# Transportation Operations Manager

About the Role The Transportation Operations Manager leads the day-to-day transportation operation for Kalmbach Trucking and Best In Show Logistics. This role owns every live board (bulk outbound, inbound, van, and extended-hours coverage) and is accountable for loads being covered on time, at the right cost, every day. Leading a team of seven planners and coordinators, the Transportation Operations Manager is the single owner of the live operation. This allows senior transportation leadership to focus on network design, carrier strategy, and total transportation cost. Primary Responsibilities Own the daily operating plan across bulk outbound, inbound, and van freight, keeping service and cost on target Lead, coach, and develop a team of seven: Driver & Carrier Relations Manager, Senior Bulk Load Planner, Inbound Load Planner, Van Load Planner, Retail Logistics Coordinator, Transportation Contracts & Audit Administrator, and Extended Hours Transportation Coordinator Manage capacity by tracking expected and committed carrier and contractor capacity against what is actually delivered, and close gaps before they affect plants or customers Serve as the first point of escalation for exc

- **Id**: 3545705
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/kalmbach-feedsr-transportation-operations-manager>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Carey, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-30T20:40:55Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-30
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T15:55:35Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 15
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4385
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Farming & Agriculture, Animal Nutrition

## Company

- **Id**: 1796605
- **Name**: Kalmbach Feeds®
- **Domain**: kalmbachfeeds.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/kalmbachfeeds>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: ADP

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 9
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.667
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 67
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 61000
- **Max usd**: 114000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 1589

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 15

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Management years min**: 2
- **Team size min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-30T20:40:55Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 14
- **Expected fill days**: 67
- **Reasons**: conf:5, win:early, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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