The Transportation Supervisor oversees a diverse team of individuals aimed at moving raw and finished goods in an efficient manner safely, while also promoting performance metrics such as on-time delivery and optimizing operational expenses. Assigns tasks and ensures they are completed in a timely manner.
- Supervises tasks such as payroll, personnel onboarding, and other metrics aimed at promoting productivity.
- Experience with change management and leads by example through supervising and providing continuous feedback to a diverse team of dispatchers/freight coordinators.
- Proven ability to multi-task to complete multiple project deadlines. Closely work with the Transportation Manager on continuous improvement projects aimed at deceasing costs and increasing productivity.
- Oversees Carriers and speaks with them daily to troubleshoot delivery failures and address safety concerns and ensures company is compliant with the DOT. Must be safety focused.
- Creates and documents standard operating procedures as well as provides recommendations for improving functions that will improve day to day work.
- Experience with understanding rate structures, how to negotiate rates along with auditing invoices to ensure carriers are paid in a timely manner.
- Must be comfortable with working in excel, presenting information to a diverse audience and extensive knowledge working with ERPs.
- Responds to emergencies including afterhours support.