Transportation Operations Manager

ODW Logistics, Inc; Lockbourne (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ODW Logistics, Inc is seeking a Transportation Operations Manager to own safety, customer relations, and overall operational oversight. You will drive business development, manage staff, and lead improvement projects across the supply chain.

The role involves RFQ support, cost-effective logistics solutions, and coordinating with billing. Experience with WMS, TMW/Kalaris, and Samsara ELD is preferred. Bachelor’s degree and CDL A knowledge are a plus.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of management/supervisor experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, operations or equivalent education/work experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools preferred
• Expert knowledge of warehouse management systems preferred
• Prior P&L exposure and transportation experience preferred
• Knowledge in CDL A rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Participates in business development during RFQ responses, including solution concepts and design.
• Manages cost-effective operational solutions to improve efficiency and service quality.
• Maximizes productivity, quality, and service by applying best-practice facilities layout, methods, and material handling concepts.
• Collaborates with the Billing Department to review weekly invoices and bill customers.
• Creates, monitors, and reports on business plans versus actual results to executives and clients.
• Dispatching through KALARIS & TMW Software.
• Monitors driver Hours of Service (HOS) through Samsara ELD systems.
• Performs driver scheduling, dispatching and load planning for local, city and spot drivers.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Communication

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/logistics/operations

Tools

Microsoft Office

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Job description

ODW Logistics is a people-focused and customer-driven third-party logistics (3PL) provider committed to delivering seamless end-to-end supply chain solutions. Our extensive range of services include supply chain design and innovation, warehousing, efficient distribution and fulfillment, freight brokerage, transportation management, and specialized e-commerce fulfillment solutions.

Position Summary

The Transportation Operations Manager owns the responsibility for employee safety, customer relations, operational oversight, business metrics, staff development support and P&L. They are involved in business development and contracts, along with team leadership initiatives and improvement projects.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assists in the business development process in RFQ responses, including solution concepts and design.
• Manages, coordinates, and implements cost – effective operational solutions to continuously improve efficiency and enhance service levels and quality.
• Maximizes productivity, quality, and service throughout operations by utilizing best practice techniques in the areas of facilities layout, methods, material handling concepts, technological enhancements, and measurements.
• Collaborate with internal Billing Department for reviewing weekly invoices and submit billing to customer.
• Creates, coordinates, monitors, and measures business plan objectives vs. actual results and reports to Executive Management and/or clients as required.
• Dispatching through KALARIS & TMW Software.
• Monitor drivers HOS through Samsara ELD systems.
• Dispatching through KALARIS & TMW Software.
• Performs driver scheduling, dispatching and load planning duties for company local, city and spotting drivers.

Minimum Qualifications

These may be representative, but not all-inclusive of those commonly associated with this position. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification.

Education & Experience

• 3 – 5+ years of management/supervisor experience preferred
• Previous experience with staff development, facility layout, multi-shift operations, project management and inventory management preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, operations or equivalent education/work experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools preferred
• Expert knowledge of warehouse management systems preferred
• Prior P&L exposure and transportation experience preferred
• Knowledge in CDL A rules and regulations.

Capabilities

• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Strong team building skills
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and decision-making skills
• High energy and the drive to implement organizational change
• Self- and people-driven learner
• Comfortable speaking in front of multiple associates and customers

Physical & Mental Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee requires the ability to:

• Hear, read and comprehend, write and communicate
• Frequently sit, type and perform repetitive wrist motion
• Frequently stand, walk, bend, squat/kneel, twist/turn or reach on even and uneven surfaces
• Focus (with or without corrective lenses) to see close and distant, along with depth perception capabilities
• Use material handling equipment that must be operated according to specific operation procedures

The physical demands herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OUR VALUES

Pillared on our core values, we strive for collective growth and reaching our highest potential. We are dedicated to helping our teammates experience fulfillment through their individual strengths and innovative ideas.

Respect | Give and it will be given.

We treat others as we want to be treated. We cannot control events, but we can control our response. We build respect through honesty, fairness, and integrity.

Trust | Earned over time.

We do what we say we will do. We are clear, direct, and honest. We seek to understand and be understood.

Team | Accomplish more together.

We work hard toward a common goal. We desire to make everyone successful. We achieve the best results as a team.

Opportunity | Realize your potential.

We believe all people have significance and potential. We understand work and life are integrated and we value both. We strive to make an impact in the world around us.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

ODW Logistics is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at ODW Logistics are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. ODW Logistics will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

DISCLAIMER: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, success profile characteristics or qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

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