Sr. Manager Transportation

Are you looking for more?
 

At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

What we need:

Mohawk is looking for a strategic leader for our Sr. Manager Transportation position. This role will be responsible for the added workload consolidating the Daltile network into our current final mile network (127 pieces of fleet equipment to place or sell and 191 locations to integrate into the Mohawk fleet). Also, for directing the operation of Satellite operations, lead change initiatives and develop strategies leading to improved performance and cost reduction.

The Sr. Manager Transportation position oversees the operational and regional functions of managers, provides support, strategic operational planning for managers, and provides general assistance to the Director and Sr. Director of Regional Operations and other senior management as required.

What you’ll do:

• Be responsible for budgeting including developing annual budgets and attainment of regional profitability objectives by monitoring and reporting variances.
• Identify and recommend staffing requirements for all locations within assigned region.
• Participate in hiring decisions of new employees and monitor employee performance.
• Ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures and administer corrective action when appropriate.
• Promote continuous growth and skill development of all employees.
• Ensure proper communication occurs with employees at all levels.
• Maintain positive relationships with customers and sales staff to excellent customer service.
• Provide assistance and support to all managers as requested.
• Make recommendations and provide support to improve process execution, system understanding, and adherence to defined procedures and policies.
• Ensure that personnel are adequately prepared by making training recommendations, coordinating necessary training, and following-up to ensure improvement is made.
• Make recommendations to business process owners for system enhancement and process improvement.
• Be responsible for evaluation and assessment of regional operations.
• Promote and instill a safety culture, ensuring safety, OSHA, and DOT standards are followed.
• Develop improvements to operational processes to improve profitability.
• Recommend facility expansions, improvements, and efficiencies to operation.
• Promote Total Quality Management and continuous improvement of operations.
• Participate on project teams and task forces as requested by management.

What you have:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of Distribution/Transportation experience
• 5+ years of experience managing professional-level employees
• Understanding of Accounting and Finance
• Good analytical skills

What you’re good at:

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication, reading, and customer service skills preferred
• Ability to effectively plan and organize.  Strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), Internet, and Lotus Notes
• Excellent people interaction skills and ability to influence and lead employees without direct report authority.
• Strong propensity for profit and revenue management.
• Ability to analyze balance sheets, set budgets, and understand and direct other financial matters, transportation, and office responsibilities.

What else?

• Approximately 70% of time is spent traveling to distribution centers
• Covering a region and assisting across all 4 regions.
• Majority of work functions performed in an office environment.

Must be flexible as work schedules may change due to business demands.

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.