Trucking Manager

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.

Other duties as assigned

• Operations leadership
• Engineering
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Labor workforce

• Supply base

• Financial:
  Operations Margin;
  Budget performance
• Behavioral:
  Safety performance
• Delivery:
  Delivery to schedule
• Quality:
  Minimizing rework

• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, both written and verbal, as well as the ability to effectively listen and engage with all levels of the organization.
• Builds strong relationships; engages and motivates teams representing diverse backgrounds and viewpoints; exceptionally collaborative.
• Ability to maintain attentiveness to detail and accuracy throughout involvement in multiple projects without losing sight of goals and deadlines.
• Excellent organization skills to drive topics with multiple stakeholders/interests.
• Experience working with TMS and being able to recommend a clear Technology path forward.
• Experience building, setting up Power BI Reports and tracking KPI’s
• Problem solving skills that aim to remedy and prevent reoccurrence.
• Comfortable escalating issues while maintaining positive relationships with team members and other organizations.
• Passionate about Clark Pacific’s vision and mission; able to promote, demonstrate, and communicate the mission, values and core competencies of Clark Pacific to others.
• Able to exercise appropriate discretion when handling confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Display willingness and interest in stepping up into greater leadership role if the situation requires or the opportunity presents itself.
• Strong understanding of contract management, trucking and DOT regulations, and fleet operations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite programs

• General in-office environment will be experienced.
• There will be periodic exposure to manufacturing and field environments which may present hazards such as noise, electricity, chemicals, heavy equipment, and other automated and manual machinery.
• There will be periodic exposure to outside weather conditions, including extreme cold…