Join Sygma Transportation, a leader in foodservice distribution, and take the wheel as a Transportation Manager. This pivotal role in Stockton, CA, offers a unique opportunity to oversee crucial transportation services, ensuring efficient and timely delivery while managing resources effectively.
Sygma Transportation, a proud member of the Sysco Corporation family, stands at the forefront of foodservice distribution. With a vast network and a commitment to excellence, Sygma delivers unparalleled service to over 700,000 customer locations worldwide. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Transportation Manager to join our team and contribute to our ongoing success. If you are a results-oriented professional with a passion for logistics and leadership, this is your chance to accelerate your career with a dynamic and growing organization.
Job Summary
As Transportation Manager, you will be the driving force behind the safe, efficient, and on-time delivery of our products. This role demands meticulous planning and continuous monitoring of driver performance, equipment condition, and business volume. Your expertise will be essential in proactively managing expenses and adapting to the ever-evolving transportation landscape. You will play a critical role in maintaining our high standards of service and operational excellence within Sygma Transportation.
Responsibilities
This multifaceted role offers a wide range of responsibilities, allowing you to leverage your skills and experience to make a significant impact:
- Performance Monitoring: Utilize technology and control features to closely monitor driver performance, ensuring optimal efficiency and adherence to safety standards within sygma transportation operations.
- Record Management: Maintain comprehensive records of driver pay, equipment maintenance schedules, and equipment performance data, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Compliance and Regulation: Meticulously review driver logs and paperwork to guarantee accuracy, policy compliance, and adherence to Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, a critical aspect of sygma transportation’s commitment to safety.
- Equipment Oversight: Proactively monitor equipment to ensure safe operation, minimize breakdowns, and maintain the high standards of our sygma transportation fleet.
- Resource Procurement: Order necessary parts and equipment essential for drivers to effectively perform their responsibilities, keeping sygma transportation operations running smoothly.
- Route Optimization: Continuously review routing and implement necessary adjustments to ensure optimal efficiency and cost-effectiveness in sygma transportation logistics.
- Team Leadership: Hire, train, direct, and mentor transportation personnel, fostering a high-performing team and ensuring the most effective utilization of human and physical assets within sygma transportation.
- Workforce Planning: Plan and schedule work assignments for transportation personnel, optimizing resource allocation and ensuring consistent service delivery for sygma transportation customers.
- Payroll Processing: Manage weekly payroll processes, ensuring accurate and timely compensation for sygma transportation team members.
- Invoice Management: Verify vendor invoices and complete accounts payable vouchers, maintaining fiscal responsibility within sygma transportation operations.
- Expense Tracking: Monitor trip records and fuel reports to track mileage, fuel costs, and fuel economy, identifying areas for cost savings and efficiency improvements in sygma transportation.
- Budget Management: Monitor monthly expenses in relation to budget plans and make necessary adjustments to maintain financial targets for sygma transportation.
- DOT Compliance: Ensure adherence to all requirements mandated by the Department of Transportation, upholding sygma transportation’s commitment to regulatory standards.
- Safety and Compliance: Promote safety awareness and ensure compliance practices are rigorously followed throughout the department and distribution center, reinforcing sygma transportation’s safety culture.
- Driver Observation Coordination: Direct and coordinate all driver observations related to safe operations, performance of PWM (presumably Performance-based Work Measurement), and accurate delivery procedures, enhancing sygma transportation’s operational effectiveness.
Qualifications
To excel in this demanding and rewarding role, candidates should possess the following qualifications:
Education:
- High School Diploma/GED is required.
Experience:
- A minimum of 4 to 8 years of progressive transportation experience is essential.
- Preference will be given to candidates with a 4-year degree plus 4 years of transportation supervisory experience, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of computer systems, routing software, and DOT regulations within the transportation sector.
- Proven ability to foster positive employee relations is a must, highlighting your leadership and interpersonal skills within sygma transportation.
Physical Demands
The physical demands of this role are primarily sedentary, but do include some physical activity:
- Sedentary Work: The majority of work is sedentary in nature, conducted in an office environment.
- Equipment Checks: Frequent standing and bending may be required when checking equipment within the sygma transportation fleet.
- Data Entry: A significant portion of the day is spent on computer key entry for record keeping and operational tasks.
- Communication: Must possess the ability to communicate clearly, primarily via telephone, with vendors, shippers, customers, and company personnel, ensuring effective coordination within sygma transportation.
- Lifting (Occasional): May be required to occasionally drive and/or help unload products weighing up to 75 lbs.
- Material Handling: Ability to move product using a 2-wheeler as needed.
Mental/Visual Demands
This role requires strong mental and visual acuity:
- Vision: Must be able to read text at close range and at a distance, with or without correction, for tasks such as reviewing documents and monitoring screens.
- Alertness: Constant alertness is required while driving or monitoring transportation activities.
- Multitasking: Must be able to perform manual tasks, hear, sit for extended periods, reach, and interact effectively with others in a fast-paced sygma transportation environment.
Working Conditions
The working conditions for this position are varied:
- Indoor/Outdoor Environment: Activities occur both inside (with protection from weather conditions but not necessarily temperature changes) and outside, reflecting the dynamic nature of sygma transportation operations.
Equipment Operated
This position requires proficiency in operating standard office equipment:
- Calculator, copier, fax machine, PC, CRT, Microsoft Office applications, and telephone equipment are routinely used in this role to manage sygma transportation operations effectively.
License or Certifications
While not mandatory, certain licenses and certifications are advantageous:
- While no specific license or certification is strictly required, a CDL driver’s license and certificate of Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations training are preferred, demonstrating a deeper understanding of sygma transportation’s operational context.
Overview of Sysco
Sysco stands as the global leader in foodservice distribution, a testament to our commitment to quality and service. With over 71,000 dedicated colleagues and a fleet exceeding 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide, serving more than 700,000 customer locations. We offer our colleagues unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional growth, fostering a dynamic and rewarding work environment. Join our team and discover why Sysco is truly at the heart of food and service.
Affirmative Action Statement
Sygma Transportation and Sysco are committed to equal opportunity employment. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor under federal, state, or local law. This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries, and affiliates.
