Logistics Director jobs in Springfield, MO

Description

The Logistics Manager is the primary individual responsible for the management of all Company delivery and transportation functions.  The Logistics Manager is responsible for the professional development and training of the Delivery Manager, Fleet Manager and Driver Trainer, and for all recruitment, hiring, training and management of all HOA Delivery personnel.  This individual is responsible for maintaining all compliance and record keeping regulations required by various Federal, State and Local Government entities regarding personnel and equipment issues.  This individual must be able to reach out to other departments and managers outside of their normal chain of command, providing help, and support as needed; as well as to make specific requests that will aid in the proper operation of the Delivery Department; in order to complete its daily mandate of enabling all orders to be fulfilled, in a timely, accurate and damage free manner.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Helps ensure Heart of America Beverage Company’s market leadership position through delivery execution standards.
• Ensures a safe workplace and environment for all direct reports.
• Ensures that all direct and indirect reports understand and follow all safety policies and procedures specific to their position.
• Ensures all department activities comply with DOT, OSHA, state, city, and federal requirements and regulations.
• Responsible for training and developing direct reports to execute job responsibility in a safe and productive manner.
• Ensures that all logistic processes and workflows are followed.
• Collaborates with Director of Operations, Sales Team, Warehouse Manager and Supervisors to solve delivery and service issues to reach collective goals.
• Monitors effectiveness of all logistic processes and workflows – providing improvement recommendations to the director of Operations.
• Optimizes the best possible delivery service and cost scenario by considering truck weight, load capacity, number of stops, and service policies.
• Monitor route effectiveness, modifying core routes as needed.
• Track route productivity and time to improve service.
• Ensures delivery team personnel is effectively utilized and hours closely monitored for overtime.
• Train delivery manager on various reports and resources to effectively manage their teams.
• Ensures the delivery manager is holding drivers accountable for breakage and over-shorts, following all DOT regulations and requirements.
• Ensure the completion of proper documentation for accident/injury reports, progressive discipline actions and other personnel reporting.
• Ensures the delivery manager and team leads follow up on all customer service-related issues – providing solutions and maintaining positive working relationships.
• Working with the Fleet Manager to ensure all company vehicles and equipment are in proper and safe working order.

This job description is intended to outline major responsibilities and is not all-inclusive. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or related field and/or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrates ability to direct a team to achieve goals.
• Proficient in select Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.).
• Basic understanding of OSHA, EPA, DOT, FDA, and liquor control regulations.
• Strong understanding of HOA market territory.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal relationship skills.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of all equipment types, functionality, and capacity.
• Strong knowledge of loading, warehousing, and delivery.
• Demonstrates ability to train and coach team to further personal development.
• Demonstrates strong customer service skills.
• Strong understanding of product rotation and coding.
• Possess ability to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Possess a strong work ethic that operates with a sense of urgency.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Manage 2-4 subordinate department managers, driver trainer and delivery team consisting of 30-65 team leads, drivers and driver helpers.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand for extended periods; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk extensively. The employee is occasionally required to sit, taste and smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 165 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

 The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to hot and/or wet, cold and humid conditions; including adverse driving situations.   The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Heart of America Beverage provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.