Transportation Manager

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Moreno Valley (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Transportation Manager to oversee logistics operations, drive safe and cost-effective deliveries, and lead a team of drivers and dispatch staff in Moreno Valley, CA. Expect 25% travel and a Monday–Friday schedule with a strong emphasis on performance and policy adherence.

This role requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with at least five years of leadership in a manufacturing or distribution setting and three years in transportation.

Qualifications

• Leadership and people-management capabilities.
• Strong understanding of transportation and logistics operations.
• Experience in budgeting or cost-control within a distribution environment.
• Knowledge of safety/regulatory compliance in logistics.
• Vendor and carrier relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, timely, and cost-effective deliveries for internal and external customers.
• Ensure optimal tractor/trailer utilization.
• Develop and maintain CTS budget for the DSC.
• Maintain CTS cost and service goals, and report progress monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Supervise drivers and owner operators, dispatchers and customer service.
• Identify and implement transportation service and cost improvements.
• Maintain and review LTL carrier performance.
• Conduct quarterly safety meetings with all drivers.
• Support continuous improvement efforts across safety, people, service, quality and cost.
• Support the goal of maintaining VPP certification.
• Lead and champion sustainability efforts of the fleet.

Skills

Leadership experience

Transportation/logistics

Budgeting and cost control

Safety compliance

Vendor/carrier management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Job description

The Transportation Manager position requires an individual capable of functioning effectively in a fast-paced environment. This role spends a large percentage of time managing logistics functions to meet goals and objectives. The Transportation Manager plays an active role in motivating driver performance and is responsible for fair and consistent implementation of company policies.

Additional Information:

Shift: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

25% Travel

This position is also eligible for a bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company's applicable plans.

This position is eligible for health benefits, such as medical, dental and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), disability coverage, security, retirement and saving benefits. Additional benefits include a generous time away from work package, including personal leave, paid parental leave, medical leave, vacation, and holidays.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

The selected internal candidate may qualify for the GSC Relocation Adjustment Program.

Major Tasks Performed:

• Ensure safe, timely, and cost-effective deliveries for internal and external customers
• Ensure optimal tractor/trailer utilization
• Develop and maintain Contract transportation Services (CTS) budget for the DSC
• Maintain CTS cost and service goals, and report progress on monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Supervise drivers and owner operators, as well as dispatchers and customer service
• Responsible for continually identifying and implementing transportation service and cost improvements
• Maintain and review LTL carrier performance
• Conduct quarterly safety meetings with all drivers
• Support continuous improvement efforts for fleet in the five focus areas of Operational Excellence: Safety, People, Service, Quality and Cost
• Support the goal of maintaining VPP certification
• Lead and champion sustainability efforts of the fleet

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must have the legal right to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status
• Must have a bachelor's degree or higher or have at least four (4) years of work experience in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility or in an operations environment
• Must have at least five (5) years of experience working in a leadership role at a manufacturing and/or distribution facility or in an operations environment
• Must have at least 3 years of experience in the Transportation industry

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have prior work experience leading an OSHA VPP Audit or maintaining VPP Status
• Have completed formal training in and/or do you have at least one (1) year of work experience applying continuous improvement tools such as Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, Transactional Lean, etc.