Transportation Manager

📍 Indianapolis, IN

🧪 Mays Chemical, a Ravago Company

🔍 The Opportunity

Mays Chemical, a Ravago company is seeking a Traffic Manager in Indianapolis, IN, reporting directly to the VP of Supply Chain Management. The selected candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the efficient and safe movement of goods and people by managing logistics, routes, and personnel, while also ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining transportation vehicles and equipment. Key responsibilities include optimizing transportation costs and routes, managing staff and drivers, supervising incoming and outgoing shipments, researching transportation methods, and analyzing data to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction.

📈 What You’ll Do

• Write and input orders with proper codes and correct prices.
• Manage the company private vehicle maintenance program including contract management and maintenance record administration.
• Ensure operations operate within established budgets and in compliance to state and federal regulations.
• Maintain all permits, registrations, and licenses required by DOT, FMCSA and applicable state regulations.
• Participate in the development and implementation of risk management and business contingency programs.
• Design and maintain company security programs and procedures regarding fleet as required by DOT and FMCSA.
• Regularly performs security checks on private/public fleet while stored on company premise.
• Work closely with TMS Partners/Logistics function to establish freight lanes that can be serviced economically by the MCC Private Fleet. Establish schedules for drivers and ensures that they have appropriate customer instructions.
• Supervise truck driver operating private company vehicle. This includes conducting DOT required security/background checks, driver qualification training.
• Serve as chief liaison with local, state, and federal law-enforcement agencies.
• Establishes transportation operations metrics and implements continuous improvement as necessary to ensure Mays’ operates with a high level of quality, efficiency and regulatory compliance.
• Generate transportation activity reports daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually as required by DOT regulations. Conduct analysis of TMS logistics systems, private/public fleet operations metrics to recommend shrinkage/growth of TMS logistics system/private/public fleet to economically meet customer requirements and anticipated business needs.
• Monitor regulatory activity affecting transportation activities.
• Backup the Vice President of Supply Chain Mgmt./SQF Practitioner.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
  
  

🎓 What You Bring

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university in Business, or related field, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Valid driver license with a good driving record.
• Five (5) plus years of experience in a logistics/traffic environment preferred.
• Three (3) plus years of experience in operating a commercial /for-hire or private fleet operation.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills required, as well as a high level of patience, understanding, and tact, even under difficult circumstances.
• Excellent telephone etiquette; maintaining a positive and professional image when interacting with both internal and external customers.
• Strong interpersonal skills; communicating effectively with all levels of management, personnel and customers.
• Successful management/prioritization of multiple projects within conflicting operational demands.
• Basic computer skills such as Windows, Word, and Excel.
• Work independently, with self-direction; well organized.
• Produce work accurately within tight deadline constraints.
• Adaptable to a constantly changing work environment.
• Ability to work independently.
• Accurate, thorough and attentive to detail.
  
  

🤝 Why Join Us?

As part of the Ravago family, Mays Chemical offers the reach and resources of a global leader—paired with the agility and culture of a tight-knit team. You'll get the chance to grow your career in a space where science meets strategy, and where your voice and ideas make a real impact.

💙 At the Heart of Your Life

Raf Van Gorp founded Ravago in 1961 when he had the opportunity to buy the premises of a dynamite company in Arendonk, Belgium. This enabled him to work out the luminous idea he had: recycling production waste from the plastics producing petrochemical companies.

From there, Ravago grew into a comprehensive service provider to the petrochemical industry, constantly pushing the boundaries of plastics applications and bringing the (re)use of plastics to the next level, with sustainability continuously on our mind. Over the years, the ambition of global expansion and market leadership in polymer and chemical distribution, recycling and compounding, and building materials became a reality.

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Notice To Applicants

Ravago Americas is an equal employment opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, or marital status. We assure you that your opportunity for employment with this employer depends solely upon your qualifications.