Transportation Manager; Onsite in Ashland, VA)

Pitney Bowes is seeking a Transportation Manager onsite at our Ashland, Virginia Presort Services facility. The starting base salary is $77,000 annually. This role is also eligible for a 6% annual field bonus. As part of our commitment to a flexible work schedule, this role does not have a set amount of vacation per year.

You are a performance driven individual who is committed to provide innovative service to our clients. You are approachable and relationship oriented as you contribute to Pitney Bowes success.

• Supervises and assigns specific responsibilities to all transportation personnel including route delivery.
• Ensures prompt and accurate delivery/pick-up of all service requests for customers, and other transportation activities as required by the needs of the company and customer base.
• Manages site transportation vendors including sourcing vendor contacts.
• Ensures all drivers are compliant with DOT regulations; maintains DOT files.
• Ensures the transportation team provides excellent internal and external customer service while achieving total labor ratio goals.
• Manages the human resources aspect of supervision including performance appraisals, counseling, hiring, and terminations.
• Manages service providers to ensure delivery performance standards and operational practices are in line with contractual agreements and performance benchmarks.
• Demonstrates safety and security processes and follows company policies.
• Communicates with the Regional Logistics Manager, Logistics Center, and Operations team regarding any special, late, or missing pickups and forwards the information to the drivers.
• Coordinates with production to ensure the mail is dispatched on time and ensures that all transportation tasks are completed.
• Reviews pick up slips for USPS supplies and communicate supply requests to the drivers; verify physical container counts to accompany customer pick up slips.
• Recommends measures to improve the performance of the transportation department.
• Ensures the mail is reviewed for proper dates, presort slugs and a pickup slip is attached with each order prior to loading on the truck.
• Reviews all daily paperwork submitted by drivers.
• Ensures USPS equipment is used only for the movement of "Live" mail.
• Manage the return of client’s damaged or undeliverable mail following internal handling procedures for damaged secured mail.
• Ensure all required cell phone applications are being used.
• Manages maintenance and cleanliness of location’s fleet.
• Assists other departments to accomplish operational goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Transportation or Logistics is preferred.
• Transportation/Fleet service experience, which includes route delivery procedures, basic security, and operational procedures.
• 3 to 5 years of operations/transportation management.
• Commercial vehicle driving experience is preferred but not mandatory.
• Ability to coordinate and manage DOT compliance.
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel.
• Ability to effectively manage, train and develop supervisory staff.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate with customers, co-workers, subordinates, and various levels within the organization in a professional and courteous manner.
• Effective communication and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical skills.

Pitney Bowes Presort Services performs mail sorting; performing some of the work that would typically be performed by the USPS®.

For completing this work, Presort Services receives discounted postage rates.

By performing this sorting work on behalf of our clients, we are able to share a portion of that discount with them.

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