Transportation Manager

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Oldcastle, a CRH company, is reinventing what's possible in building solutions. We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We're a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers, and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products. Our portfolio of brands includes Oldcastle APG, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Belgard® hardscape, Echelon® Masonry, RDI® railing, Catalyst™ Fence Solutions, Sakrete® packaged concrete, Amerimix® mortar, Pebble Technology International® pool finishes, and Techniseal® sands and sealant technologies.
Job Summary
The Transportation Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of transportation servicing our locations and customers. The transportation network includes both private fleet and hired haul operations. Customers include national home improvement retailers, building product dealers, and contractor jobsites. This position will have team members who are optimizing and planning shipments as well as fleet managers running the company private fleet.
The Transportation Manager will be expected to implement strategy to improve customer service, maintain world-class safety levels, ensure compliance with regulations, drive continuous improvement, and reduce costs. This position will interact with multiple business units and departments under Oldcastle APG to deliver best in class transportation services.
Job Location
This is an onsite role based out of our site in Morristown, TN.
Job Responsibilities
Responsible for strategic logistical planning for all locations
Manage a team of logistics coordinators, fleet manager, and class A CDL drivers across the network.
Ensures that Fleet Managers and Drivers are trained and remain in compliance with DOT regulations
Makes hiring decisions, manages performance, provides coaching and issues discipline for transportation team
Responsible for service performance (On Time Delivery)
Ensure compliance with all DOT and Company policies and procedures
Ensure driver qualification files are maintained including driver road tests
Audit driver logs to ensure drivers are compliant with hours-of-service regulations
Manage scheduling department to ensure company driver routes comply with DOT hours
Company contact for insurance claims, follow-up, etc. when the claims involve company drivers’ or company lease vehicles
Perform Lease/Buy decisions on equipment and provide recommendations including specifications
Oversee maintenance program for company vehicles. Make recommendations for future Capex purchases.
Review current vendors and seek new vendors to help reduce costs and increase fleet efficiency
Working with site locations to refine and improve processes to increase transportation productivity
Recruit and negotiate rates with core carriers as needed
Ensure carriers are responding to the daily customer service requirements and are operating within established budget guidelines and contractual agreements
Implement transportation related company policy and programs and keep current on government rules and regulations, reporting when necessary to management team
Provide reporting on key KPI metrics to management
Other duties and responsibilities related to the nature of the job may be assigned on a temporary or permanent basis as needed
Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements
Minimum four-year degree in business or related field or equivalent in experience, training or education
5+ years’ experience in related transportation field; including experience utilizing transportation management software systems
Ability to travel up to 50%
Strong organizational skills

Employment type
Full Time