Sr. Manager, Transportation

US Foods•Plainfield, IL

6d•$85,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Transportation ensures a Transportation department culture focused on people, safety, service, and cost through meaningful engagement with Transportation leaders and associates, best-in-class customer service, and safe and profitable operations. The role applies transportation operations expertise to ensure safe, accurate, and timely daily outbound shipments to customers and other distribution centers, while maintaining a secure working environment for team members. Initial onboarding and training will take place at the Aurora, Illinois distribution center. The position will be based at the Plainfield, Illinois distribution center. The role requires 10% travel, typically for mandatory meetings and/or training. It may also receive an annual incentive plan bonus.

Requirements

Minimum of five years of experience in transportation or delivery supervision.
Broad knowledge of transportation and delivery operations, methods, and procedures.
Strong leadership, communication, and people-development skills.
Ability to communicate openly and effectively with associates and departments throughout the company.
Strong understanding of DOT, inventory control, OSHA, and other regulatory requirements.
Ability to interpret financial and operational data.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to perform the listed physical activities, including occasional standing, walking, driving, sitting, lifting and carrying up to 100 pounds, pushing and pulling, climbing and balancing, and other listed movements; frequent grasping of objects.
Ability to spend part of the working time in a truck with drivers, exposed to noise and vibration levels that may exceed those typically experienced in passenger cars.

Nice To Haves

College degree.

Responsibilities

Achieve all Transportation department safety, service, and cost targets, championing safety procedures, processes, and training to maintain a safety-first culture.
Oversee and develop Transportation Managers through individual coaching, policy and procedure training, problem resolution, and leading by example.
Oversee and develop drivers and Transportation personnel, address performance gaps with Transportation Managers, promote engagement and retention, and foster a culture aligned with US Foods values.
Build high-performing teams by reviewing staffing requirements and monitoring interviewing and hiring; review performance, coach associates toward service and safety targets, and deliver disciplinary action.
Monitor production goals and maintain accuracy and customer satisfaction; anticipate and troubleshoot delivery problems and devise cost-effective, legal solutions.
Interpret and ensure compliance with company, state, and federal DOT regulations.
Develop efficient production flow processes and identify process improvements and cost-reduction strategies that support business objectives and delivery reliability.
Identify and stop waste and improve processes to complete work more safely and efficiently.
Analyze daily performance measures, identify weaknesses, and recommend changes to the VP Operations to achieve productivity objectives.
At union facilities, assist HR and the VP Operations with collective bargaining agreement interpretation, discipline, routine grievance resolution, and participation in arbitrations as required.
Perform other duties assigned by the manager.