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The Transportation Manager leads the planning, development, implementation, and servicing of customer and branch delivery shipments with a focus on Customer Service Excellence. The role ensures drivers adhere to all safety, procedural, and operational guidelines. This role works with the local management team to drive excellence through process improvement, communication, and teamwork.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Executes daily routing of company-operated trucks on delivery and replenishment routes
• Works within the delivery planning process for all Famous Delivery branches and DCs using Famous Logistics Systems (FLS) to ensure driver routes are performed and executed to meet customer delivery expectations
• Leads, mentors, and coaches a team of 6+ drivers
• Develops, maintains, and delivers drivers’ orientation and ongoing training, including conducting regular safety meetings
• Maintains truck fleet in a safe and cost-effective manner in accordance with company and governmental standards
• Directs the investigation of accidents or unsafe conditions through coordination with the safety team
• Oversees and directs the management of all fuel purchases
• Works with DC Operations Manager to improve delivery performance activities and increase truck optimization
• Collaborates with other Famous team leaders in the development of continuous improvement initiative for providing optimal delivery solutions to customers
• Monitors industry trends and regulations that may impact the organization
• Ensures compliance, audit and record keeping activities for all Federal & State Department of Transportation regulations and other safety standards for local drivers
• Documents any associate issues with regards to performance, teamwork, production, or other measurable areas
• Supplements warehouse operations leadership when needed
• Other tasks as assigned

Required Experience and Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Problem solving
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Some experience with customer relations and support
• Availability for after hour emergency support on an as needed basis via phone

Preferred Experience and Skills

• 2 years of prior transportation experience in driving or dispatch
• Experience with Omnitracs and Samsara applications
• Prior managerial experience

What Makes Us Famous!

• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off (Vacation and Holidays)
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 401K Employer Match
• Bonus Opportunity
• Strong Culture through our 40 Fundamentals
• Family Atmosphere
• Health and Wellness Coaching
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Associate Referral Bonus Program
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Leadership Development Program
• Career Growth Opportunities

Famous Supply is a wholesale distributor committed to serving contractors, builders and remodelers in the HVAC, Plumbing, Building Products, Lighting, and Industrial/PVF segments.

Since 1933, Famous has been a family-owned business that treats its associates like family. Our 5 Core Values are Family, Trust, Communication, Teamwork, and Continuous Improvement. We bring those Core Values to life every day by practicing our 40 Fundamentals for Living the Famous Way (https://famous-supply.com/famous-40-fundamentals/)!

To learn more about what makes us Famous, visit Famous-Supply.com!

We continually strive to create a diverse work culture and seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we hire the best, most creative talent on our team. Famous Supply provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic under federal, state and local law, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

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