Transportation Manager
Pacific Seafood
$92,000 - $114,000 / year
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Description
Summary:
Key Responsibilities
- Coordination and Management:
- Be a role model in projecting and applying The Pacific Group Diamond Philosophy (Productivity, Quality, Excellence and teamwork) and promote teamwork at all times.
- Safety focused.
- Oversee all scheduling, to include weekly driver routes, vacation and relief coverage and truck maintenance.
- Manage the preparation of delivery documents for customer delivery drivers.
- Coordinate vendor & airport pick-ups with purchasing.
- Assist in developing driver incentives, safe driving, and cross training programs for drivers to improve their abilities and productivity.
- Manage and/or develop budgets for distribution center logistics as it relates to driver wages, fleet, fuel, R&M, and safety.
- Answer questions and resolve complaints pertaining to any transportation issues.
- Perform other duties, as assigned.
- Optimization and Improvement:
- Daily route planning that drives safety, customer service, and efficiency for the organization and its customers.
- Use historical delivery data to identify, communicate, and implement route model adjustments to continuously evolve with the business and drive safety, customer service, and efficiency.
- Perform route ride a longs to coach, train, support drivers while gaining key experience and knowledge of customer requirements, traffic patterns, customer delivery times, possible safety concerns, etc..
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum of four years’ experience in the transportation management field
- Minimum of three years’ experience in safety compliance, fleet management, route planning, and route optimization.
- Previous experience using Transportation Management Systems (TMS) to drive safety, customer service, and efficiency in last mile delivery (LMD).
- Perform analysis on existing route models to find opportunities for efficiency.
- Effective communicator – spoken and written
- Ability to manage Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
- Valid driver’s license
- Proven effective management of FMCSA & DOT Compliance, Hours of Service (HOS), and Audit Knowledge
- Preferred
- Associate degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
- Previous experience with Microsoft Suites – Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneNote, Outlook.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:
- Constantly required to use close, distance, and peripheral vision with ability to judge depth perception and adjust focus.
- Regularly required to sit or stand.
- Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
- Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
- Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
Working Conditions
The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:
- Office, as well as warehouse environment.
- Moderate noise level in the work environment.
- Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.
- Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.
Benefits
- Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
- Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
- 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
- Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
- Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
- Product purchase program
Benefits
- Total compensation At Pacific Seafood your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to: Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability. Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members Product purchase program Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About this role
Pacific Seafood's Transportation Manager role centers on optimizing last-mile delivery operations while maintaining safety and compliance across the fleet. You'd manage driver scheduling, route planning, and vehicle maintenance; prepare delivery documentation; and oversee budgets for wages, fuel, and fleet upkeep. The position requires you to be hands-on—conducting ride-alongs with drivers to coach performance and identify route improvements—while also analyzing delivery data and using Transportation Management Systems to drive efficiency gains. This is a role that balances operational oversight with continuous improvement and direct engagement with the driving team.
The ideal candidate brings at least four years in transportation management, with specific expertise in safety compliance, fleet management, and route optimization. You'll need proven proficiency with TMS platforms, strong analytical skills to work with KPIs and historical data, and solid knowledge of FMCSA and DOT compliance requirements. Communication matters here—both written and verbal—since you'll be coordinating across purchasing, drivers, and customers while resolving transportation issues and developing driver training programs.
Based in Sacramento and working in-office, you'd operate in both office and warehouse environments. The role offers a salary range of $92,000 to $114,000, plus Pacific Seafood's benefits package including health coverage, 401(k) with profit sharing, and paid time off. An associate degree in a related field and Microsoft Office proficiency are preferred additions to the core requirements.
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