Delivery Manager Delivery

PURPOSEDirects and manages all aspects of delivery activities and department staff at specified location(s); including responsibility for planning coordinating and assigning work to Dispatchers Drivers and/or Yard personnel in order to meet or exceed scheduling DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESManages the delivery scheduling activities and department staff ensuring coordination between daily delivery schedules and Driver schedules that ensure economical delivery options are utilized and optimizes materials handling equipment and delivery vehicles. Maintains check on materials inventories production programs and other factors that affect delivery schedules based on changes to order cancellations returns and revised forecasts; determines recourse in event of failure to meet a department to ensure achievement of functional and budget/financial goals. Tracks and reports on delivery mileage fuel usage vehicle repairs and other delivery-related issues to management. Manages assigned employees including staff selection and training; planning assigning and directing work; conducting performance reviews; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving and observes all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injury to self or co-workers; attends periodic safety meetings as required; may recommend changes to improve safety duties may be RESPONSIBILITIESManages staff to include the delivery scheduling activities ensuring coordination between daily delivery schedules and Driver REQUIREMENTSTo perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Bachelors degree and six (6) years of experience coordinating shipping/delivery activities or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of one (1) year of lead or supervisory experience of company practices and standards for product shipping/deliveryKnowledge of business mathematicsKnowledge of DOT regulations or other requirements regulating delivery schedulesGood leadership skills and ability to achieve work productivity through othersAbility to read and write delivery schedules and reportsWORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITYThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential of indoor and outdoor environments and physical activity requirements. Work is in an office setting and generally sedentary with physical effort associated with using a computer but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of be required to occasionally lift carry push pull or otherwise move objects up to 25 oversight activities may take place out of doors subject to temperature and weather variations.