Operations Manager - Transportation (Supply Chain/Logistics)

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Proven record of leadership excellence
• •History of leading teams to consistently exceed established goals in dynamic operational environments
• •Proven ability to recruit, train, develop, communicate with and retain team members
• •Demonstrated ability to develop forward looking plans and turn those plans into successful execution
• •Proven ability to effectively manage financial resources
• •Relevant experience
• •Skills
• •Proven leader
• •Leadership to leading staff
• •Commitment to customers
• •Dedication to excellence and innovation
• •Monday - Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (flexibility as needed to cover business needs)
• •Lead teams in a dynamic operational environment
• •Consistently exceed established goals
• •Demonstrate a commitment to customers
• •Dedication to excellence and innovation
• •Develop forward looking plans
• •Turn those plans into successful execution
• •Effectively manage resources
• •Achieve operational excellence
• •Meet or exceed the site financial operating plan
• •Implement and maintain an incident free safety culture at the operation
• •Establish and sustain that all supervisors and associates are trained and competent
• •Understand how their work relates to the customers' business objectives
• •Establish and sustain that we recruit, hire, train, develop and retain quality associates
• •Establish and sustain effective, two-way communication
• •Informs and motivates
• •Recognizes excellence among team members
• •Establish and sustain strong and effective relationships with associates, the customer, and supporting departments
• •Meet or exceed all customer key performance metrics and objectives
• •Interact daily with local customer
• •Ensure existing and emerging customer needs are understood
• •Lead team to identify operational improvements
• •Areas such as route optimization, carrier selection, backhauls, and trailer loading
• •Collaborate with other Penske sites
• •Share best practices
• •Leverage resources/assets
• •Develop and execute annual financial and operating plan
• •Lead the operation with integrity
• •Meet or exceed the Business Plan targets
• •Identify issues with the operating metrics and P&L
• •Make required adjustments in a timely manner
• •Ensure customer billings and associate payroll are prepared timely and accurately
• •Payables and intercompany charges are valid and correct
• •All other activities are accurately reflected in the P&L
• •Lead a culture of safety through personal example
• •Develop, execute, and assess continuous improvement plan
• •Reduce accident and injury frequency
• •Ensure each associate understands their individual role and responsibilities
• •Group's role and responsibilities required to achieve and maintain a safe work place
• •Proactively identify and correct unsafe conditions, work processes, and behaviors
• •Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory agencies, company policies and procedures
• •Coach through safety observations
• •Identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• •Challenge the status quo
• •Execute a process to track and record value delivered to the customer
• •Identify and seize profitable business opportunities for the customer and Penske
• •Utilize available metrics to monitor and maximize customer efficiencies
• •Achieve cost savings
• •Lead effort to improve fleet/equipment utilization
• •Maintenance availability
• •Fuel efficiency
• •Contribute to equipment specification at time of start-up and renewal
• •Build a strong working relationship with local PTL district
• •Other equipment vendors