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What You’ll Be Doing:
As the Transportation Operations Director you will have responsibility for overseeing domestic transportation operations while growing Rinchem’s revenue streams and profitability in the line of business. This includes ensuring that safety and compliance with regulations are maintained between the fleet and brokerage operations while maintaining the highest levels of service to the customer base.
Why Rinchem:
Are you ready to embark on a thrilling career that combines innovation, efficiency, and global impact? Look no further than joining a leading chemical logistics and transportation company—Rinchem. As a vital player in this dynamic industry, you’ll experience firsthand the unparalleled opportunities it offers. You’ll be at the forefront of revolutionizing supply chain management and ensuring the safe and reliable transportation of crucial chemicals worldwide. Work alongside a diverse team of experts, collaborating on cutting-edge solutions that drive sustainability, optimize operations, and adhere to stringent safety standards. With each day presenting new challenges and chances for growth, a career in chemical logistics and transportation promises not only a stimulating work environment but also a chance to make a lasting difference in the world.
Rinchem is an innovative chemical management solutions provider with proven expertise in creating and managing safe and efficient supply chains for high purity and pre-packaged chemicals, gases, and hazardous goods. Rinchem works with Fortune 500 and regional customers in exciting industries like semiconductors and electronics, biotech, pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense, and other manufacturing industries to streamline some of the most complex and demanding supply chains. Rinchem has active operations in the United States, Israel, South Korea, Taiwan, Ireland, and Malaysia.
Founded in 1976, Rinchem provides its customers with world-class warehousing, trucking, international freight forwarding, logistics technology, and data analytics to bring the highest performance and value to its clients’ supply chains. The company manages a diverse network of temperature-controlled and hazardous material warehouses in locations across the globe. Additionally, Rinchem has an extensive team of hazmat-trained drivers and a large fleet of specialty vehicles including temperature-controlled, hazmat-customized trucks and trailers. Rinchem’s transportation and warehousing network are linked through the company’s proprietary, web-enabled software Chem-Star® that provides customers with real-time visibility into inventory location and status.
In 2022, Stonepeak Partners, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, announced a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Rinchem. This partnership allows Rinchem to tap into Stonepeak’s deep experience in owning and growing mission-critical infrastructure businesses globally. Join Rinchem and be part of shaping a brighter future for global technology.
Why You’ll Like This Job:
- Servant leadership culture to empower associates in their roles
- One of the 100 largest 3PL’s in the world, and the only one focused solely on chemicals / hazardous materials
- Fleet and brokerage operations to manage the transportation portfolio for all customer needs
- Strong anchor customers and full service solutions provided (i.e. 4PL services)
- Growth in additional customer verticals
Scope and Responsibilities:
- Achieving superior performance in safety and compliance for all fleet and brokerage activities
- Owning the complete line of business for domestic transportation, and championing the achievement of financial / operational performance targets
- Directing managerial oversight for the over-the-road fleets (CGLT & CTL) and brokerage business (GTO), as well as a dotted line level of responsibility for final mile transportation (Rinchem fleet)
- Developing and driving continuous improvement projects to ensure continued competitiveness of cost in the line of business
- Assuring the appropriate mix of fleet and brokered over-the-road business to maximize operational results with excellent customer service
- Responsible for driving change through process enhancements and technology adoption with your team and the broader teams in other lines of business
- Oversight of billing auditing to ensure accuracy to our internal and external customers
- Creating innovative solutions to unique customer challenges to continue to solidify Rinchem as the preeminent chemical supply chain solution provider
- Collaborating across business lines for the optimization of Rinchem’s performance, and a superior customer experience
- Facilitating discussions with customers for quarterly review sessions, complaint resolution and additional business opportunities
- (In-conjunction with the commercial team), crafting responses to RFP’s for business development and growth
- Building the capability to expand and retract based on market conditions with the minimal amount of financial harm or customer impact
- Assuring all staff stays compliant in training and other areas as needed
- Maintaining and leveraging current client relationships and growing professional network
- Supporting operations and financial leadership on all CSC budgeting requirements as needed to maintain financial expectations
- Working in conjunction with administrative service centers including Human Resources, Accounting, Quality, IT and Sales to fulfill requirements and meet organizational objectives throughout the company
- Updating SOP’s and Work Instructions
- Maintaining successors for all positions that fall under your area of responsibility
Reasonable Accommodation:
We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application process, please contact us via email at accommodations@rinchem.com so we can connect you with someone that can assist you.
Please be aware that this contact channel is not a means to apply for or inquire about a position and we are unable to respond to non-accommodation related requests and communications.
Our Commitment To You:
Our aim is to foster a culture where every member of Rinchem feels valued, supported, and inspired to achieve individual and corporate goals with character, competence, and commitment. This includes providing opportunity and access for all people across differences of race, age, color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, migratory status, disability status, political affiliation, veteran status, and socioeconomic background.
Qualifications:
We are seeking:
Someone who exhibits a servant leadership mindset with strong leadership communications capabilities. Someone who is adept at leading change through strategic thinking based on data and process based decision making with a strong transportation leadership background.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
- 5+ years of experience in a progressive transportation management setting
- Experience with hazardous materials and/or pharmaceutical transportation operations
Knowledge of DOT, EPA, OSHA and other applicable federal and state regulations
- Proven ability to understand financial statements and drive performance improvement
Business development acumen and commercial skills are needed as this role does have customer facing responsibilities
Other Skills and Abilities You Will Need:
- Ability to learn transportation system(s) of record
- MS Office suite skills and experience (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook and MS PowerPoint)
- Familiarity with NCR/CAPA system and ability to help determine root cause and make suggestions for continuous improvement
- Current possession or ability to successfully complete U.S. DOT Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Course within first 30 days of employment
- Ability to learn and maintain a working knowledge of all regulatory subject matter needed to maintain compliance in transportation activities
- The ability to engage with others using tact, assertiveness, presence, and self-confidence.
- Results focused with excellent project and time management skills, willing and able to work to meet given deadlines.
- Thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
You’ll also need to be able to:
- Travel up to 50% (ABQ based) – 75% (non-ABQ based) of the time with short notice.
- Travel internationally on occasion
- Be available for escalation protocols as needed, 7 days a week
- Read, write, speak and comprehend the English language
- See both distance and details at close range, within a few feet of the observer (with or without corrective lenses)
- Identify and understand the speech of another person (with or without a personal auditory hearing device)
- Work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business, including occasionally arriving early, staying late on a moment’s notice and occasional evening and weekend work
