National Transportation Director
Apply NowCompany: Daniels Health
Location: Milwaukee, WI 53215
Description:
What is your Purpose
Support business growth objectives by providing strategic and tactical leadership across the national transport function for a medical waste organization. The role will support multiple Business Unit Transport Managers through implementing industry leading metrics, practices, safety and compliance standards. The role will expand and optimize the national fleet and routing to safeguard customer service capacity whilst ensuring cost effectiveness of the national network.
What you will do [Key Responsibilities]
Strategic Leadership
Develop and execute a national transport strategy aligned with organizational objectives
Develop strategic fleet and infrastructure plans to support business growth and expansion initiatives
Drive transport excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
Manage capital expenditure for transport fleet and infrastructure
Lead national standardization of transport operations across all business units
Develop transport fleet maintenance programs
Lead a Safety Culture pertaining to transport
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to achieve organizational grow strategies
Operational Management
Optimize route planning and fleet utilization
Oversee national transport operations
Establish and monitor transport KPIs to drive performance and efficiency
Ensure awareness and compliance with all transport regulations
Develop organizational safety and compliance programs pertaining to transport
Team Leadership
Foster a culture of safety and operational excellence
Coach high-performing transport teams across the Business Units
Mentor driver safe driver performance and culture
Develop and mentor direct report and Business Unit Transport Managers
Business Improvement and Growth
Identify and facilitate fleet management and routing improvements to improve DIFOT
Collaborate with Sales and to ensure capacity in line with new business opportunities pipeline
Collaborate with National Director Plant and Operational Excellence to improve centroid positioning, improving access to market opportunities and reducing average mile per route
Develop internal strategic partnerships and coordinate with key stakeholders (P&C, Sales, National support roles across the business) to deploy business learnings within the business unit, accelerate improvement and growth opportunities
Develop national business plans to drive and facilitate new business roll out initiatives to enable growth opportunities
Integrate and optimize new business roll out within existing routes
What are you responsible for [Role Mandate]
Strategic Objectives
Develop and deploy fleet strategies to ensure transport capacity in line with projected opportunity pipeline
Support business growth and expansion initiatives
Drive strategic planning in line with business development objectives
Align transport fleet capacity and routing strategies enable service requirements
Continuously optimize fleet and routing to minimize cost and improve service performance
Drive safety performance improvement strategies
Develop and improve transport efficiency metrics
Implement standardized transport operations processes in line with national objectives
Implement fleet management and maintenance strategies
Implement new, and manage and improve existing transport related optimization and management systems
Develop transport policies, procedures, and best practices
Team Leadership
Provide direction and coordinate Transport Supervisors, Dispatches and Drivers
Coordinate staff onboarding, training and development programs
Lead performance evaluations and team development initiatives
Foster a culture of safety and transport excellence
Build strong relationships with key stakeholders
Coordinate with National Functional Teams (National Plant Operations, Sales, and P&C)
Performance Management
Monitor and manage the 4 pillars of operation management Safety, Compliance, Service, and Efficiency
Develop key transport performance indicators (KPIs)
Analyze and improve transport metrics (fleet and route)
Analyze and improve customer service metrics (DIFOT)
Implement cost reduction and efficiency improvements
Manage fleet resource allocation
Manage fleet related vendor relationships and contracts
Report on transport operations performance to leadership
Key Performance Indicators
On-time in-full delivery metrics
New business fleet capacity
Route efficiency metrics
Fleet utilization metrics
Safety and compliance performance indicators
Team engagement and retention rates
Candidate Profile
Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Mathematics, Operations Management, or related field preferred
10+ years of senior transport experience at management level
Transport systems implementation experience
Business growth experience
Transport capital budgeting experience
Strong understanding of transport safety regulations
Proven leadership and team development capabilities
Core Competencies
Strategic planning and execution
Complex business analytics
Systems, process and technology implementation
Change management
Exceptional multistakeholder management
Team leadership, influence and inspiration
Team mentoring and development
Transport capital planning and budgeting
Risk and compliance management
Work Environment
Hybrid - Support Office and work from home, remote travel as required
$170,000 - $190,000 a year
"The pay range for this position is $170,000 to $190,000 base salary with potential eligible bonus incentive. Actual compensation within this range will depend on factors unique to each candidate, such as prior experience, skill, certifications, and work location. Pay variations by location reflect local conditions and differences in the cost of labor.
At Daniels Health, we are committed to supporting our employees' well-being, work-life balance, and career growth through a comprehensive benefit package. Eligible employees enjoy benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans with company match contributions, paid vacation and sick time, wellness resources, life insurance, and professional development opportunities."
Support business growth objectives by providing strategic and tactical leadership across the national transport function for a medical waste organization. The role will support multiple Business Unit Transport Managers through implementing industry leading metrics, practices, safety and compliance standards. The role will expand and optimize the national fleet and routing to safeguard customer service capacity whilst ensuring cost effectiveness of the national network.
What you will do [Key Responsibilities]
Strategic Leadership
Develop and execute a national transport strategy aligned with organizational objectives
Develop strategic fleet and infrastructure plans to support business growth and expansion initiatives
Drive transport excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
Manage capital expenditure for transport fleet and infrastructure
Lead national standardization of transport operations across all business units
Develop transport fleet maintenance programs
Lead a Safety Culture pertaining to transport
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to achieve organizational grow strategies
Operational Management
Optimize route planning and fleet utilization
Oversee national transport operations
Establish and monitor transport KPIs to drive performance and efficiency
Ensure awareness and compliance with all transport regulations
Develop organizational safety and compliance programs pertaining to transport
Team Leadership
Foster a culture of safety and operational excellence
Coach high-performing transport teams across the Business Units
Mentor driver safe driver performance and culture
Develop and mentor direct report and Business Unit Transport Managers
Business Improvement and Growth
Identify and facilitate fleet management and routing improvements to improve DIFOT
Collaborate with Sales and to ensure capacity in line with new business opportunities pipeline
Collaborate with National Director Plant and Operational Excellence to improve centroid positioning, improving access to market opportunities and reducing average mile per route
Develop internal strategic partnerships and coordinate with key stakeholders (P&C, Sales, National support roles across the business) to deploy business learnings within the business unit, accelerate improvement and growth opportunities
Develop national business plans to drive and facilitate new business roll out initiatives to enable growth opportunities
Integrate and optimize new business roll out within existing routes
What are you responsible for [Role Mandate]
Strategic Objectives
Develop and deploy fleet strategies to ensure transport capacity in line with projected opportunity pipeline
Support business growth and expansion initiatives
Drive strategic planning in line with business development objectives
Align transport fleet capacity and routing strategies enable service requirements
Continuously optimize fleet and routing to minimize cost and improve service performance
Drive safety performance improvement strategies
Develop and improve transport efficiency metrics
Implement standardized transport operations processes in line with national objectives
Implement fleet management and maintenance strategies
Implement new, and manage and improve existing transport related optimization and management systems
Develop transport policies, procedures, and best practices
Team Leadership
Provide direction and coordinate Transport Supervisors, Dispatches and Drivers
Coordinate staff onboarding, training and development programs
Lead performance evaluations and team development initiatives
Foster a culture of safety and transport excellence
Build strong relationships with key stakeholders
Coordinate with National Functional Teams (National Plant Operations, Sales, and P&C)
Performance Management
Monitor and manage the 4 pillars of operation management Safety, Compliance, Service, and Efficiency
Develop key transport performance indicators (KPIs)
Analyze and improve transport metrics (fleet and route)
Analyze and improve customer service metrics (DIFOT)
Implement cost reduction and efficiency improvements
Manage fleet resource allocation
Manage fleet related vendor relationships and contracts
Report on transport operations performance to leadership
Key Performance Indicators
On-time in-full delivery metrics
New business fleet capacity
Route efficiency metrics
Fleet utilization metrics
Safety and compliance performance indicators
Team engagement and retention rates
Candidate Profile
Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Mathematics, Operations Management, or related field preferred
10+ years of senior transport experience at management level
Transport systems implementation experience
Business growth experience
Transport capital budgeting experience
Strong understanding of transport safety regulations
Proven leadership and team development capabilities
Core Competencies
Strategic planning and execution
Complex business analytics
Systems, process and technology implementation
Change management
Exceptional multistakeholder management
Team leadership, influence and inspiration
Team mentoring and development
Transport capital planning and budgeting
Risk and compliance management
Work Environment
Hybrid - Support Office and work from home, remote travel as required
$170,000 - $190,000 a year
"The pay range for this position is $170,000 to $190,000 base salary with potential eligible bonus incentive. Actual compensation within this range will depend on factors unique to each candidate, such as prior experience, skill, certifications, and work location. Pay variations by location reflect local conditions and differences in the cost of labor.
At Daniels Health, we are committed to supporting our employees' well-being, work-life balance, and career growth through a comprehensive benefit package. Eligible employees enjoy benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans with company match contributions, paid vacation and sick time, wellness resources, life insurance, and professional development opportunities."