Transportation Operation Director

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    jobkoreausa 108.***.15.19 649

    Job Korea USA

    Los Angeles, CA, USA

    [Summary]
    • Responsible to strategize marketing / business / development / operations / projects and to direct the
    activities of the transportation division to ensure achievement of respective sales targets and business
    plans.
    • Responsible to enhance the relationship of the company with key customers and accounts in order to
    further the division’s business interests.
    • Responsible to manage and motivate the operations, projects and other personnel in order to synergies
    their efforts to the achievement of the division’s targets / goals.
    [Principal responsibilities]
    • Contributes to the formulation of transportation business plans and company strategy by leading all
    transportation planning and strategic activities.
    • Cascades objectives, plans and targets formulated by the company down to each staff level of the
    operation.
    • Manage performance of department employees with emphasis on productivity, efficiency, and service
    delivery through overseeing transportation department, including its assets and employees.
    • Translates business plans into action plans with appropriately allocated resources required for
    achievement of the plan-objectives through recruit, interview, select, train, motivate, coach, and
    mentor staffs and transport drivers.
    • Builds and maintains harmonious relationships with key accounts, institutional customers, and
    accounts through implementation of continuous improvement opportunities and customer satisfaction
    opportunities.
    • Drives the development and implementation of marketing and innovative service offerings strategies
    by studying and analyzing data on customers, target groups, and competitor activity
    • Ensures proper yard management to track the movement of trailers and provide inventory visibility
    with the receiving/shipping yard.
    • Ensures proper fleet management to improve the utilization and availability of the fleet, reduce
    downtime and reduce maintenance cost.
    • Proactively and regularly engages in the study of processes pertaining to project management and
    asset maintenance to improve the operational efficiency and reduce cost.
    • Maintains good relationship with the key suppliers and negotiates terms of contract for the purchase
    and hire of new equipment. Also ensures that a track of supplier performance is maintained.
    • Sets out specific performance standards in such key areas as business development, operations,
    project management and yard management; evaluates performance against these standards; coaches
    and assists the department managers in improving their performance.
    • Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective
    functioning of the transportation operation.
    [Experience]
    • 8 – 10 years experience in management in the trucking/logistics business

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