Freight Manager
5 - 7 years experience • Commercial Transportation
The Freight Manager is responsible for effectively managing all operations within the freight department. This includes order management, customer service, payload efficiencies, equipment maintenance and driver management and administration, including hiring decisions and driverqualification. This position requires the flexibility to work 40+ hours per week and weekends as required. The Freight Manager reports directly to the Plant Manager and has an indirect reporting relationship with the Regional Logistics Manager.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
Practice proper PPE compliance and maintain a safe working record and environment
Manage operations to meet or exceed budget targets
Immediately communicate unsafe conditions, acts or injuries to the Plant Manager
Effectively schedule and plan loads to ensure maximum payload efficiencies
Provide excellent customer service; meet or exceed expectations daily
Manage driver administration (selection, hiring, training, performance evaluations and discipline)
Maintain proper communication with customers and CSR?s
Conduct accident investigations with Plant Manager
Manage fleet maintenance, repairs and safety inspections
Conduct and facilitate quarterly and monthly freight safety meetings
Ensure compliance with company and Plant policies
Understand and practice ADS CORE VALUES
Maintain and build job skills through company training programs
Job Skills:
Strong leadership, interpersonal and team building skills
Understanding of the complexity of dispatching loads
Demonstrated knowledge of state and federal DOT regulations and freight issues
Courteous/friendly/positive representation of ADS
Familiarity with all ADS products
Effective written and oral communication skills
Intermediate computer skills (MS Office)
Strong organization and multi-tasking skills
Educational Requirements:
High School Diploma or equivalent
Commercial Driver Training preferred
College degreepreferred
State and Federal DOT compliance training
Preferred Experience:
Previous CDL holder and OTR experience
Previous customer service experience
Physical Requirements:
Employee will be lifting heavy objects and must have the ability to lift 25 pounds
Employee will be sitting for a specified amount of time and must have the ability to sit at a minimum for 8 hours
Job Type: Full-time
Requiredexperience:
- Freight Manager: 5years
- Oracle: 5years
- Dispatch: 5years
- Load Master Software: 5years
Requirededucation:
- High school or equivalent
Job Location:
- Wooster, OH