Transportation Manager contributes to the success of Univar Solutions by acting as the primary Transportation leader at a branch location within a defined District and managing the P&L. The role leads a team of supervisors, dispatchers, and drivers and collaborates with the Operations Manager, Commercial leadership, and District Transportation Manager.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree, required
- Master's Degree, preferred
- Minimum of 7 years of logistics/Transportation/supply-chain experience
- Experience in HAZMAT and tanker transportation operations strongly desired
- Previous experience in distribution environment preferred.
- Multi-modal Transportation experience including TL and LTL, as well as legal, regulatory, and operational issues, including customer service, logistics and carrier operations.
- Multi-year experience managing private fleets with demonstrated efficiency and effectiveness
- Experience in managing direct reports and indirect reports
- Budgeting (P&L) experience
- Working knowledge of DOT rules and regulations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to influence across internal/external functions.
- Demonstrated drive for results and sense of urgency; ability to prioritize and address conflict constructively/problem-solve in a multi-tasking environment.
- Strong analytical and negotiating skills.
- Ability to lead and manage process change and organizational change
- Highly effective collaboration between operations, transportation planning, and commercial critical
- Detailed operational and tactical knowledge of how to maximize private fleet efficiencies coupled with exceptionally strong interpersonal and influencing skills are critical for success
- Strong fleet dispatching experience
Benefits
- health
- vision
- dental
- retirement
- time off