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Transportation Manager

Core-Mark
Louisville, KY Full Time
POSTED ON 12/5/2025 CLOSED ON 12/24/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Manager position at Core-Mark?

Job Description:

We Deliver the Goods:
  • Competitive pay and benefits, including Health & Wellness Benefits on Day 1, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, RRSP, Paid Direct Drug Card, & Scholarship Opportunities for children of associates, Paid Time Off, and much more.
  • Growth opportunities performing essential work to support North America’s food distribution system.
  • Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.
Why Join Core-Mark?
Core-Mark emphasizes personal growth and development for all associates. We believe that when you succeed, the company succeeds. We promote internally whenever possible and provide frequent training opportunities in several formats to help you meet your personal and career goals.

Position Details:
This is a great leadership opportunity join a growing team and make an immediate impact!
  • Location: 439 Park Loop Road, Shepherdsville, KY 40165
  • Work Schedule: Onsite 5 days per week, Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM with possible overtime
  • Travel: 10-15% (6 remote depots to visit quarterly, some overnight stays will be required)
  • Compensation: Base salary plus bonus potential based on KPIs!!

Position Purpose:
As a Transportation Manager, you will co-direct all functions of the Transportation Department; including creating and managing the annual business plans. You will manage drivers, routes, deliveries, maintenance, security and safety, and other transportation-related actions to create direct contributions to the division and to customers’ experiences. A successful candidate will have effectively demonstrated an ability to continuously build better service, demonstrate leadership, and instill a culture of innovation.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Managing the tactical operations as well as strategic functions of the transportation department.
  • Coordinating maintenance, fueling, and repairs of vehicles.
  • Ensuring drives meet required operating skills, training, testing, and transportation reporting.
  • Managing the transportation budget.
  • Developing and implementing transportation infrastructure and process guidelines.
  • Collaborating with peers to drive improvements in division performance; analyzing key metrics.
  • Creating efficiencies within the department through timely implementation of programs and effective management of human capital and fleet.
  • Discovering opportunities to improve routing operations, increase back-haul revenues, and improve departmental results.
  • Maintaining a safe and secure working environment by promoting and managing safety.
  • Fostering professional growth of department personnel through performance management.
  • Creating open lines of communication with employees.
  • Ensuring compliance with all Core-Mark and government regulations.
  • Assisting in the overall selection, hiring, and management of department personnel.
  • Allocating work and resources to effectively meet on-time delivery requirements.
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Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma/GED with 2 years of higher education or equivalent work experience.
  • Must have a valid driver's license, current auto insurance with a clean MVR driving record.
  • 4 years transportation experience including in-depth knowledge of DOT regulations and experience with operations of computerized fleet management systems.
  • 3 years transportation supervisory/management experience.

Company description


Core-Mark continues to grow as the industry leader in fresh and broadline solutions for the convenience retail industry. With a reputation for empowering customers, employees, and communities, Core-Mark has become the largest, most comprehensive marketer of consumer goods in North America — offering a full range of products, programs, and solutions to convenience operators across the U.S. and Canada.

Awards and Accolades

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.
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