performance barriers
• Promote and monitor employee safety and take proactive steps to create a positive safety culture. Partner with customer, internal and external resources as necessary to identify, evaluate and remove safety obstacles. Ensure compliance with safety programs and protocols as well as federal, state and local regulations.
• Embrace, promote and lead continuous improvement efforts.
• Ensure that all team members are properly trained and compliant with standard processes and procedures.
• Build and maintain a positive work environment where team members and their contributions are recognized and valued. Maintain frequent communication with all team members
• Utilize on-site team members to identify operational improvements. Collaborate with other teams to share and learn best practices and leverage resources.
• Properly use the Ruan transportation management systems to ensure all required operational data is accurately captured in a near real-time manner.

Requirements

Job Requiremets/Minimum Qualifications:

Education:Bachelor's degree in Business, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain, Business or equivalent work experience. 3-5 years of transportation leadership experience in lieu of degree is acceptable. Experience: 3-5 years' experience in transportation and 2 years supervisory experience is required.

• Demonstrated experience leading, directing, communicating change and developing a team strongly desired.
• Candidates should have strong knowledge of dispatch operations, transportation management and logistic solutions with a broad knowledge in DOT rules and regulation
• Experience conducting business using multiple software systems and processes.
• Strong skill base and comfort with technology including Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, and routing or dispatching systems.

Ruan provides benefits which include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, as well as 401k and Paid Time off.