Transportation Manager

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…