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Woodland Foods

Transportation Manager

Waukegan, IL · On-site

Senior Director, Supply Chain Department: Supply Chain Location: Waukegan, IL Job Summary The Transportation / Logistics Manager is responsible for overseeing and optimizing all transportation ...

Woodland Foods

Transportation Manager

Waukegan, IL · On-site

Senior Director, Supply Chain Department: Supply Chain Location: Waukegan, IL Job Summary The Transportation / Logistics Manager is responsible for overseeing and optimizing all transportation ...

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How much do transportation director jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 14, 2026, the average yearly pay for transportation director in Racine, WI is $100,824.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $76,000.00 and $115,800.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Transportation Director, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Transportation Director, you need expertise in logistics management, regulatory compliance, and budgeting, often supported by a bachelor's degree in logistics, transportation, or business administration. Familiarity with transportation management systems (TMS), fleet tracking software, and relevant certifications like Certified Transportation Professional (CTP) is highly beneficial. Strong leadership, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication set top candidates apart. These competencies are crucial for optimizing operations, ensuring safety and compliance, and leading teams in a dynamic transportation environment.

What are some of the primary challenges Transportation Directors face when managing large fleets and how can they address them?

Transportation Directors often encounter challenges related to maintaining operational efficiency, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing budgets within large fleet operations. Balancing timely deliveries, vehicle maintenance, and driver scheduling requires effective communication and strong organizational skills. Successful Transportation Directors leverage technology, such as fleet management software, and foster collaborative relationships with drivers, maintenance teams, and logistics partners to address these challenges. Proactively analyzing data and adapting processes helps them anticipate issues and improve overall transportation performance.

What Is a Transportation Director?

A transportation director is in charge of transportation logistics. They typically set up the distribution routes and oversee the delivery of goods or products. They do this by utilizing trucking or other transportation routes. A transportation director may also work for a municipal department, helping arrange public transit such as bus, ferry, or train routes. If they work for a school, job duties involve overseeing bus routes for students.

What does a Transportation Director do?

A Transportation Director is responsible for overseeing and managing all transportation operations within an organization, such as a school district, city, or private company. Their duties include planning routes, managing budgets, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, supervising staff, and coordinating the maintenance of vehicles. They work to ensure efficient, safe, and cost-effective transportation services to meet organizational needs. Transportation Directors often collaborate with other departments and external agencies to optimize transportation logistics and address any issues that arise.
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Infographic showing various Transportation Director job openings in Racine, WI as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 79% Full Time, 18% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 92% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $100,824 per year, or $48.5 per hour.
National Transportation Director

National Transportation Director

Daniels Health

Milwaukee, WI • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

This job post has expired today. Applications are no longer accepted.

Daniels Health rating

5.9

Company rating: 5.9 out of 10

Based on 12 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

What is your Purpose
Support business growth objectives by providing strategic and tactical leadership across the national transport function for a medical waste organization. The role will support multiple Business Unit Transport Managers through implementing industry leading metrics, practices, safety and compliance standards. The role will expand and optimize the national fleet and routing to safeguard customer service capacity whilst ensuring cost effectiveness of the national network.
What you will do [Key Responsibilities]
Strategic Leadership
• Develop and execute a national transport strategy aligned with organizational objectives
• Develop strategic fleet and infrastructure plans to support business growth and expansion initiatives
• Drive transport excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage capital expenditure for transport fleet and infrastructure
• Lead national standardization of transport operations across all business units
• Develop transport fleet maintenance programs
• Lead a Safety Culture pertaining to transport
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to achieve organizational grow strategies
Operational Management
• Optimize route planning and fleet utilization
• Oversee national transport operations
• Establish and monitor transport KPIs to drive performance and efficiency
• Ensure awareness and compliance with all transport regulations
• Develop organizational safety and compliance programs pertaining to transport
Team Leadership
• Foster a culture of safety and operational excellence
• Coach high-performing transport teams across the Business Units
• Mentor driver safe driver performance and culture
• Develop and mentor direct report and Business Unit Transport Managers
Business Improvement and Growth
• Identify and facilitate fleet management and routing improvements to improve DIFOT
• Collaborate with Sales and to ensure capacity in line with new business opportunities pipeline
• Collaborate with National Director Plant and Operational Excellence to improve centroid positioning, improving access to market opportunities and reducing average mile per route
• Develop internal strategic partnerships and coordinate with key stakeholders (P&C, Sales, National support roles across the business) to deploy business learnings within the business unit, accelerate improvement and growth opportunities
• Develop national business plans to drive and facilitate new business roll out initiatives to enable growth opportunities
• Integrate and optimize new business roll out within existing routes
What are you responsible for [Role Mandate]
Strategic Objectives
• Develop and deploy fleet strategies to ensure transport capacity in line with projected opportunity pipeline
• Support business growth and expansion initiatives
• Drive strategic planning in line with business development objectives
• Align transport fleet capacity and routing strategies enable service requirements
• Continuously optimize fleet and routing to minimize cost and improve service performance
• Drive safety performance improvement strategies
• Develop and improve transport efficiency metrics
• Implement standardized transport operations processes in line with national objectives
• Implement fleet management and maintenance strategies
• Implement new, and manage and improve existing transport related optimization and management systems
• Develop transport policies, procedures, and best practices
Team Leadership
• Provide direction and coordinate Transport Supervisors, Dispatches and Drivers
• Coordinate staff onboarding, training and development programs
• Lead performance evaluations and team development initiatives
• Foster a culture of safety and transport excellence
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Coordinate with National Functional Teams (National Plant Operations, Sales, and P&C)
Performance Management
• Monitor and manage the 4 pillars of operation management Safety, Compliance, Service, and Efficiency
• Develop key transport performance indicators (KPIs)
• Analyze and improve transport metrics (fleet and route)
• Analyze and improve customer service metrics (DIFOT)
• Implement cost reduction and efficiency improvements
• Manage fleet resource allocation
• Manage fleet related vendor relationships and contracts
• Report on transport operations performance to leadership
Key Performance Indicators
• On-time in-full delivery metrics
• New business fleet capacity
• Route efficiency metrics
• Fleet utilization metrics
• Safety and compliance performance indicators
• Team engagement and retention rates
Candidate Profile
Skills & Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Mathematics, Operations Management, or related field preferred
• 10+ years of senior transport experience at management level
• Transport systems implementation experience
• Business growth experience
• Transport capital budgeting experience
• Strong understanding of transport safety regulations
• Proven leadership and team development capabilities
Core Competencies
• Strategic planning and execution
• Complex business analytics
• Systems, process and technology implementation
• Change management
• Exceptional multistakeholder management
• Team leadership, influence and inspiration
• Team mentoring and development
• Transport capital planning and budgeting
• Risk and compliance management
Work Environment
• Hybrid - Support Office and work from home, remote travel as required
$170,000 - $190,000 a year
"The pay range for this position is $170,000 to $190,000 base salary with potential eligible bonus incentive. Actual compensation within this range will depend on factors unique to each candidate, such as prior experience, skill, certifications, and work location. Pay variations by location reflect local conditions and differences in the cost of labor.
At Daniels Health, we are committed to supporting our employees' well-being, work-life balance, and career growth through a comprehensive benefit package. Eligible employees enjoy benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans with company match contributions, paid vacation and sick time, wellness resources, life insurance, and professional development opportunities."
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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