Operations Manager

Hogan; Bridgeton (MO); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hogan Transportation, part of the Enterprise Mobility portfolio, seeks a seasoned dispatcher/operations professional to manage daily dispatching, load planning, and route utilization across North America. You will be the main customer contact, ensuring DOT safety compliance, monitoring maintenance, and providing KPI reporting and payroll confirmation.

Driver coaching is a key focus to improve retention. Ideal candidate has extensive transportation experience, strong communication skills, and

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• 10+ years in the transportation industry.
• 5+ years developing talent in managers.
• 5+ years managing to a P&L.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• AS400, Omnitracs, TMW and Geotab experience preferred.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsabilidades

• Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, or equipment.
• Monitor and respond to all incoming communication in a timely manner.
• Monitor personnel and driver utilization to coordinate service and schedules.
• Driver coaching in the areas of employee retention, customer satisfaction and service, safety awareness and worker's compensation management.
• Schedule or dispatch drivers to appropriate locations, according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using Qualcomm devices or telephones.
• Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, or requests for service or equipment.
• Prepare daily work and run schedules.
• Review daily load plans to ensure feasibility.
• Advise personnel about traffic problems, such as construction areas, accidents, congestion, weather conditions, or other hazards.
• Review invoices and turn them in on time.
• Arrange for necessary repairs to restore service and schedules.
• Communicate to drivers load information, advances, maintenance coordination and safety procedures.
• Responsible for assigned fleet of tractors and drivers for on-time pickup and delivery, route compliance and cost control.
• Ensure employee payroll is accurate and submitted timely.
• Plan and execute backhaul plan according to account requirements.
• Ensure company policies are followed (fatigue, cell phone, reporting of accidents).
• Oversee scheduling and dispatch of drivers to locations to maintain service and trace.

Conocimientos

Communication

Talent development

P&L management

Educación

Bachelor's degree strongly preferred

Herramientas

AS400

Omnitracs

TMW

Geotab

Descripción del empleo

Hogan is now part of the Enterprise Mobility portfolio of brands. As part of the Enterprise Mobility portfolio of brands, Hogan is excited to provide our employees with access to enhanced benefits, resources, and career opportunities. Hogan Transportation is a 100-year-old full-service transportation and logistics company operating throughout North America. Through its transportation, logistics, truck leasing and fleet maintenance operations, Hogan provides customized solutions backed by a tradition of unparalleled service, first-class equipment, and advanced technology. From the relationship-driven service we deliver every day to the communities we support through our giving efforts, team members like you are what make our business thrive.

Job Summary

Daily dispatching, load planning and monitoring, route utilization to achieve high service levels. Main customer contact. Major focus on DOT and safety compliance, monitoring preventative maintenance, KPI reporting, and payroll confirmation. Driver coaching for retention.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, or equipment.
• Monitor and respond to all incoming communication (phone, email, etc.) in a timely manner.
• Monitor personnel and driver utilization to coordinate service and schedules.
• Driver coaching in the areas of employee retention, customer satisfaction and service, safety awareness and worker' compensation management.
• Schedule or dispatch drivers to appropriate locations, according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using Qualcomm devices or telephones.
• Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, or requests for service or equipment.
• Prepare daily work and run schedules.
• Review daily load plans put together by managers to make sure it is feasible.
• Advise personnel about traffic problems, such as construction areas, accidents, congestion, weather conditions, or other hazards.
• Review invoices and turn them in on time.
• Arrange for necessary repairs to restore service and schedules.
• Communicate to driver's, including but not limited to, load information, advances, maintenance coordination, performance counseling and safety procedures.
• Responsible for assigned fleet of tractors and drivers for on-time pick up and delivery performance, out of route miles, hours of service compliance, home time, special routing needs, and cost control.
• Insure that each driver has an adequate understanding of customer and company expectations.
• Daily accounting of all assigned trucks and drivers.
• Daily interactions with drivers, other operation staff and management via Qualcomm, telephone and in person.
• Ability to suggest and recommend disciplinary action, terminations, and hiring decisions.
• Oversee the monitoring of personnel and driver utilization to coordinate service and schedules while maintaining DOT compliance.
• Manage the scheduling and or dispatch of drivers to appropriate locations, according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using Omnitrac devices, telephone, or current communication devices, maintain a high level of service, track and trace.
• Oversee all communication within specifically assigned customer base. Build a rapport with the local customer contact through meetings, entertainment, and personal interactions.
• Monitor and ensure driver logs are completed and accurate.
• Oversee the scheduling of equipment maintenance.
• Maintain KPI's and present both internally to Hogan and externally to customer.
• Record and maintain files or records of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, driver discipline, and other dispatch information.
• Ensure employee payroll is accurate and submitted in a timely manner.
• Plan and execute backhaul plan according to account requirements.
• Ensure company policies are followed in regards to such things, but not limited to; fatigue policy, cell phone policy, accurate and timely reporting of accident and injuries.

Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
• 10+ years in the transportation industry
• 5+ years developing talent in managers
• 5+ years managing to a P&L
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• AS400, Omnitracs, TMW and Geotab experience preferred
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Proficient in Microsoft products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.