Transportation Manager

I couldn't comment on other candidates for the job, but I can say that, having now been working in this industry for over a decade I have built up a very enviable amount of experience which I think other candidates would find hard to beat. For instance, I acted in this position for almost a year successfully managing a cluster which included three supervisors. Two of them I trained because they were new to the position. I did all the maps for my cluster and having no experience in map reviews was told that I did an excellent job. I also routed and kept pre k routes up to date. While acting in the TCM positon, I still managed to perform my duties and complete all required work for my current position. I believe my previous track record is clear evidence of what I would be able to achieve for you if you decide to appoint me to the role. I'm ambitious, high driven and I relish a challenge.

Transportation manager responsibilities are to analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, or budgets for increasing profits or improving services; collaborate with other managers or staff members to formulate and implement policies, procedures, goals, or objectives; implement schedule and policy changes; monitor operations to ensure that staff members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, union contracts, and government regulations; monitor spending to ensure that expenses are consistent with approved budgets; plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.

Set operations policies and standards, including determining safety procedures for the handling of dangerous goods; direct investigations to verify and resolve customer or shipper complaints; direct activities related to dispatching, routing, or tracking transportation vehicles, such as aircraft or railroad cars; direct procurement processes including equipment research and testing, vendor contracts, or requisitions approval; prepare management recommendations, such as proposed fee and tariff increases or schedule changes; supervise workers assigning tariff classifications and preparing billing; conduct employee training sessions on subjects such as hazardous material handling, employee orientation, quality improvement, or computer use; direct and coordinate, through subordinates, activities of operations department to obtain use of equipment, facilities, and human resources; negotiate and authorize contracts with equipment and materials suppliers, and monitor contract fulfillment; recommend or authorize capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment or property to increase efficiency and services of operations department; serve as contact persons for all workers within assigned territories; promote safe work activities by conducting safety audits, attending company safety meetings, or meeting with individual staff members; direct activities of staff performing repairs and maintenance to equipment, vehicles, and facilities; conduct investigations in cooperation with government agencies to determine causes of transportation accidents and to improve safety procedures; develop criteria, application instructions, procedural manuals, or contracts for federal or state public transportation programs.

Participate in union contract negotiations and settlements of grievances; provide administrative or technical assistance to those receiving transportation-related grants.

I have quite a few strengths. My greatest strength is my work ethnic. When I commit to a deadline, I do whatever it takes to deliver. For example, My previous supervisor was off of work due to an injury. He had route reviews to attend and hadn't been able to complete the maps for our cluster. I stepped in and completed every map we had in less than a week. I worked on them throughout the day at work as much as I could (Given the fact that I had other obligations). However, I spent time working on the maps at home, because I had less interruptions. I also attended the route reviews and my depot manager and the director was impressed with my work and the time frame in which I got the work done. It will help me as a Transportation Manager because I will get things done in a timely and efficient manner.

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The Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits, business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources, the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar, principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction, laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.