Transportation Manager

Temporary Transportation Manager

Please Note:
Temporary position with the possibility of converting to full-time

Position Summary

The Transportation Manager is responsible for overseeing transportation, logistics, routing, carrier management, fleet activity, and regulatory compliance. This role supports the safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of finished goods and raw materials while maintaining strong standards for food safety, customer service, operational performance, and compliance.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on transportation and logistics experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage daily routing, drivers, carriers, freight costs, and cross-functional communication in a fast-paced manufacturing or warehouse environment.

Key Responsibilities

Transportation Operations & Fleet Management

• Oversee daily routing, scheduling, and dispatch for Class A drivers and third-party carriers.
• Manage yard flow, trailer staging, inbound logistics, outbound shipments, and freezer-related logistics.
• Ensure customer orders are delivered accurately, on time, and in full.
• Coordinate warehouse logistics, catalog goods, plan delivery routes, and process shipments.
• Monitor transportation issues, delays, reroutes, and schedule changes as needed.

Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Promote a safety-first culture with the goal of zero injuries and an incident rate below 0.5%.
• Maintain required documentation and certifications related to DOT, FDA, HACCP, OSHA, EPA, GMP, Organic, and SQF standards.
• Support food safety audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
• Ensure transportation and logistics practices align with company safety and regulatory requirements.

Team Leadership

• Supervise, coach, and develop Class A drivers, transportation coordinators, and yard staff.
• Build a culture focused on safety, accountability, service, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct training, performance reviews, team meetings, and cross-functional alignment discussions.
• Communicate expectations clearly and ensure team members are meeting operational standards.

Freight & Carrier Management

• Source, evaluate, and negotiate competitive freight rates across lanes and sales channels.
• Develop and maintain relationships with third-party carriers.
• Review carrier performance, service levels, and agreements.
• Partner with internal departments to ensure delivery timelines are met at the best possible cost.
• Support freight initiatives and broader supply chain improvement efforts.

Financial & KPI Management

• Track transportation expenses, freight costs, fleet utilization, delivery efficiency, and cost per unit.
• Report on key performance indicators, including on-time delivery, order fulfillment, fleet productivity, and transportation costs.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement process improvements.
• Support year-over-year improvements in transportation performance and spend.

Communication & Coordination

• Maintain consistent communication with production, quality, warehouse, customer service, and logistics teams.
• Alert management to delays, shortages, shipping errors, safety concerns, or service issues.
• Provide shift reports, status updates, and transportation performance summaries.
• Review and report shipping errors and recommend corrective actions.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or warehouse operations.
• 2 years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Experience in food, beverage, cold-chain, or manufacturing logistics preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of transportation, logistics systems, freight management, and end-to-end supply chain operations.
• ERP/WMS experience required; NetSuite and RFSmart experience preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and multitasking abilities.
• Ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Forklift and pallet jack certification required.
• Bilingual Spanish/English skills are a plus.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

• Ability to walk the production floor or warehouse for extended periods.
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing, warehouse, cold-chain, or logistics environment.
• Ability to work in areas with noise, equipment, and required PPE.
• Ability to occasionally lift materials up to 20 lbs.

Pay: $72,035.58 - $80,000.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vero Beach, FL 32968

Salary : $72,036 - $80,000