Transportation Supervisor

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Job Summary: The Transportation Supervisor is responsible for managing fleet operations at the plant level. This includes direct control and oversight for inbound and outbound freight cost, asset management, fleet safety compliance, driver dispatch and ensuring service levels meet or exceed customer requirements. The Transportation Supervisor will actively support all plant, regional and corporate logistics initiatives.

The Transportation Supervisor works for the Manager of Regional Fleet as part of the Transportation team while being an integral part of the Sealy Assembly Plant team. While ultimate management responsibility remains with the Manager of Regional Fleet the Transportation Supervisor will take direction relative to day to day plant coordination for the location from the Director of Manufacturing and maintain a clear line of communication with the Sealy Assembly team. In cases where consensus cannot be achieved issues will be escalated to the Regional Manager of Fleet and Director of Manufacturing for resolution.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities, and Key Results Area:

• Manage day-to-day fleet operations.
• Manage and minimize inbound and outbound freight cost through focused cost management of plant and regional backhaul, fuel mpg and cpg, asset utilization, vehicle maintenance, accident and injury prevention, route optimization and other major cost categories.
• Ensure that equipment and driver performance standards are meeting company specifications and expectations.
• Oversee the preparation and distribution of driver dispatch sheet to all applicable personnel as required.
• Oversee the driver dispatch process.
• Manage the process of using logistics software for daily management including reconciliation of actual vs. planned miles, driver fuel receipts vs. T-Chek and Penske reports and use of My Fleet at Penske for maintenance PO authorization.
• Measure and report daily/weekly/monthly KPI performance results.
• Manage and maintain driver payroll. Compare actual to planned miles. Ensure driver payroll is consistent with the requirements of the labor agreement (if applicable).
• Maximize fleet efficiencies through proper planning and execution of logistics strategies while ensuring a safe, compliant fleet.

Fleet Safety

• Oversee the monitoring process for hours of service daily and enforce Company policy corrective action procedures for non-compliance.
• Maintain a safe, compliant fleet through strict adherence to all Company fleet safety policies.
• Administer a minimum of four driver safety meetings per year.
• Develop and maintain a "safety first" culture with respect to all aspects of fleet management.
• Monitor and uphold company safety requirements on all equipment and activity related to the delivery process (driver unloading carts, 3-point stance, seat belt use, Bluetooth compliance, etc.).

Customer Service

• Accountable for interaction with the customer on an ongoing basis regarding outbound delivery status.
• Ensure internal and external customer satisfaction in all areas of delivery service.
• Provide constant communications of service issues, both outbound and inbound, to appropriate personnel and departments.
• Oversee and ensure all customer delivery and pick-up requirements are meeting customer standards.
• Monitor, report and manage delivery on-time performance standards as established.
• Work with Regional Transportation Manager to provide uninterrupted service to customers to meet surge capacity requirements.

Administration/Other

• Assist Director of Manufacturing and plant finance with Logistics budget preparation.
• Assist Director of Manufacturing with Policy and Deployment gap analysis.
• Facilitate, manage and support all internal reporting requirements.
• Represent Tempur Sealy in a positive manner to our customers, suppliers, lease vendors, brokers and all business contacts including other employees of Tempur Sealy.
• Responsible for driver selection, retention and corrective action.
• Manage the process of reconciling delivery/backhaul documents and enter backhaul data daily into Backhaul Tracker.
• Maintain positive and encouraging working relations with all drivers.
• Manage the coordination of all backhaul related proof of delivery documents weekly with plant accountant. This includes submission of confirmation sheets, signed bills of lading and weekly summary sheets for each 3^rd party backhaul broker.
• Demonstrate competency with all Logistics technology included but not limited to Mobilcast, T-Chek, PeopleNet, Manbase, PC-Miler, My Fleet at Penske and any new technology introduced.
• Oversee the daily reconciliation of payroll documents, fuel receipts, maintenance PO's, PeopleNet MWH events and other administrative duties as required.

Other primary duties and responsibilities include the following; however, Management reserves the right to assign or reassign other appropriate duties to this job at any time. This document excludes the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.

Ideal Candidate Possesses These Attributes:

• Transportation and Logistics professional
• Safety and Service oriented
• Experience in high paced manufacturing environment
• Ability to prioritize daily tasks to juggle multiple priorities
• Flexibility to react to daily exceptions that arise in daily execution of plans in a positive manner
• Ability to succeed in a matrixed organization and reach consensus within both organizations
• Supervisory experience with managing groups of over the road truck drivers

Internal and External Interfaces:

-Members of the Transportation organization (Tempur Sealy Fleet Operations)

• VP Logistics & Customer Service (VP US Tempur Sealy)
• Director Transportation/Fleet (Fleet Operations Multi-Plant)
• Manager Regional Transportation/Fleet Operations
• Transportation Supervisor
• Transportation Supervisor Assistant

-Internal Partners

• Transportation/Fleet Team
• Sealy Assembly Plant Team (Director of Manufacturing and other plant leadership)
• Finance
• Human Resources
• IT

-External Partners

• Customer warehousing and receiving personnel
• Vendors
• Leasing Agents
• Transportation Brokers and Partner Carriers

Qualifications:

• Education/experience: Bachelor's degree or 5 years of transportation/logistics management experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Software Programs (Word, Excel, Access, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of FMCSA regulations.
• Experience managing CDL-A drivers.
• Prior P&L responsibility.
• The ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Strong oral and written skills.

To perform this job successfully, the employee must be capable of performing each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements herein are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. The work environment and physical demands characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties, responsibilities, and key results of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties, responsibilities, and key results outlined herein.