Job Description
Summary
This position is responsible for acting as the Site Manager for multiple customer sites that are 24/7 within a given geographic area in the assigned region.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee the day-to-day operations with a focus on Safety (observations & coaching) and customer service.
- Monitor performance metrics, develop process improvements, and resolve issues that impact service levels.
- Provide guidance and supervision to employees.
- Manage and develop department personnel to efficiently meet the needs of the business.
- Ensure that all employees provide the highest level of service.
- Ensure all locations have the necessary equipment to operate (maintenance & rentals).
- Ensure mangers are held accountable for their safety standards and solve maintenance issues.
- Coordinate logistics activities with internal/external customers.
Technical Skills and Knowledge:
- Must have strong leadership and management skills to include recruiting, hiring, team building, coaching and mentoring skills while training new managers/drivers & retrain season managers/drivers.
- Must have good communication & willingness to provide exceptional customer service.
- Understanding and prevention of critical safety issues.
- Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office, E-Plan and Geotab).
Pay Range: - , General Benefits:
Qualifications:
- Related field with 3+ year's previous business experience, ideally in supply chain, transportation, or related field with 1-2 years supervisory experience with increasing levels of responsibility. BA/BS in logistics preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Detailed oriented, organized and the ability to multi-task.
- Working knowledge of domestic carrier services, rules, and regulations.
- Willingness to devote hour's necessary to complete task at hand.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- CDL required.
Performance Measures:
- Driver Retention/Turnover Production
- Safety
- Customer Service
Competency Model:
- Customer/Client Focus- Makes customers/clients and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; shows interest in and understanding of the needs and expectations of internal and external customers (including direct reports); gains customer trust and respect; meets or exceeds customer expectations.
- Collaboration- Builds constructive working relationships with clients/customers, other work units, community organizations and others to meet mutual goals and objectives. Behaves professionally and supportively when working with individuals from a variety of ethnic, social, and educational backgrounds.
- Team Leadership- Communicates a vision and inspires motivation; engages with others (direct-reports and peers) in team process to solve problems; works to find a win/win resolution of differences; is aware of how management style impacts staff productivity and development; modifies leadership style to meet situational requirements; helps team stay focused on major goals while managing within a context of multiple directives.
- Building Trust- Interact with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's motives and representations and those of the organization. Is seen as direct and truthful; keeps confidences, promises, and commitments.
- Coaching- Providing timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen knowledge/skills areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.
- Communication- Clearly conveys and receives information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the listener, helps them understand and retain the message, and invites response and feedback. Keeps others informed as appropriate. Demonstrates good written, oral, and listening skills.
- Guiding and Developing Staff- Focuses and guiding others in accomplishing work objectives; rewards and recognizes others, both formally and informally, in ways that motivate them. Sets high performance expectations for team members; sets clear performance expectations and objectives; holds others accountable for achieving results. Successfully finds resources, training, tools, etc. to support staff needs. Works with staff to create developmental opportunities to expand knowledge and skill level; provides effective feedback and guidance for career development.
- Strategic Focus- Understands how an organization must change considering internal and external trends and influences; keeps the big, long-range picture in mind; builds a shared long-range organizational vision with others. Committed to course of action to achieve long-range goals and influences others to translate vision into action.
- Action Oriented- Consistently maintains high levels of activity or productivity; sustains long working hours, when necessary, works with vigor, effectiveness, and determination.
- Adaptability- Adapts well to changes in assignments and priorities; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; approaches change positively and adjusts behaviors accordingly.
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