Transportation Area Manager

As a member of the ShipBob Team, you will benefit from an environment where everything is achievable. We aim to be a place where you can:

• Write Your Career Story.  Because we are solving some of the most difficult problems in global commerce, you have the opportunity to write the story that will make your career.
• Experience Global Impact and Global Connection.  At ShipBob we benefit from diverse cultures and perspectives in service of the global community.
• Grow With An Ownership Mindset. We believe that great innovation comes from great transparency.  We are more resilient and more creative when we have an inclusive and transparent culture where everyone knows our strengths and opportunities.

Title: Transportation Area Manager, Midwest Operations

Location: Onsite at 400 Smoketree Plaza, North Aurora, IL 60542; will oversee the Midwest region.

Shift: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm; schedule flexibility required during Q4 peak season.

Role Description:

We are seeking an energetic and experienced Transportation Manager to further support our transportation expansion. In this role you will be responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of three primary transportation services in and around the Midwest region all based out of our Aurora, IL Receiving and Sort Center: Midwest dedicated freight milk runs, pick-up and drop off of packages to our final mile carrier partners, and ShipBob freight moves (B2B, inbound, and/or inventory transfers). Shipbob’s goal is to provide a cost-effective transportation solution that maximizes driver / trailer utilization, drives on-time deliveries / pick-ups, and meets our overarching productivity and merchant expectations. As a vital member of our team, you'll be responsible for interacting with delivery drivers and local dispatch (both freight and final mile), sales, transportation management, and day and night warehouse personnel. 

What you’ll do:

• Own Midwest Dedicated Freight operations
  • Plans the delivery of route to be taken by each driver in the delivery of inventory and packages across ShipBob’s Midwest network.
  • Determines needed stops and most precise use of available trucks to most efficiently meet delivery demands.
  • Monitor facility loading / unloading time to most effectively and efficiently utilize the ShipBob truckload fleet and to reduce the cost of delivery related expenses; work with our facility team members to reduce dwell time.
  • Determines the most appropriate cubic utilization of truck space in terms of route assigned, stops to be made, customer delivery demands, and unloading efficiency.
  • Prepares loading and driver sheets showing the route assigned and ensures that each driver is provided an accurate and understandable listing of stops for any day; updates this information by completing a weekly and master loading and driver sheet listing for use in planning and evaluation activities.
  • Prepares specific request notes identifying loading and delivery activities as warranted by the delivery schedule to enhance the effectiveness of the delivery activity.
  • Identifies and assigns backhaul orders to the appropriate delivery driver to ensure that the backhaul is assigned to the driver who will be delivering to that area.
  • Updates previous day’s routes by reviewing that days routing sheets and noting any discrepancies or problems and adjusting the sheet for this information to enhance the efficiency of the routing and delivery activity.
  • Reviews truck mileage information into the delivery tracking system for each truck that delivers out of state to provide accurate information for planning and evaluation activities.
  • Prepares relevant route specific reporting / scorecards that captures volume, weight, mileage, stops, detention, and driver hours.
• Final mile Sort Center
  • In support of transportation management, monitor forecasted volumes to ensure sufficient daily carrier pick-up / drop off capacity.
  • Leverage dedicated freight capacity, route and manage local final mile direct inject runs.
  • Ensure all carrier pick-ups from the Midwest ShipBob Sort Center and drop-offs at local final mile carrier sort centers meet critical injection times so that packages make sort as expected.
  • Report on time pick-up and/or on time drop offs relative to carrier acceptance scans to tr