Job Description
The Terminal Manager will be responsible for developing new business and managing the transportation operation service, which includes customer engagement, employee relations, asset management and maintenance.
- Start-up of an ”in-house” transload facility
- Position is 50% day to day operations management and 50% new business development
- Manage trucking, brokerage and warehousing operations
- Responsible for the business plan, which call for aggressive growth and expansion of the trucking and transload business
- Develop strategy and market the company’s services to generate new business relationships, increase revenue growth, and present solutions to meet customer’s needs
- Manage existing business accounts and continuously build customer rapport
- Proven track record of successful port management, including large customers with multi-year service agreements
- Manage overall terminal P&L to establish budgets and forecasts
- Oversee all terminal dispatch, planning, and document management functions
- Ability to assess problems, determine root causes, and work towards resolution and focus on continuous improvement
- Recruit and select office staff, company drivers, and owner operators
- Supervise, manage, and develop facility employees
- Implement and maintain cost control policies through proper staffing, training, and supervision of employees
- Maintain a safe, efficient, and orderly terminal office and yard
- Communicate and uphold all company policies and procedures
- Perform other tasks as necessary to support the company objectives
Qualified candidates will have experience in building, growing, and managing an extensive regional trucking operation.
- 5 years minimum management experience in trucking transportation--trucking, drayage, intermodal
- Experience with piers, ports, and container terminals
- Experience with truck fleet acquisition and maintenance
- 5 years minimum experience in new business development/sales
- Oversight of driver and dispatch team
- Ability to manage, reward, and discipline all employees
- Adept in problem solving, conflict resolution, and time management
- Financial Acumen for pricing, budgeting, and P&L management
- Fluent in Microsoft Office products primarily Excel and Word
- Bachelor’s degree