Transportation Manager

About the Role

The Transportation Manager will manage all Transportation Operations and bin placement throughout a large or multiple sub-regions, ensuring the safe and efficient transportation of materials to and from sites in accordance with company requirements.

Pay range and compensation package

Pay Rate: 115,000-125,000, Bonus Eligible.

Responsibilities

• Manage all Transportation operations for your region.
• Manage the team’s safety and DOT compliance, and ensure Sims University is completed on time.
• Hold weekly driver’s meetings, along with one-on-one meetings as needed.
• Review Teletrac Navman videos and alerts, and review findings with drivers in group and individual settings.
• Registration of new assets with the DMV, along with filing tax paperwork as needed; permitting, IFTA filing quarterly, 2290 filing annually, IRP filing annually, MCS 150 filing biennially, overweight permits, and/or working with our vendor TRC for these tasks & responsibilities.
• Handle any incidents or issues with trucking (broken windshields, scrap falling out of trailers, accidents, rollovers).
• Execution of capital expenditures.
• Review what is needed for replacement of assets approaching their end of life and work with commercial/operations for what is needed for the demand or growth of the business to keep up with requests.
• Work with Business Partners on CER’s, Capex, budget, spending, and forecasting large expenses.
• Handles compliance issues: my COI, MSA, DQ (personnel) files, DVIR logs.
• Handles transportation trade issues, payments to haulers via Ratelinx.
• Handles regional freight rate matrix and fuel surcharge.
• Communicates information to haulers and commercial, and enters it in SAI to reduce residual costs.
• Works with the national Transportation Management team to implement a competitive tender process to engage new contractors, ensuring that any terms of engagement are supported by an appropriate contract as required.
• Orders necessary items for the transportation department (AX) safety supplies, consumables, equipment, repairs, and inspections.
• Oversees Dispatcher and/or Transportation Coordinator and backs up as needed.
• Oversees fleet maintenance, emergency and routine repairs.
• Oversees annual federal requirements to be completed on all Sims assets.
• Effectively manages contractors' work as performed in accordance with contract requirements.
• Secures and maintains relationships with outside contractors to work with Sims to meet business demands.
• Manages and oversees both Union and Non-Union Sims drivers.
• Monitors freight movement, light load reporting, service levels, driver efficiencies, etc. in relation to our current NAM Transportation Dashboard through Power BI reporting.
• Maintains and improves customer service levels in accordance with business requirements to ensure internal and external customers are serviced in a timely manner.
• Actively works with the Operations Manager, Yard Managers, and external agents to facilitate timely, safe, and efficient load-out requirements in accordance with any bulk shipping and other operations where required.
• Communicate any industry knowledge/market intelligence to the Operations or Commercial Manager in a timely manner.
• Review slow-moving bins, bin presentation, and bin maintenance requirements and provide recommendations for alternate arrangements to the Commercial team as required.
• Work closely with our current NAM Transportation EHS Manager to comply with EHS standards monthly. CCVs, OBAs, Self-Inspections, corrective actions.
• Set up permitted loads as needed or outsource oversize loads to meet the needs of suppliers or operations.
• Support and recommend continuous improvement initiatives and foster compliance with quality requirements.
• Support and ensure team compliance with all Company policies, procedures, and initiatives.
• 3 Direct reports: Dispatcher, Coordinator/Specialist, Supervisor.