What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Transportation Manager position at Super-Sod?
WHY JOIN SUPER-SOD?
Super-Sod is an organization that has a 70-year reputation for outstanding leadership, innovation, and expertise. Our employees use their creativity and talent to invent new solutions, meet new demands, and offer the most effective services and products in the industry. With your active involvement, creativity, and support, Super-Sod will continue to achieve its goals.
Super-Sod offers a welcoming environment to both our customers and employees. Our teams work highly collaboratively and are proud of the dynamic culture which cultivates company-wide growth and teamwork. Super-Sod employees stand out as being industry professionals who offer knowledge, experience, and a passion to serve.
In turn, the Company provides our family of employees' competitive wage and benefit offerings to ensure their needs are exceeded and their own families are provided for. In addition to numerous awards for quality products, Super-Sod is honored to be consecutively named a Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal Constitution year after year.
In addition to good working conditions and competitive pay, it is Super-Sod's policy to provide a combination of supplemental benefits to all eligible employees. In keeping with this goal, each benefit program has been carefully devised. These benefits include flexible paid time-off, such as vacations and holidays, as well as comprehensive and innovative health and wellness plans that include products like medical, dental, vision, HSA, and supplemental life, accident, hospital, and critical illness.
We are constantly studying and evaluating our benefit programs and policies to better meet present and future requirements. These policies have been developed over the years and continue to be refined to keep up with changing times and needs.
The Logistics Transportation Manager will execute, direct, and coordinate inbound and outbound shipping and transportation distribution within the Regional territory of operations.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Responsible for hiring, termination, corrective action, and daily scheduling management of Regional Logistics administrative team.
- Oversees the coordination and routing of shipments within the assigned territory.
- Directs dispatching and routing activities and tracks Commercial trucks through digital automation systems.
- Ensures that customer difficulties or problems are investigated and resolved.
- Negotiates and secures contracts with transportation providers and customers.
- Directs all maintenance, repair, and replacement of shipping equipment or vehicles.
- Provides input to management regarding transportation operating efficiency leveraging the TMS, in coordination with district and branch management, to improve cost or service.
- Maintains knowledge of best practices including the most efficient and cost-effective shipping methods.
- Maintains knowledge of regulations related to transportation including those related to hazardous shipments, employee safety, and freight classifications.
- In collaboration with Logistics Director and Human Resources, develops and implements policies, procedures, goals, and objectives for transportation operations.
- Ensures compliance with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, environmental policies, and government regulations.
- Reviews, audits, analyzes and approves expenditures and other financial information; uses results to develop and implement plans, policies, and budgets.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Competencies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Extensive knowledge of export regulations and procedures.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- Proficiency with computerized distribution systems.
Supervisory Responsibility
This is a managerial role which requires direct and effective oversight of the Regional Logistics operations. Must demonstrate excellent time management, coordination, and self-management skills.
Work Environment
This job operates primarily in a professional retail environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and e-filing systems. The employee will be expected to work outside in all weather conditions and must have suitable clothing. They must have the ability and willingness to work in adverse conditions, not just in extreme weather but enclosed spaces. The employee will be expected to work around and with machinery that distributes loud noises and exhaust. Personal Protective gear is provided by the employer. This position does require handling and operating of heavy equipment which may introduce a high risk to slips, trips and falls.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. While this position is primarily sedentary, the employee may occasionally be required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift products and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position, expected to work 45 hours per week. Days and hours can change at the discretion of the Logistics Director; though typical hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Some weekend hours will be necessary, typically in our busier harvesting season (typically March-August from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.).
Travel
This position requires up to 25% travel time.
Required Education and Experience
- High school degree and business discipline.
- Class A CDL experience.
- Minimum 4 years of shipping experience.
- Exceptional interpersonal, customer service, leadership, problem-solving, verbal and written communication, and conflict resolution skills
- Must be 19 years of age or older.
- Pre-employment background check and drug screening required.
Preferred Education and Experience
- Experience with FMCSA and DOT regulations specific to Agricultural shipping laws.
- Experience with turfgrass sod and seed in a retail setting.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or similar field.
- Bilingual skills (Spanish/English) strongly preferred but not required.
- Proficient in CRM software (HubSpot, SingleOps)
- Proficient in Logistics Software
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
