Transportation Manager

48forty Solutions; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation company seeks a Transportation Manager to oversee its nationwide private fleet. Responsibilities include establishing safety practices, managing compliance, and driving improvements in fleet utilization. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, and extensive experience in transportation management, alongside key certifications.

Benefits

Competitive Pay

Holiday Pay

Referral Bonuses

Long-Term Career Advancement

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Great Team Environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of transportation experience.
• Certified Transportation Professional preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide tactical oversight for the company's fleet.
• Ensure compliance with transportation regulations.
• Manage driver recruitment and retention.

Skills

Transportation Safety Regulation Knowledge

MS Office Proficiency

Supply Chain Practices Understanding

Safety Performance Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Transportation Management/Supply Chain

Certified Transportation Professional (CTP)

Six Sigma/Lean Certification

Job description

Overview

As a Transportation Manager, you’ll get to provide tactical oversight and strategic guidance for the company's nationwide private fleet. You’ll be responsible for establishing and implementing best practices in safety, compliance, maintenance, procurement, assist with driver recruitment and retention, along with driving improvement in overall fleet utilization and cost effectiveness.? This role is vital to the overall success of our fleet and in achieving our company goals!

Shift: 1st: Monday-Friday 6AM-4PM (approx.)

What You'll Do

• Fleet Size: approx. 10-12 drivers and 170-200 trailers

• Design, implement, and oversee programs that lead to best in class safety, compliance, cost, and customer service within the private fleet and outsourced transportation network

• Develop and institutionalize systems to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance (FMSCA, DOT, etc.)

• Generate key metrics and reports from IT Systems

• Support the accurate and timely reporting of monthly scorecard metrics

• Establish fleet utilization expectations and build monitoring and reporting infrastructure

• Assist plants in "right sizing" fleets to ensure customer service needs are met while optimizing asset utilization

• Evaluate rates and terms and conditions for leases and purchases of new assets (tractors and trailers)

• Review invoices for accuracy to contractual terms and operational activity

• Execute loss control and risk management strategies to achieve business objectives

• Own the ongoing relationship with the company's strategic transportation providers

• Oversee internal audit assessment program to ensure fleet safety/compliance goals are met

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and engage in nationwide Best Practices

• Travel up to 40% of the time

What You'll Need

What You Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Transportation Management/Supply Chain or related field

• Certified Transportation Professional (CTP) preferred

• Six Sigma/Lean certification preferred

• 5+ years of transportation experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of transportation safety regulations

• MS Office proficiency

• Experience managing safety performance and programs

• Understanding of supply chain practices and metrics

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay

• Holiday Pay

• Referral Bonuses

• Long-Term Career Advancement

• Paid Time Off

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance for Eligible Full Time Employees

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Great Team Environment

What It's Like

48forty Solutions is the largest pallet management services company in North America! We provide end-to-end pallet solutions, from supply to retrieval, on-site services, reverse logistics, and packaging materials. We are truly Pallet Management Made Simple, our workforce is the heart and soul of our business, and we’re looking for our next Transportation Manager to join our team!

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Ability to work in extreme conditions to include, but not limited to, elements, heat, cold, and air particulate

• Repetitively lift up to 50-75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for entire shifts of varying lengths in time

• The noise level in the work environment depends on location

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection, ear protection is mandatory at several locations, safety shoes)

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and color vision

48forty Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.

Pay Range

USD $70,000.00 - USD $85,000.00 /Yr.