Overview:

Imperial Dade, a leading North American distributor, has a Transportation Supervisor role available in Phoenix, AZ! Join a strong and continuously evolving group, helping to continue to grow our business. If you’re eager for your next opportunity, Imperial Dade is a great place to take that next step.

The Transportation Supervisor supervises daily transportation activities and personnel to ensure functions are performed according to our standards and guidelines. This role is responsible for managing the timeliness of driver departure in the morning, monitoring delivery progress and safety compliance, serving as the driver dispatcher and troubleshooting challenges and issues as drivers complete stops, completing driver check-in at the DC, and sharing feedback with key stakeholders.  This role provides backup support to the transportation team and completes deliveries and builds routes (Roadnet) as needed.  This role also helps manage all delivery trucks and equipment and ensures all DOT and corporate safety policies and regulations are followed. 

You will work from Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Imperial Dade is the leading independently owned and operated distributor of foodservice packaging and janitorial supplies in North America. As a provider of customized supply chain solutions, we serve customers in many business-to-business market segments including restaurants, grocery stores, healthcare, sports and entertainment, and cruise lines. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in New Jersey, Imperial Dade serves as a mission-critical partner to more than 120,000 customers through our footprint of 130+ branches.

All correspondence will come directly from Imperial Dade and not a personal email address.

Responsibilities:

You will:

Helps drivers depart on time in the morning and resolves all truck, equipment, and load issues

Trains new drivers and completes ride-alongs with tenured drivers to drive improvements and SOP compliance

Serves as backup driver and router as needed

Serves as dispatch for drivers to ensure accurate and timely delivery of products

Coaches drivers when a violation is registered by the vehicle surveillance system to prevent accidents

Completes driver check-in when drivers return to the depot.  Ensures returned product is staged and tagged for processing.  Forwards feedback to router and other stakeholders as needed.  Updates information in operating system including delivery instructions, time windows, etc.

Helps investigate incidents and work-related accidents and submits accident reports as needed

Recommends process improvements and cost-savings ideas

Creates a culture of safety excellence and effective risk management

Performs other duties and projects as assigned

Qualifications:

You have:

3+ years of driver experience.  Ability to drive and complete deliveries as needed.  CDL a plus. 

At least 1 year of supervisory experience preferred.  Demonstrated ability to train and provide leadership and direction to teammates and influence others to perform their jobs safely and create a culture of safety.

Knowledge of straight trucks, tractor/trailer, and material handling equipment

Knowledge of DOT rules and regulations including ELD compliance management

Experience implementing process improvements and cost savings initiatives in an operational environment

Experience in a changing/growing, fast-paced organization

Good verbal, written and relational communication skills, with ability to appropriately interact with employees of all levels including drivers, customers, senior management

Ability to effectively multi-task and prioritize work based on business needs

Fluent in English, Spanish a plus +

Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel

High school diploma or GED (general education diploma) equivalency 

We offer a dynamic environment for our more than 7,500 employees to work, learn, and grow professionally. We value our people and strive to create rewarding career opportunities by offering competitive salaries and benefits (medical, dental, vision), a 401(k) program with company match, a shared ownership program, life insurance, a generous paid time off package, educational reimbursement, paid family leave, and adoption assistance. We are excited to invite talented individuals with a passion for excellence to join our team.

Imperial Dade is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history, or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.