Regional Vice President of Transportation Operations

NFI Industries • Columbus, PA

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About The Position

The Regional Vice President (RVP) of Transportation Operations will report directly to the SVP of Transportation and is responsible for the growth and profitability of the Dedicated Transportation Division. You will take the organization's strategies and translate them in a manner that enables the operations teams to understand, buy in, and be motivated by our direction along with working cross functionally with Human Resources and Transportation Operations to recruit, onboard and develop our future workforce and leadership pipeline. The RVP administers, operates and develops their area of the business to meet NFI and employee expectations as outlined in the company business, and marketing plans. The position is a healthy mix of strategy and operations, leaning more towards strategy activities and leadership/development of the team. The RVP has the responsibility for setting the direction and achieving key metrics within the business area. This position requires superior business acumen, negotiation, analytical and problem solving skills, and a demonstrated ability to implement new solutions and lean/continuous improvement programs. A key focus of this role will be to direct and coach department leaders to accomplish the goals of NFI along with ensuring the embodiment of NFI's Purpose, Vision, and Values in their day-to-day activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or a closely related field required or equivalent combination of education and related experience. MBA is a plus.
• 10+ years-experience in the transportation/transportation logistics field in progressive leadership positions including oversight and management of a P&L.
• Previous dedicated and/or private fleet background preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and mathematical competency.
• Strong financial conceptual skills.
• Excellent computer applications background including MS Office applications, reporting, analysis and presentations software.

Responsibilities

• Works with the SVP of Transportation and leadership team to define Transportation strategy including customer and employee satisfaction at existing business locations, identifies business targets and business development opportunities including organic growth, new start up's and potential acquisition targets.
• Builds customer relationships at the executive, regional and local levels to support retention of existing business and helping to expand service offering with existing customers.
• Exhibits commitment to the development of NFI employees, including active ownership of self-development. Empowers and challenges team members to reach their full potential. Recruits, develops, and retains a high performing team.
• Collaborates with Sales team to increase activity within the region.
• Coordinates, actively participates, and creates sales presentations & strategies targeted to both new sales and existing customer renewals.
• Monitors and ensures QBRs are performed for customers and for profitability.
• Manage budget and metrics for region to measure operational performance aligned with overall NFI objectives.
• Provide accountability for monthly results vs. budget and KPI's.
• Compiles and prepares monthly financial and operational analysis.
• Creates operational plans to increase revenue and existing output at current locations. Strategically adjusts activities, policies and practices to meet or exceed key performance metrics and customer satisfaction goals.
• Actively supports other business areas in the achievement of their goals.
• Identifying key productivity metrics and working with local management to help drive delivery of budget targets.
• Ensures start-ups, new initiatives, productivity tools and other programs are implemented as planned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree