Director, Transportation

Who We Are:
Barrett Distribution Centers is a leader in providing customized third-party logistics, omni-channel distribution, and direct-to-consumer fulfillment services for customers in a variety of industries.

We are – more than anything else – a trusted consultant to our customers, working tirelessly to find solutions to their business challenges.

Who We’re Looking For:
We’re always on the lookout for smart, hard-working, and skilled top performers who are interested in joining a fantastic team within a fast-growing company
If you’re great at what you do, passionate about doing it, and looking for a new home that rewards excellent work, effort, and collaboration, Barrett is the place for you!

Why You’ll Love a Career at Barrett Distribution Centers:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Opportunities for advancement – we love to promote from within!
• Ongoing training and leadership development
• Profit-sharing program – all employees benefit when the company succeeds!
• Competitive compensation
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401K savings plan with company match
• PTO
• A second-to-none culture where you’ll be treated like family and allowed to excel

What You’ll Do:
You’ll consistently apply the following core values as you interact with people both inside and outside of our organization:

1. Always Better
2. Utmost Integrity
3. Dedication to the Customer
4. I am an Owner
5. Open and Honest Communication

You’ll be responsible for knowing and acting in accordance with Barrett’s vision to WOW our customers, partners, and fellow employees with every interaction.

The Position:
The Director, Transportation, reporting to the VP of Transportation, is responsible for implementing the organization’s strategic operational strategy in all phases of company transportation offerings (Parcel, Purchased Transportation, Asset-based transportation, freight audit and payment, Projects as-needed).
This position works Monday through Friday, from 8am-5pm.
The compensation range for this position is $95K-$105K, depending on experience.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Provide oversight and leadership to Operations Managers, Billing Managers, Dispatch Managers including recruiting, training, and performance management.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate operational and organizational risks; escalate key risks and issues to VP of Transportation and/or Senior Leadership.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining SOPs for the Transportation Division that instill efficient and effective operations and lead to high client satisfaction
• Assists in supporting sales in client-facing role (in-person, video meeting, telephone conferences, email), comfortably and adeptly explain and present Barrett Transportation Value Add services.
• In conjunction with the transportation leadership team, is responsible for budget and revenue management
• Manage to division P&L
• Review internal and external performance metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional project teams to support key initiatives
• Ensures compliance and maintains knowledge of Federal Department of Transportation regulations and other safety standards
• Maintains thorough knowledge of industry trends and technology.
• Contributes to, participates in, and cultivates ongoing strong vendor relationships with transactional and relationship owners
• Analyze Vendor Performance and identify areas of improvement (cost/vendor-performance/client experience)
• Analyze Client Business Behaviors and identify areas of process improvement (cost/vendor-performance/client experience) and/or increased profitability.
• Participate in negotiation of vendor contracts that allow for revenue growth, margin growth, or both
• Liaise with DC operations around the country to ensure proper process flow and information exchange between DC operations and Transportation Division.
• Performs other duties as assigned

What You Bring to the Table:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience managing and leading transportation or supply chain organizations.
• Experience working in Transportation Management Systems is required.
• Experience working in ERP/WMS preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft business applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong presentation and overall communication skills from warehouse floor to senior executive.
• Able to balance competing priorities, complex situations, and tight deadlines. Strong emphasis on organizational skills, analytical skills and attention to detail. Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently.
• Proven experience engaging clients through professional investigative techniques to understand the client’s needs, discover new opportunities and overcome challenges.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.
Barrett Distribution Centers is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, retaliation, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, mental or physical disability, genetic information, choice of health insurance, marital status, age, veteran status or any other basis protected by law.

Salary : $95,000 - $105,000