Transport Department Manager

Work setting

• Trucking company

Budgetary responsibility

• $1,500,001 - $4,000,000

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Manage finances or budget
• Arrange for shipping documentation and the tracking and tracing of goods in transit
• Ensure transport compliance with regulations
• Establish and implement policies and standards for the transportation and storage of goods
• Monitor company's or department's performance, prepare reports for senior management, and plan for changes to schedules and policies
• Negotiate for services and preferential rates
• Oversee the scheduling and dispatching of vehicles and goods
• Oversee the setting of transportation service rates and monitor revenue
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Experience and specialization

Area of work experience

• Fleet management

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Organized
• Team player