SR Regional Director

Are you looking to join a dynamic team that provides its people with the tools to be successfull and opportunities to grow?
Universal Logistics is a leading provider of customized transportation and logistics solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of services including transportation, value-added, intermodal, and specialized services utilized throughout entire supply chains.
Universal has immediate career opportunities in your area. Apply today to become part of the Universal team!

Are you looking to join a dynamic team that provides its people with the tools to be successfull and opportunities to grow?

Universal Logistics is a leading provider of customized transportation and logistics solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of services including transportation, value-added, intermodal, and specialized services utilized throughout entire supply chains.

Universal has immediate career opportunities in your area. Apply today to become part of the Universal team!

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (ULH), is a leading edge asset-light logistics provider. We offer a comprehensive suite of supply chain solutions providing transportation, value-added, intermodal, and specialized services across the globe. Universal's experienced management team, with its state-of-the-art technology, provides customized logistics solutions to its customers resulting in proven efficiencies and savings.

Position Summary:

The primary purpose of this position is development and oversight of a collection of company terminals and agents. This includes all office personnel, company drivers, and owner-operators located at the terminals.

Job Functions:

Management

Management of internal operating procedures

• Ensure business practices are aligned with UIS company policies

Ensuring profitability and efficiency of owner operators and company equipment

• Monitor idle contractors to avoid excessive deductions
• Ensure proper payout and rate integrity
• Ensure company equipment is maintained and in safe operating condition
• Proactively assess all safety related needs prior to deadline submission

Cost controlling and P&L reviews

• Overall review of P&L Council Bluffs, IA, Minneapolis, MN, St. Louis, MO, Kansas City, KS, and Harvey, IL terminals
• Maintenance of all company chassis and company trucks to prevent large scale breakdowns

Oversee the inbound and outbound process of freight flow

• Proper operational procedures followed by the company terminal/agency

Determine staffing needs, review employees within operation, and establish personnel promotions/terminations accordingly

• Recruiting of potential staff
• Evaluations of individual employees
• Assisting with training and developing employees

Terminal Development/Support

Development and oversight of Midwest geographic area (Company stores/Agents)

• Company stores:Council Bluffs, IA, Minneapolis, MN, St. Louis, MO, Kansas City, KS, and Harvey, IL

Analyze and review any necessary reports with individuals within the operations

• Weekly reporting oversight
• Budget formulation
• Discussions with individual facilities regarding individual reports

Perform on-site operational assistance on an as-needed basis

• Real-time operations assistance in developing or short-staffed operations

Pinpoint and develop new company store startup

• Develop new opportunities for new terminals

Customer Relationships

Maintain existing accounts and develop new customers

• Sales calls and assistance with customer base of facility
• Prospecting/new account setup of new customers
• Prospect additional lines of revenue generation

Ownership of all communication regarding changes that impact internal and external customers

Sales/Recruiting

Recruitment of new agents, owner operators, and company drivers

• Prospecting of any potential agent deals/assistance with recruiting of contractors and drivers