Senior Operations Manager

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Savage Services is currently hiring for a Senior Operations Manager who will be responsible for the overall management, growth and development of our Intermountain Transportation businesses based in the Carbon County, UT region.  

Responsibilities / Job Duties:

• Assigned to oversee Coal Service operation
• Lead and mentor other managers and supervisors
• Live and lead “Nothing Trumps Safety at Savage”
• Oversee the operations and logistics, and maintain a very proactive and forward looking forecasting system for logistics planning
• Manage relationships and contracts with contractors and customers
• Demonstrate an "ownership" mentality
• Using Savage’s S⁷ Operating System to manage the complete operations, logistics and business functions
• Lead the effort to grow Savage’s current business by researching, identifying, and evaluating new potential opportunities
• Administer services agreements between Savage and its customers
• Assist efforts to identify and develop logistics / operations opportunities
• Oversee development and implementation of operational business plans and budgets
• Provide leadership in implementation and execution of Savage System
• Understand customer's key requirements and ensure that they are met
• Create an environment where people are committed to safety, professionalism and cleanliness
• Develop systems to maximize the effective utilization of people and equipment
• Profit and loss, budgeting, planning, projecting, variance analysis and manage key performance indicators

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Ability to hire, train and treat employees right
• Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems
• The ability to develop and build successful teams and bench strength
• Ability to promote a culture where safety and environmental issues are held at a premium
• Timely and effective follow-up and follow through with customer, employees and company (do what you say you're going to do)
• Good written and oral skills with an ability to communicate with co-workers, customers, and other company personnel
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (specifically Excel and Word)
• Self-starter capable of working independently, in line with company goals, strategies and policies
• Creative and strategic in approaching issues
• Commercial project conceptualization and development ability
• Good analytical, planning and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and carry critical projects to completion
• Ability to read and understand financial statements
• Ability to work with multiple operations and multiple tasks
• Strong presentation skills both in an internal company setting and in a customer setting
• Ability to lead a start-up operation

Education/Experience:

• 5-7 years related work experience demonstrating leadership capabilities
• Ability to travel within Mountain Transportation Unit as needed
• Ideal candidate will have experience in one or more of the following industry areas:
• Logistics, operations, and/or business development
• Bulk commodity transportation
• Pneumatic trailer experience a plus
• Terminal operations and/or business development
• Possess experience in some or all of the following areas:
• Management experience with responsibility for developing and executing budgets
• Customer and contractor contract negotiation and administration
• Business development/commercial experience
• Cultivating strong business partnerships with customers, suppliers, and key contractors
• Recruiting, developing, and leading a team
• Identifying and implementing solutions to commercial, operating and financial problems
• Requires approximately 15-20% regular travel and heavy travel cycles are common. (Principle travel inside Mountain Trucking Unit, international travel infrequent)