Dedicated Transportation Manager

Ruan; North Dakota; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Disability

Life

401k

Paid Time off

Job summary

Ruan is seeking a full-time, on-site Transportation Manager in Bismarck, ND to oversee dedicated contract accounts and drive KPI results while maintaining a positive culture aligned with company principles.

The role focuses on leading a capable team, optimizing operations, ensuring safety, and fostering strong customer partnerships. Strong Excel and dispatch system skills are required, with 3–5 years of leadership in transportation preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3-5 years transportation leadership experience required.
• Experience leading and developing a team.
• Knowledge of dispatch operations and DOT rules.
• Experience using multiple software systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead a team to meet KPIs.
• Manage operations to improve revenue and costs.
• Build partnerships with customers through communication.
• Promote safety and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure team training and process compliance.
• Maintain open communication with team members.
• Use transportation management systems to capture data in near real-time.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Recruiting

Training

Operations management

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Logistics/Related field

3-5 years transportation leadership experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

This is a full-time position working onsite in Bismarck, ND.

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.

Benefits:

Ruan provides benefits which include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• Life
• 401k
• Paid Time off