Director of Transportation

The Director of Transportation will ensure a Transportation department culture focused on people, safety and cost through meaningful engagements with Transportation leaders and associates, best-in-class service to customers, and safe and profitable operations. They will use their expertise in leading transportation operations to inform the strategic direction of the Transportation department. They will ensure the safe, accurate, and timely daily outbound shipments to customers and other distribution centers within the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Achieve all safety and cost targets in the Transportation department, and oversee all Transportation department operations.
• Plan and ensure achievement of short/mid-term department objectives. Participate in strategic plafoodsnning by identifying mid and long-term strategies for the department. Direct management to bring about action towards desired objectives.
• Lead with a safety mindset that ensures that every associate, our customers, and the general public with whom our drivers interact remain injury-free, always. Champion safety procedures, processes, and training to create and maintain a safety-first culture in the Transportation department.
• Plan and implement technology affecting functional area to improve execution, productivity, and quality while ensuring compliance with company, state, and federal DOT regulations
• Ensure optimum delivery reliability to the customer by developing efficient and effective production flow processes and identifying process improvement and cost reduction strategies that are in line with business objectives.
• Analyze daily performance measures; identify any weaknesses; and recommend changes to the VP Operations to ensure that productivity objectives are achieved.

Qualifications:

• Strong experience with union environments and optimizing routing.
• Proven leadership skills in managing large teams.
• Experience in root cause analysis and implementing action plans to reduce delays and improve efficiency.
• Familiarity with distribution center operations and a mindset for continuous improvement.

Compensation:

• Base salary: $135,000 - $145,000
• Bonuses included
• Benefits include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance, and MORE.

Additional Information:

• Fully on-site position
• Must be willing to relocate to the area if not currently located in the Greater MN area.
• Hours: Monday through Friday

Join a team that leads an exceptional Transportation department to new heights! Apply now to take advantage of great benefits and opportunities!