Transportation Manager

Core-Mark

Ypsilanti, MI Posted 2/1/2025 Full Time

Job Description:

We Deliver the Goods:
  • Competitive pay and benefits, including Health & Wellness Benefits on Day 1, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, RRSP, Paid Direct Drug Card, & Scholarship Opportunities for children of associates, Paid Time Off, and much more.
  • Growth opportunities performing essential work to support North America’s food distribution system.
  • Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.
Hours:Onsite 5 days per week, Monday-Friday 7:00AM-4:00PM with possible overtime
Travel:10%
Location:2085 E. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, MI 48198
Compensation:$75k-$90k base salary, depending on experience, with bonus potential!

Position Purpose:
As a Transportation Manager, you will co-direct all functions of the Transportation Department; including creating and managing the annual business plans. You will manage drivers, routes, deliveries, maintenance, security and safety, and other transportation-related actions to create direct contributions to the division and to customers’ experiences. A successful candidate will have effectively demonstrated an ability to continuously build better service, demonstrate leadership, and instill a culture of innovation.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Managing the tactical operations as well as strategic functions of the transportation department.
  • Coordinating maintenance, fueling, and repairs of vehicles.
  • Ensuring drives meet required operating skills, training, testing, and transportation reporting.
  • Managing the transportation budget.
  • Developing and implementing transportation infrastructure and process guidelines.
  • Collaborating with peers to drive improvements in division performance; analyzing key metrics.
  • Creating efficiencies within the department through timely implementation of programs and effective management of human capital and fleet.
  • Discovering opportunities to improve routing operations, increase back-haul revenues, and improve departmental results.
  • Maintaining a safe and secure working environment by promoting and managing safety.
  • Fostering professional growth of department personnel through performance management.
  • Creating open lines of communication with employees.
  • Ensuring compliance with all Core-Mark and government regulations.
  • Assisting in the overall selection, hiring, and management of department personnel.
  • Allocating work and resources to effectively meet on-time delivery requirements.
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Qualification:

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) with 2 years of higher education.
• 4 years transportation experience including in-depth knowledge of DOT regulations and experience with operations of computerized fleet management systems.
• 3 - 5 years transportation supervisory/management experience.

Company description



Core-Mark continues to grow as the industry leader in fresh and broadline solutions for the convenience retail industry. With a reputation for empowering customers, employees, and communities, Core-Mark has become the largest, most comprehensive marketer of consumer goods in North America offering a full range of products, programs, and solutions to convenience operators across the U.S. and Canada.

Awards and Accolades

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.
JOB LOCATION:
Ypsilanti, MI 48197

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