Trucking Manager
| Verified Pay check_circle | Provided by the employer$130420.5 per year |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time |
| Location | Adelanto, California |
About this job
Job Description
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions.
- Exercise a high level of professionalism and confidentiality when working
with staff, projects and proprietary information. - Engage in a broad spectrum of projects with impact throughout the
logistics process to identify, address, improve, and sustain operational
effectiveness and efficiency. - Establish transparency and accountability within the trucking department
and with the cross-functional team members who engage in the logistics
process. - Being able to promote new technology and provide the expertise needed
to help drive results through training and mentoring. - Develop strategy for the future of the department and how it can
successfully integrate into the larger goals of the company. - Build logistics supply chain and manage trucking contracts, including
sourcing, negotiating, and executing. - Own and manage the logistics asset fleet, including forecasting needs and
ensuring availability to meet business demands. - Build financial plan and hold team accountable to hitting key cost targets.
Secure buy-in from key internal stakeholders through effective and efficient
communications and relationships. - Leverage cross-functional, agile teams and project groups to identify and
address opportunities for improvement. - Travel to Clark Pacific and partner locations as needed to provide
leadership, oversight, and management of trucking operations and teams
across multiple sites. - Utilize data analytics, internal data and trends to support project planning,
monitor performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to
support project objectives and decision-making.
Physical Demands
o Frequent: Sitting at desk, utilizing computers and phones, standing and
walking
o Periodic: Repetitive foot, leg, hand, arm, shoulder, and torso movements
o Business travel, (40%). Bending squatting, stooping, reaching, pushing,
pulling, and lifting.
Experience and Education
o Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Logistics, Supply Chain
Management, Transportation, Operations Management, Engineering or a
related field required; Master’s Degree preferred.
o 7–10 years of progressive experience in trucking, transportation, logistics,
distribution, or supply chain operations, including increasing levels of
responsibility
o 3–5 years of leadership or management experience overseeing drivers,
transportation teams, dispatch, logistics operations, or similar functions
preferred
o Experience managing fleet operations, transportation scheduling, routing,
dispatch, and delivery coordination preferred.
o Experience in construction, manufacturing, precast concrete, heavy haul, or
oversized-load transportation is a plus
o Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.