Assistant Transportation Manager

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more.
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system.
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.
  
  

Why Join Core-Mark?

Core-Mark emphasizes personal growth and development for all associates. We believe that when you succeed, the company succeeds. We promote internally whenever possible and provide frequent training opportunities in several formats to help you meet your personal and career goals.

Position Details:

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday | Rotating shifts every quarter
• Monday - Friday
• 11:00 PM - 8:00 AM
• 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• Compensation: $85,000 - $90,000 + Bonus Opportunity
  
  

Position Summary: 

As an Assistant Transportation Manager, you will co-direct all functions of the Transportation Department; including creating and managing the annual business plans. You will manage drivers, routes, deliveries, maintenance, security and safety, and other transportation related functions to create direct contributions to the division and to customers’ experiences. A successful candidate will have effectively demonstrated an ability to continuously build better service, demonstrate leadership, and instill a culture of innovation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinating maintenance, fueling, and repairs of vehicles.
• Ensuring drivers meet required operating skills, training, testing, and DOT reporting.
• Developing and implementing transportation infrastructure and process guidelines.
• Collaborating with peers to drive improvements in division performance, analyzing key metrics.
• Creating efficiencies within the department through timely implementation of programs and effective management of human capital and fleet.
• Discovering opportunities to improve routing operations, increase back-haul revenues, and improve departmental results.
• Maintaining a safe and secure working environment by promoting and managing safety.
• Fostering professional growth of department personnel through performance management.
• Creating open lines of communication with employees.
• Ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local, and company regulations.
• Assisting in the overall selection, hiring, and management of department personnel.
• Allocating work and resources to effectively meet on-time delivery requirements.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

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Required Qualifications

At least 2 years of transportation supervisory/management experience, preferably 3-5 years

In-depth knowledge and understanding of Department of Transportation regulations

Ability to manage routing and distribution, and logistic computer software

Ability to analyze and critically evaluate situations

Ability to communicate effectively

Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as: MS Word & MS Excel

Physical ability to sit, stand, and walk frequently for sustained periods of time

Physical ability to occasionally bend, kneel, crouch, climb, or crawl

Exposure to a variety of environmental conditions: weather, temperature, lighting, and noise as determined by circumstances at accounts within assigned territory