S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a privately held third-party logistics provider serving the United States and Canada. They offer an integrated service platform to customers including dedicated contract carriage, irregular route truckload, full-service truckload brokerage, warehouse-based logistics and managed transportation services. The company ranks 11th among Transport Topics’ Top 50 Logistics Providers, a Top 70 3PL Provider by Food Logistics and a Top 100 Motor Carrier by Inbound Logistics.
Director of Recruiting and Retention for Drivers
This position will be based in our Corporate HQ in Dallas, TX. This position reports to the Vice President of Human Resources and is responsible for developing and implementing strategic recruiting plans, best practices and programs to achieve our aggressive growth plans while having oversight of all recruiting and retention efforts for Capacity across the country. This position will also be responsible for managing our 3rd party leasing process and ensuring hiring compliance with all corporate policy, federal DOT regulations and state and local law. Ensures each operating center has enough capacity, drivers and contractors, to support business needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Partners with Operations in response to staffing requirements, responsible for developing and managing highly effective processes to attract and hire company drivers and owner operators
• Ensures recruiting programs meet business needs, comply with legal and regulatory requirements as well as competitive best practices
• Manages the comprehensive recruitment process to ensure ongoing pipeline of qualified drivers
• Partners with HR to continually improve plans, programs, and processes in order to proactively control expenses, increase value, and promote highly effective recruiting processes
• Ensures attainment of targeted metrics relative to quality of hire, cost per hire, time-to-fill, turnover data to develop recruitment/retention strategies that will increase retention
• Provides strategic recruiting expertise by staying abreast of industry trends, best practices, legal developments, technological advancements and benchmark comparisons: functions as subject matter expert
• Counsels staff on staffing and recruitment policies and procedures to ensure compliance and understanding of hiring guidelines
• Oversees all 3rd party leasing and hiring activities ensuring all necessary operational support is received
• Oversees the advertising process, media buying and ad spend
• Supports the ‘Greatstart’ first time Owner-Operator program – converting company drivers to O/ops
• Ensures compliance of all new hire files related to the qualification, leasing and orientation process as required by corporate policy, federal DOT regulations and state and local law
• Hires, trains, manages, regularly evaluates performance and counsels assigned staff. Ensures proper orientation of staff into the organization
Requirements / Qualifications (Skills and Education):
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent managerial experience and training
• 10-15 years of professional work experience with a minimum of 5 years experience as a manager in the transportation industry with recruiting responsibilities
• Outstanding analytical, communication, negotiation, collaboration, presentation, and project management skills
• Executive presence, professional demeanor, and strong business acumen
• Results oriented and focused on continuous process improvement
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, meet deadlines and work well under pressure
• Posses expertise in industry related recruiting best practices
• Proficient with Microsoft products: Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint
• Proficient with applicant tracking and resume management systems
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities for professional management, recruiters, and support staff
• Comprehensive knowledge of all laws, both state and federal, related to transportation and driver recruitment
• Travel: up to 40%
Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com
S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a premier third party logistics provider to source a Vice President Transportation for their corporate offices located in Scranton, PA. They manage a truckload fleet of 200 power units and 925 trailers and operate close to six million square-feet of warehouse space across 16 U.S. distribution center locations. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.
SUMMARY
Directs and coordinates the activities of Freight Line operations by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Has complete P&L responsibility for Freight Lines' operations.
• Meets customer requirements in all operations on a daily basis.
• Manages all direct reports effectively including training, evaluations, planning, discipline, rewards and assignments.
• Prepares and administers budgets.
• Establishes business plans to support overall company strategic goals.
• Develops long range goals and objectives.
• Establishes and administers operating policies.
• Develops succession plans.
• Reviews analyses of activities, costs, operations and forecast data to determine progress toward goals.
• Manages equipment and labor planning.
• Establishes metrics to meet internal (operating) and external requirements.
• Develops and implements technology/equipment solutions as needed to achieve efficiencies and growth.
• Maintains and promotes the company's core values of ethical behavior and fair treatment for all.
• Confers with the executive team and other administrative personnel to review achievements and discuss required changes in goals or objectives resulting from current status and conditions.
• Serves as a member of management committees.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Manages one or more subordinate associates in the department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Directly Manages: Billing; Brokerage; Customer Service Reps; Dispatch; Drivers (~90 company, ~15 Owner Operator, ~50 Brokers); Load Consolidation; Maintenance / Shop
Indirectly: Freight Safety; Fright Sales
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor's degree (advanced degree preferred) and seven to ten years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have good oral and written communication skills, proficient PC computer skills, excellent problem solving abilities, and superior management skill sets.
• Must be able to develop and present quantitative performance summaries to executives.
• Must have demonstrated success with use of metrics (Balanced Scorecard a plus).
• Must have a proven record of working ethically and treating associates and customers with respect.
• Must be able to work cooperatively and constructively in a team environment.
• Must have good knowledge of OSHA, DOT and other regulatory requirements governing transportation operations
• Must be able to work in a varied, fast paced environment.
Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com
S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a world recognized provider of leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions to source a Freight Management National Account Manager for their Novi, MI operations. With more than $6 billion in annual revenue, and serves customer needs in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.
Position Description:
The Freight Management National Account Manager position is primarily responsible for building a portfolio of clients and acting as a liaison between the client, carrier, shipper and receiver. Will obtain and negotiate rates with carriers, manage the movements of goods and resolve any issues that may occur with the load.
Requirements:
• Bachelors degree in business, logistics or marketing or minimum of four (4) years of freight brokerage experience
• Proficient in MS Office to include Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Additional Requirements:
• Proven, successful track record as a Freight Broker and/or Transportation Sales
• Excellent written and oral communication skills such as presentation skills, strong customer development, sales and account management skills
• Current active customer base with a business following of $10,000 gross profit per month, preferred
• Previous experience with McLeod preferred
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities of the Freight Management National Account Manager position include the following:
Business Development
• Developing and Managing a portfolio of business
• Perform business evaluations to qualify leads
• Preparation of pricing
• Establish, manage and deliver upon account expectations and goals
• Ensure margins and load volumes are maintained
Account Management
• Develop carrier base and negotiate rates
• Manage movement of client goods
• Develop and manage customer relationships, providing excellent customer service
• Prepare and deliver customer presentations
Problem Resolution
• Provide carrier compliance, root cause analysis
• Provide feedback and recommendations to drive continuous improvement
• Provide support for customer inquiries
Manage
• Mentor new hires in training and on-going operational activities
• Establish goals and metrics
Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com
