Transportation Manager

Pacific Seafood • Mukilteo, WA

12d • $81,000 - $95,000

About The Position

The Transportation Manager at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Transportation team supporting efforts to maintain safety and compliance, achieve customer satisfaction, and implement strategies for cost optimization. This position involves managing transportation assets effectively, promoting environmental sustainability, and driving continuous improvement through collaboration and teamwork across the supply chain and is ideal for someone who is organized, analytical, and has a commitment to continuous improvement.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Valid Commercial Driver's License - Class A
• Minimum of four years’ experience in the transportation management field
• Minimum of three years’ experience in safety compliance, fleet management, route planning, and route optimization.
• Previous experience with Microsoft Suites – Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneNote, Outlook.
• Effective communicator – spoken and written

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
• Prior experience performing analysis on existing route models to find opportunities for efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Coordination and Management: Safety focused.
• Responsible for management of Federal and State DOT regulations.
• Oversee all scheduling, to include daily truck routes, driver vacation planning, and truck maintenance.
• Manage the preparation of delivery documents for customer delivery drivers.
• Coordinate vendor & airport pick-ups with purchasing.
• Assist in developing driver incentives, safe driving, and cross training programs for drivers to improve their abilities and productivity.
• Manage and/or develop budgets for distribution center logistics as it relates to driver wages, fleet, fuel, R&M, and safety.
• Answer questions and resolve complaints pertaining to any transportation issues.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.
• Optimization and Improvement: Daily route planning that drives safety, customer service, and efficiency for the organization and its customers.
• Use historical delivery data to identify, communicate, and implement route model adjustments to continuously evolve with the business and drive safety, customer service, and efficiency.
• Perform route ride a longs to coach, train, support drivers while gaining key experience and knowledge of customer requirements, traffic patterns, customer delivery times, possible safety concerns, etc.
• Ability to manage Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

Benefits

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, paid holidays, vacation and personal time
• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family member
• Product purchase program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED