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Transportation Manager
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Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, 02940, USA
Listed on 2026-06-17
Listing for:
Univar Solutions Inc.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-17
Job specializations:
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Transportation
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Management
General Management, Contracts Manager
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Title:
Transportation Manager
Location:
Providence, RI, US,
Company Name:
Univar Solutions USA LLC
Requisition
A Place Where People Matter.
Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.
The Transportation Manager contributes to the success of Univar Solutions by acting as the primary Transportation leader at a branch location within a defined District and managing the P&L.
The TM provides Transportation leadership at the assigned branch encompassing both private fleet and common carrier modes. Leads a team of supervisors, dispatchers, and drivers and collaborates with the Operations Manager, Commercial leadership, and District Transportation Manager.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
General & People Management
* Accountable for the safe, effective, and efficient execution of the branch
* Transportation operation to include delivering the assigned annual operating plan and cost savings objectives
* Develop and manage after-hours Transportation support for the branch location
* Manage the execution of retention and recruiting strategies for the private fleet drivers within the branch
* Manage and develop the Transportation Supervisor and Dispatcher
* Responsible for all disciplinary and coaching of Transportation employees at the branch
* Accountable for the weekly submission and accuracy of hourly payroll
* Responsible for the collective bargaining of Transportation drivers at unionized sites (if applicable)
Private Fleet Dispatch Optimization
* Directly responsible for maintaining an efficient cost advantaged company private fleet at a branch location
* Maximize driver DOT HOS
* Manage execution of route plans to reduce regional Cost Per Mile (CPM) on private fleets
* Mode mix and management
* Coach safe and efficient driving techniques; ensuring safety, regulatory and DOT compliance
* Develop effective relationships with internal business partners
Route Guide and Lane Management
* Manages the execution of lane level sourcing of the Private, Common, and dedicated fleets at the branch
* Provide interface and direction for common carriers on issues and improvement
* Implements strategies for on-time delivery performance for company owned private fleet and carriers alike
* Ensures compliance to established route guides
Capacity Management
* Manage and maintain transportation capacity sufficient to support a 20% surge in volume using private fleet, common carrier, or dedicated carrier solutions
* Ensure carrier execution against transportation requirements, meeting requirements of customers
* Collaborate with other DTMs within the region for any dedicated capacity needs to ensure capacity requirements for the branch
Asset Utilization
* Manage local Transportation team and provide guidance to Transportation supervisor(s) and dispatchers on the effective and efficient use of the private fleet
* Deliver transportation productivity agenda by focusing on asset optimization, improving fuel economy, maximizing DOT HOS, reducing reliance on CC capacity, payload efficiency, route optimization & wait time reduction
* Deliver transportation service targets, shipping and delivering loads on time
* Develop, and implement capital replacement needs for all private fleet assets within…
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