Delivery Manager

About the position

Directs and manages all aspects of delivery activities and department staff at specified location(s); including responsibility for planning, coordinating and assigning work to Dispatchers, Drivers and/or Yard personnel in order to meet or exceed scheduling goals. At Builders FirstSource, we believe building a successful career is not solely defined by a degree.

Your experience, skills, and passion are just as important, if not more so. As such, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and experience levels. Successful, innovative, and fulfilling careers are built here, and your professional development is a high priority. We invest in your future through the latest training, tools, and technologies.

Highly collaborative, we work together to solve problems and find better ways to continually grow our business and careers every day. You’ll be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a career with unlimited horizons.

The scale and depth of resources that being the #1 building materials distributor in the nation provides a variety of opportunities for you to explore – all in a friendly, people-first environment. Join us to be more, do more, and build more, together at BFS.

Responsibilities

• Manages the delivery scheduling activities and department staff, ensuring coordination between daily delivery schedules and Driver assignments.
• Establishes schedules that ensure economical delivery options are utilized and optimizes materials handling equipment and delivery vehicles.
• Maintains check on materials inventories, production programs and other factors that affect delivery schedules.
• Revises schedules based on changes to order, cancellations, returns, and revised forecasts; determines recourse in event of failure to meet schedules.
• Manages a department to ensure achievement of functional and budget/financial goals.
• Tracks and reports on delivery mileage, fuel usage, vehicle repairs and other delivery-related issues to management.
• Manages assigned employees including staff selection and training; planning, assigning and directing work; conducting performance reviews; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Understands and observes all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injury to self or co-workers; attends periodic safety meetings as required; may recommend changes to improve safety procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and six (6) years of experience coordinating shipping/delivery activities, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of lead or supervisory experience required.
• Knowledge of company practices and standards for product shipping/delivery
• Knowledge of business mathematics
• Knowledge of DOT regulations or other requirements regulating delivery schedules
• Good leadership skills and ability to achieve work productivity through others
• Ability to read and write delivery schedules and reports

Benefits

• competitive, affordable benefits designed to make life better for you and the people you love
• great plans that help you and your family to live happier, healthier and more secure lives
• latest training, tools, and technologies
• professional development