Logistics Manager - New Britain, CT

Job ID:  500702

Tilcon Connecticut Inc., a CRH company, has played a vital role in building infrastructure around our state, serving the market from 23 locations throughout Connecticut.  As a leading supplier of quality crushed stone, hot mix asphalt, and ready mix concrete, Tilcon Connecticut has supported the construction of superior roads, buildings and bridges. The most respected name in the construction industry, from the quarry to the road, Tilcon Connecticut does it all!

Are you looking for opportunities and benefits of a large corporation with a small company feel? Then Tilcon Connecticut Inc. and CRH is the company for you!  If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today!

Position Overview

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the transportation operations team to achieve safety, performance, and financial success. 
• Help establish production’s Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), interpret, and apply key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Lead development and implementation of distribution and transportation policies; development of models, procedures, and processes for planning of distribution and transportation activities, including using a Transportation Management System (TMS) that drives further efficiency to our processes. 
• Manage strategic sub-contractor, 3rd party hauler, and vendor relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and vendor loyalty. 
• Be accountable for 3rd party hauler performance, including setting service expectations, monitoring service and financial performance and holding haulers accountable.
• Oversee hauler agreements, including terms and rates; collaborate with Legal to ensure company is protected from financial liability and carriers have adequate insurance.
• Build strong internal relationship, especially with the construction department, ensuring continuous collaboration delivering efficiencies and superior customer satisfaction.
• Take responsibility for developing and delivering change management plans and achieving outcomes that support the organization's overall strategy.
• Manage day-to-day operations ensuring customer demands are met through efficient dispatching of internal and external resources.
• Manage and report on the performance of the function /business area; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and hold them accountable for achieving these; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of annual business objectives. 
• Communicate the function's strategy and its relationship to the organization's mission, vision and values; clarify the actions needed to implement it within the area of responsibility; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve the organization's business goals. 
• Builds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. 
• Promote a safe working culture for employees
•  Work with safety and field personnel to minimize risk and increase safety Identify and manage stakeholders up to top management level, finding out their needs/issues/concerns and reacting to these by leading and coordinating the development of stakeholder engagement plans to support the communication of business information and decisions.
• Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders.
•  Identify the capabilities needed to meet the current and emerging business needs of a significant business area. Evaluate current capabilities, identify gaps, and prioritize development activities. Motivate others to develop their capabilities and fulfill their personal potential. Build capabilities elsewhere in the organization through mentoring and other informal methods

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• Any combination equivalent to: Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and five to 10 years’ experience in a combination of operations, logistics and transportation management.
• Thorough operational knowledge of trucking and related equipment to be operated.
• Experience in strategic planning and execution.
• Experience creating, working within and/or administering an assigned budget.
• High standard of ethics, integrity, and trust.
• Strong work ethic and high standards for safety in the workplace.
• Proven ability to develop relationships and to work with teams as both a leader and a participant.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills; building rapport, listening, presenting, giving and receiving feedback.
• Pass pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check.
• Pass a pre-employment “Fit for Work” physical.

Requirements 

• Knowledge and understanding of functional areas within the company.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Project management skills.
• High ethical and professional standards.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and exemplary oral/written communication skills.
• Strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus.
• Energetic, forward-thinking and creative individual with high ethical standards and ability to present themselves professionally.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
• Moderate travel required; must be willing to work in or travel to other locations as needed.
• Must be available as needed during non-traditional work hours.
• Must be able to work independently and with groups.
• Must be able to work under time constraints as needed.
• Ability to communicate with civic leaders and local, state, and national policy makers.

Personal Protective Equipment

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is required to sit, walk and stand for periods of time. The employee is required to use a computer.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust to focus.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

What CRH Offers You

• Competitive Base Salary

• Annual Bonus Potential
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription
• $1,000 Referral Bonuses 
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off, Holidays
• 401k with Roth option & Competitive Company Match
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Opportunities for Internal Mobility
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Company Discounts on products, goods, services, electronics, automotive, travel & more!
• Opportunities for Community Engagement.

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

Tilcon Connecticut Inc., a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability--If you want to know more, please click on this link.