Transportation Manager
Bentonville, AR
Job title: Transportation Manager
Classification: Exempt
Reports to: Collections Manager
Responsibilities and duties:
- Responsible for movement of donation boxes in market - replacement, placement, removals
- Management of the maintenance of donation boxes and trailers throughout the market.
Making sure the donation boxes and trailer appearance meets company expectations
- Working closely with store managers making sure inventory needs are met for cloth and miscellaneous.
- Making sure our fleet maintenance system completely updated - Registrations, Trucks
PM and Repairs
- Routine truck inspections to meet DOT requirements - Fire extinguisher, triangles, accident report package
- Transportation Manager coordinate growth activities with Collection Manager - Cities for boxes, local area ordinances, permits
- Responsible for being involved in the second Driver Interview
- Coordinating and completing 1st interview for donation attendant
- Responsible to ride along with all drivers in collection trucks once a quarter.
- Responsible for Driver Audit Surveillance once a quarter (TM provides pictures, videos, and results of audits)
- Daily review of Btrans - missed stop picture review daily and update Collection Manager.
- Review Teletrac alerts daily and provide feedback to Collection Manager.
- Donation attendant audits once a quarter. Complete audit form and submit to Collection
Manager and verify employed attendants have phone and trained properly. Make sure attendants are responding to TimeMD Missing Pings
- Rerouting collection market twice a year – Efficiency. Rerouting based on market conditions - More or less drivers, new placements, and removals.
- Daily updates on Salesforce CRM. Update CRM with weekly schedule.
- Conduct monthly driver safety meetings.
- Assist store manager with driver launch and receiving when at the store.
- Uncover Base Business and field growth opportunities – trailers, inlines, and bins
- Possess the ability to regularly work in the heat, the cold and in wet weather conditions.
- Job can be physically demanding and required some heavy lifting but can be rewarding as well.
Qualifications:
- Must possess valid state driver’s license.
- Must be 21 years or older
- Applicant must be willing to submit to a background check and drug screen.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds regularly.
- Capable of bending, stooping, crouching, pushing, pulling and climbing stairs and in and out of a truck frequently.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s degree preferred; or a combination of education and experience that yields the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
- High level of diplomacy and interpersonal skills.
- Qualifying for DOT medical card and certification as authorized company driver