National Transportation Manager

Role Overview:

• The National Transportation Manager provides strategic leadership and hands-on operational support across Daniels Health's transportation network. This role works directly with Business Unit and Transfer Station leaders to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient transportation operations.

• The position is responsible for strengthening consistency and accountability across the network, supporting national transportation initiatives, and helping locations establish sustainable daily operations that support continued growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• -Provide field leadership and operational oversight across all Business Units and Transfer Stations.

• -Lead transportation improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, compliance, service performance, cost control, and productivity.

• -Monitor safety, DIFOT, missed service rates, route adherence, fleet utilization, and labor productivity.

• -Implement transportation initiatives with clear ownership, timelines, and accountability.

• -Support new business integration, route launches, fleet deployments, technology implementations, and site startups.

• -Partner with Fleet, Safety & Compliance, Finance, People & Culture, and Customer Service teams.

• -Build a culture of safety, accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• -Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Transportation, Operations Management, or a related field.

• -Minimum 5 years of transportation leadership experience supporting final-mile delivery operations.

• -Experience leading transportation operations across multiple sites.

• -Knowledge of DOT regulations, Hours of Service (HOS), and DVIR requirements.

• -Experience with route optimization, ELD/GPS/telematics, WMS/CRM platforms, and business intelligence tools.

• -Strong analytical, communication, and servant leadership skills.

• -Ability and willingness to travel extensively.

Preferred Qualifications:

• -Master's degree in a related field.

• -Experience in medical waste, healthcare logistics, environmental services, waste management, or another regulated environment.

• -CDL or prior commercial driving experience preferred.

• -Experience applying Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.

Why Daniels Health?

• -Influence transportation performance on a national scale.

• -Develop and mentor operational leaders.

• -Drive meaningful improvements in safety, service, and efficiency.

• -Help make healthcare safer through operational excellence.