General Manager

GENERAL MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee transportation, dispatchers and drivers.
• Develop/ maintain relationships and onboard new customers.
• Analyze and provide rate structure for lanes based on markets.
• Optimize company assets for maximum profit.
• Develop and implement Food Safety & OSHA standards for the trucking division.
• Work with potential outside carriers for rates, transportation needs to maximize the company's effectiveness to deliver freight at the best possible rates.
• Wash bay auditing for internal and external wash bay facilities.
• Ensure the effectiveness of the operation’s communication, interaction, and relationship with company drivers.
• Anticipate, analyze, and troubleshoot problems with deliveries and devise cost-effective and legal solutions.
• Oversee the management of tractor maintenance, compliance, and service delivery.
• Track operational performance, including on-time pickup and delivery, volume, equipment balance and empty miles.
• Coordinate backhauls and pick-ups.
• Ensure optimum delivery reliability to the customer by developing efficient and effective production flow processes.
• Identify opportunities to increase performance, improve processes and find efficiencies, and coordinate with leaders to implement solutions.
• Ensure compliance of all safety, company, and DOT policies.
• Maintain a safe work environment and foster a positive team dynamic.
• Other duties as assigned/needed.

GENERAL MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, supply chain management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience of experience in the transportation industry, preferably in food transportation.
• 2+ years of transportation management experience.
• Knowledge of the Transportation industry, logistics, and regulations (49 CFR).
• Experience with hiring, onboarding, and overseeing drivers and driver operations.
• Fleet management experience is a plus.
• Comfortable communicating with people outside the organization.
• Proven ability to work in a high pressure, time-sensitive environment.
• Experience working with executives.
• Demonstrated flexibility and the ability to embrace changes to adapt to shifting business needs and emerging technologies.
• Well-organized and self-directed with the ability to work with minimal supervision, including ability to independently identify, research, and resolve issues.
• Posses class A CDL
• Possess strong attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Must be highly proficient or willing to learn Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Open to 60% travel, or as needed.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• This position will require some physical effort such as pulling and lifting.
• Repetitive actions such as typing, answering phones, etc.
• Sitting and/or standing for long periods of time.

BENEFITS:

• Medical Insurance (first day of the month after starting date)
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance and AD&D, Employer Paid
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Accident Insurance, Optional
• Critical Illness Insurance, Optional
• 401K, Employer Match
• PTO & Vacation Pay
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Company Product Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement, up to $5,000.00 per calendar year
• Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave
• Company Incentive Plan
• Bereavement Pay
• Relocation Available

Hippo trucking is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state, or local law. 

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