Director of Mexico Operations - Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

Universal Dedicated, Inc., a subsidiary of Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. (ULH), is a leading edge asset-light logistics provider. We offer a comprehensive suite of supply chain solutions providing transportation, value-added, intermodal, and specialized services across the globe. Universal's experienced management team, with its state-of-the-art technology, provides customized logistics solutions to its customers resulting in proven efficiencies and savings. Currently, Universal Dedicated, Inc. is seeking a Director of Mexico Operations candidates for our Mexico based operation where we directly service a major automotive company in the area!

Work Environment: Field Office locations with interaction with Shop Facilities, Dock and Terminal Yards.

Summary

Position is designed to provide strategic and tactical leadership to the maintenance organization, ensure constant management and improvement of company’s cost controls, efficiency, safety compliance and administration relative to operations of all locations in Mexico.

Essential Responsibility

Proactively manage all operational staff and core functions

• Direct management of all Corporate Management and Field Regional Managers within group
• Assure all associates understand company and departmental strategies and long term goals
• Responsible for selecting, coaching, training staff, and evaluating employee performance.
• Plan, organize, and direct operational processes and procedures (SOP)
• Conduct a weekly conference call to ensure problem resolution, continuity and objectives are being met across enterprise.

Pro-active cost control management

• Responsible for building with executive leadership and managing weekly, monthly and annual budgetary goals, ensuring they are met through effective communication and management
• Responsibility to manage and approve all vendors and contractual obligations
• Audit and approve all expense reports for management staff
• Establishment of SOP operating costs to maintain budget.
• Establish and manage key metrics for operation organizations to include, SRT codes by tech, CPM by asset and overall CPM, CapEx budgets, Vendor Cost & Budgets

Purchasing and Administration responsibilities

• Key stakeholder in CapEx purchasing for company assets, trucks, trailers, material handling equipment etc. Works in conjunction with President and CAO, CFO on asset purchases and buy cycle.
• Oversee the purchase of maintenance parts for all company equipment. Establish and proactively manage
• Ensure accurate and robust administrative records of items purchased and inventory banks
• Verification and final approval of invoices to ensure correct prices and that materials have been received
• Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with vendors, users, and others to determine root cause issues and take corrective action
• Administer and monitor assigned budget items to ensure all work is done within stated budget