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Logistics Operations Senior Manager

Bristol Management Services

Logistics Operations Senior Manager

Gardena, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    As a valued member of our team, the Logistics Operations Senior Manager manages all aspects of the company’s logistics management function to control, deliver and distribute products and materials to their destination. This includes coordinating the activities of employees engaged in the transportation and delivery of mixed concrete and bulk constituent products. Maximize the profitability of company fleet assets by maximizing loaded miles, payload, time utilization, and equipment utilization.

    Essential Functions:

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

    · Optimize routes and creates delivery schedules that produce the safest, most efficient, and cost-effective logistical solutions.

    · Receive orders for the company’s deliveries of products such as Ready-mixed concrete, rock, stone, and sand.

    · Process incoming order requests and inventory replenishment from customers (internal) for deliveries.

    · Move orders to the correct locations considering time, traffic, inventory levels, and customer demands.

    · Manage the delivery process to ensure that deliveries are made in accordance with Fuel Transportation Agreements and the customer’s delivery requirements. · Roster dispatch to the trucks. Ensure that all loads are hauled and ticketed promptly and accurately.

    · Ensure adequate trucking resources are available to meet customer demand.

    · Oversee delivery schedules to ensure timely execution and that sites maintain optimal inventory levels.

    · Monitor scheduling database to ensure information is available to allow for accurate forecasting of deliveries.

    · Monitor drivers on the tracking screen and maintain contact with Drivers via tablets to expedite deliveries.

    · Communicate with supervisors and drivers to schedule deliveries considering truck capacities, distances to delivery sites, loading and unloading time.

    · Manage vehicle’s domiciled locations based on concrete production demands.

    · Reduce outside hauler use, and if needed, only use the most cost-effective solutions.

    · Remove/reduce “dead-head” routes. Ensure the most economical route (along with material cost (landed cost) is used for every delivery.

    · Ensure that the ticketing system is functioning properly at all times.

    · Ensure that the tare weights in the system are frequently uploaded as required.

    · Create or improve general internal policies, operating guidelines, or standard procedures.

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

    · Practice goal-directed thinking and action in situations for which no routine solutions exist.

    · Ability to analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.

    · Ability to determine metrics to measure whether the supply chain is efficient, effective, delivers value to customers and meets company goals.

    · Ability to organize the activities required to accept raw materials, manufacture the product, test for quality, and schedule for delivery.

    · Ability to comprehend safety concerns and respond appropriately to protect personnel and company assets from physical and financial loss.

    · Excellent attention to detail in coordinating various activities; able to think clearly when handling multiple tasks.

    · High emotional intelligence; ability to work in a high-volume environment without becoming frustrated or disorganized.

    Core Competencies:

    · Transportation, distribution, logistics

    · Inventory management and forecasting

    · Execution, planning, scheduling control

    · Dispatching

    · Proficiency in computerized tracking and scheduling systems

    · Problem solving and decision making

    · Teamwork and collaboration

    · Accountability and responsibility

    · Customer focus (internal and external)

    · Strong knowledge of and skill in using computer software, including MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.

    · Strong mathematical skills to calculate and interpret data.

    · Ability to read, write and comprehend in English.

    · Strong oral and written communication skills to communicate with customers, co-workers, and business contacts in a courteous and professional manner by phone, email or in person.

    · Strong interpersonal communication skills to work effectively with others in order to coordinate activities and arrive at mutual decisions.

    Positon Type/Expected Hours of Work

    This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30a.m. to 5p.m (times may vary based on business needs). Evening and weekend assignments may be required depending on work load and service needs.

    Salary

    $115,000 - $140,000 Annually

    Travel Required 25- 40% travel within assigned region, limited extended travel maybe required. Travel to various projects, plants and seminars will be required to provide service and support.

    Preferred Education and Experience

    · High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

    · At least 5 years of high-volume transportation-related Dispatching experience, preferably in a construction/transportation-related environment

    · Experience in using a similar transportation-related computerized system

    · Management or supervisory experience

    Bristol Management Services, Inc. is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) company and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.

    Bristol Management Services, Inc.. es una compañía EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidades/acción afirmativa) y no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, religión, credo religioso, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad o expresión de género, origen nacional, ascendencia, edad, condición física odiscapacidad mental, condición médica, información genética, estado civil o familiar, estado militar o de veterano, o cualquier otra característica protegida por la ley federal, estatal o local en los programas o actividades que opera.