Operations Manager 1 - Transportation (Supply Chain/Logistics)

Penske Transportation Solutions
Lawrenceville, GA, United States
Full-time

Responsibilities

People

  • Establish and sustain that all supervisors and associates are trained and competent and 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 that informs and motivates as well as recognizes excellence among team members
  • Establish and sustain strong and effective relationships with associates, the customer, and supporting departments

Operations

  • Meet or exceed all customer key performance metrics and objectives
  • Interact daily with local customer to ensure existing and emerging customer needs are understood
  • Lead team to identify operational improvements in areas such as route optimization, carrier selection, backhauls, and trailer loading
  • Collaborate with other Penske sites to share best practices, leverage resources / assets, etc.

Finance

  • Develop and execute annual financial and operating plan
  • Lead the operation with integrity to meet or exceed the Business Plan targets
  • Identify issues with the operating metrics and P&L and make required adjustments in a timely manner
  • Ensure customer billings and associate payroll are prepared timely and accurately, the payables and intercompany charges are valid and correct, and all other activities are accurately reflected in the P&L.

Safety

  • Lead a culture of safety through personal example
  • Develop, execute, and assess continuous improvement plan to reduce accident and injury frequency
  • Ensure each associate understands their individual role and responsibilities, as well as the 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

Growth / Customer Experience

  • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and 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 and achieve cost savings.

Fleet / Assets

  • Lead effort to improve fleet / equipment utilization, maintenance availability and fuel efficiency
  • Contribute to equipment specification at time of start-up and renewal
  • Build a strong working relationship with local PTL district and other equipment vendors
  • Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor
  • 23 days ago
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