Trucking Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Exercise a high level of professionalism and confidentiality when working
  with staff, projects and proprietary information.
• Engage in a broad spectrum of projects with impact throughout the
  logistics process to identify, address, improve, and sustain operational
  effectiveness and efficiency.
• Establish transparency and accountability within the trucking department
  and with the cross-functional team members who engage in the logistics
  process.
• Being able to promote new technology and provide the expertise needed
  to help drive results through training and mentoring.
• Develop strategy for the future of the department and how it can
  successfully integrate into the larger goals of the company.
• Build logistics supply chain and manage trucking contracts, including
  sourcing, negotiating, and executing.
• Own and manage the logistics asset fleet, including forecasting needs and
  ensuring availability to meet business demands.
• Build financial plan and hold team accountable to hitting key cost targets.
  Secure buy-in from key internal stakeholders through effective and efficient
  communications and relationships.
• Leverage cross-functional, agile teams and project groups to identify and
  address opportunities for improvement.
• Travel to Clark Pacific and partner locations as needed to provide
  leadership, oversight, and management of trucking operations and teams
  across multiple sites.
• Utilize data analytics, internal data and trends to support project planning,
  monitor performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to
  support project objectives and decision-making.

Physical Demands
o Frequent: Sitting at desk, utilizing computers and phones, standing and
walking
o Periodic: Repetitive foot, leg, hand, arm, shoulder, and torso movements
o Business travel, (40%). Bending squatting, stooping, reaching, pushing,
pulling, and lifting.

Experience and Education
o Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Logistics, Supply Chain
Management, Transportation, Operations Management, Engineering or a
related field required; Master’s Degree preferred.
o 7–10 years of progressive experience in trucking, transportation, logistics,
distribution, or supply chain operations, including increasing levels of
responsibility
o 3–5 years of leadership or management experience overseeing drivers,
transportation teams, dispatch, logistics operations, or similar functions
preferred
o Experience managing fleet operations, transportation scheduling, routing,
dispatch, and delivery coordination preferred.
o Experience in construction, manufacturing, precast concrete, heavy haul, or
oversized-load transportation is a plus
o Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.