Transportation Manager (Onsite in Ashland, VA)

We’re hiring at Pitney Bowes, where top talent builds meaningful careers and lasting impact. We Move fast, Deliver excellence, and Win together…that’s The Pitney Bowes way. Here, how we work matters just as much as what we achieve.

We’re looking for people who:

- Act with urgency, accountability, and purpose
- Deliver high quality work with consistency and pride
- Collaborate effectively and elevate those around them
- Focus on outcomes that drive impact and growth

Job Description:

Pitney Bowes is seeking a Transportation Manager onsite at our Ashland, Virginia Presort Services facility.

The starting base salary is $82,000 annually.

This role is also eligible for a 6% annual field bonus.

As part of our commitment to a flexible work schedule, this role does not have a set amount of vacation per year.

You are Performance driven individual who is committed to provide innovative service to our clients. You are approachable and relationship oriented as you contribute to Pitney Bowes success.

You will:

- Supervises and assigns specific responsibilities to all transportation personnel including route delivery.
- Ensures prompt and accurate delivery/pick-up of all service requests for customers, and other transportation activities as required by the needs of the company and customer base.
- Manages site transportation vendors including sourcing vendor contacts.
- Ensures all drivers are compliant with DOT regulations; maintains DOT files.
- Ensures the transportation team provides excellent internal and external customer service while achieving total labor ratio goals.
- Manages the human resources aspect of supervision including performance appraisals, counseling, hiring, and terminations.
- Manages service providers to ensure delivery performance standards and operational practices are in line with contractual agreements and performance benchmarks.
- Demonstrates safety and security processes and follows company policies.
- Communicates with the Regional Logistics Manager, Logistics Center, and Operations team regarding any special, late, or missing pickups and forwards the information to the drivers.
- Coordinates with production to ensure the mail is dispatched on time and ensures that all transportation tasks are completed.
- Reviews pick up slips for USPS supplies and communicate supply requests to the drivers; verify physical container counts to accompany customer pick up slips.
- Recommends measures to improve the performance of the transportation department.
- Ensure the mail is reviewed for proper dates, presort slugs and a pickup slip is attached with each order prior to loading on the truck.
- Reviews of all daily paperwork submitted by drivers.
- Ensures USPS equipment is used only for the movement of “Live” mail.
- Manage the return of client’s damaged or undeliverable mail following internal handling procedures for damaged secured mail.
- Ensure all required cell phone applications are being used.
- Manages maintenance and cleanliness of location’s fleet.
- Assists other departments to accomplish Operational goals.
- Other duties as assigned.

As a Transportation Manager , you have:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience.
- Bachelor's degree in business, Transportation or Logistics is preferred.
- Transportation/Fleet service experience, which includes route delivery procedures, basic security, and operational procedures.
- 3 to 5 years of operations/transportation management.
- Commercial vehicle driving experience is preferred but not mandatory.
- Ability to coordinate and manage DOT compliance.
- Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel.
- Ability to effectively manage, train and develop supervisory staff.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate with customers, co-workers, subordinates, and various levels within the organization in a professional and courteous manner.
- Effective communication and organizational skills.
- Strong analytical skills.

Our Team: Pitney Bowes Presort Services performs mail sorting; performing some of the work that would typically be performed by the USPS®.  For completing this work, Presort Services receives discounted postage rates.  By performing this sorting work on behalf of our clients, we are able to share a portion of that discount with them. Our national network of operating centers processes over 17 billion pieces of mail annually. We provide mailers with end-to-end solutions from pick-up at their location into delivery into the postal system network, providing optimal postage savings.

We will:

• Provide the opportunity to grow and develop your career
• Offer an inclusive environment that encourages diverse perspectives and ideas
• Deliver challenging and unique opportunities to contribute to the success of a transforming organization
• Offer comprehensive benefits globally (PB Benefits and Wellbeing Programs)

Pitney Bowes is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability (mental or physical), veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

All qualified applicants, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, are encouraged to apply.

All interested individuals must apply online. Individuals with disabilities who cannot apply via our online application should refer to the alternate application options via our Individuals with Disabilities link.