Shipping Manager
MITER Brands
Shipping Manager
MITER Brands
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Flower Mound • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $86,000 - $107,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Manage the on-site transportation department (outbound and inbound) including its employees, assets, and service providers.
- Supervise transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, including routing and scheduling of shipments.
- Insure that the plant has the needed transportation equipment and support from carriers; liaison with manufacturing management to ensure material flow.
- Ensure proper communication with internal and external carriers for receiving, scheduling, and dispatching of product.
- Process, audit, control and approve site transportation invoices and costs.
- Plan, organize, and manage direct reports and loading crews; enforce safety rules.
- Provide prompt, accurate accounting and reporting; meet and exceed company and departmental KPIs; ensure carriers meet their KPIs.
- Collaborate with managers, staff, sales personnel, employees, and outside carriers to improve operations, customer service, and profitability.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement and customer satisfaction opportunities.
- Investigate service failures, product damage, safety issues; find and enforce corrective actions.
- Monitor use of powered industrial equipment (external and internal vehicles) to ensure safe operation and cost control.
- Direct recruiting, interviewing, selecting, training, motivating, coaching, testing and certifying employees in proper equipment use and PPE; promote safe work activities and conduct safety audits.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A minimal of an Associate Degree in Business, Operations Management, Logistics, or related field preferred (or equivalent work experience).
- Minimum of 6 years in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- Minimum of 4 years in a supervisory capacity required.
- Strong communication skills; verbal, written, leadership, collaboration, customer, training, safety.
- Proficiency in MS Office Software.
- Proven skills in learning and utilizing new computer programs.
- Understanding of root cause analysis and ability to take corrective actions.
- Awareness and understanding of the importance of Customer Service and Leadership.
- English skills required; Spanish bilingual ability preferred.
- First Aid / CPR / AED or First Responder training preferred.
- Ability to travel and work flexible hours required.
- A proven self-motivated performance driven person who can work without constant supervision.
Benefits
- Coverage of your health, wealth, and wellness for you and your eligible spouse/dependents.
- Three comprehensive Medical plan options
- Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Supplemental Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance
- Company-paid Short-Term Disability
- Company-paid Long-Term Disability
- Paid time off (PTO) and paid Holidays
- 401k retirement plan with company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Teladoc
- Legal Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Team Member Discount Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Yearly Wellness Clinic
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
logisticssupply chain managementroutingschedulingtransportation managementcost controlroot cause analysiscontinuous improvementsafety auditsperformance metrics
Soft skills
communicationleadershipcollaborationcustomer servicetrainingmotivationcoachingproblem-solvingself-motivationflexibility
Certifications
First AidCPRAEDFirst Responder training