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Position is located in Ann Arbor, MI
The Sr. Manager, Transportation will provide specified regional strategic support for the D&S department for the Domino’s Pizza Supply Chain Center. The role will aide in D&S oversight, innovation, and accountability in driving metrics to ensure financial and operational objectives are achieved in the transportation space. Oversight and responsibility for $50M annual regional transportation budget
The Sr. Manager, Transportation will provide leadership t to Directors, Sr. Operations Managers and D&S leadership with management/compliance with federal, state, company policies, local laws, transportation programs and regulations. They will provide strategic oversight based on industry best practices and organization priorities and work with SCC leadership to implement and track performance.
This role will share the objectives relating to transportation with the SCCs in their support area and will have responsibility in reaching those goals.
Main responsibilities
Operational Excellence
- Provide leadership to SCCs within the Region on all aspects of the Delivery & Service departmentsby applying subject matter expertise to drive key operational goals and priorities.
- Ensure adherence to DOT standards, quality and safety programs and requirements.
- Provide SCCs with recommendations and partner on the implementation of streamlining initiatives relating to transportation to maximize productivity.
- Analyze D&S departmental head counts and propose driver labor models based on routing to ensure optimum efficiency.
- Establish processes and procedures to positively impact:
- Delivery Accuracy.
- Exceptional Customer Service.
- Product Management and Handling.
- Support the execution of DPZ Supply Chain strategic initiatives.
- Conduct annual transportation audits in alignment with FMCSA, DOT, and DPZ standards and drive improvements
- Provide on-site support as needed in D&S leadership capacities.
- Deliver D&S training and support to leadership and team members where required.
Fleet Operations
- Identify opportunities for preventative maintenance, equipment purchases and improvements for fleet equipment in the region.
- Implement operational improvements and standards through fleet planning.
- Manage support activities, assign milestones and tracking mechanisms for fleet in region.
- Partner with SCCs and local vendors to provide counsel on industry best practices.
- Evaluate various methods of transportation to identify the lowest cost solution for delivery (private fleet, 3PL, other modes).
- Support active collaboration with Supply Chain IT, Supply Chain operations, and other Logistics departments.
Financial Success of the Center
- Drive EBITDA and Profit-Sharing performance through the reduction of excess operational costs.
- Provide input for financial decision affecting the Supply Chain Center’s D&S department.
- Assist SCC leadership with establishing annual operating budget and annual Business Review.
- Identify financial opportunities by collaborating with the D&S leadership team
- Review profit and loss statements and identify D&S areas of strength and areas for improvement.
SCC Engagement
- Establish strong partnership with SCC leadership including SCC Director, Operations Manager, D&S Manager and D&S Team.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, or related field preferred.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in transportation and/or logistics operations.
- Strong team leadership skills and successful supervisory experience in an operations environment.
- Commitment to total customer service and excellent product quality.
- Proven ability to achieve targeted results and operational goals.
- Initiative-taking with proven ability in meeting goals and objectives.
- Purposeful with strong organizational and decision-making skills.
- Excellent organization, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer skills and an elevated level of analytical ability.
- Ability to travel 50-75%
