📍 Philadelphia, PA | Honor Foods
🚛 Logistics + Transportation Leadership Opportunity
Honor Foods is looking for an Assistant Transportation Manager to support our daily transportation and logistics operations.
This role is heavily focused on:
We’re looking for someone with strong logistics experience who also understands an asset-based transportation environment.
✔ Support daily transportation and delivery operations
✔ Help oversee drivers, dispatchers, and logistics coordinators
✔ Monitor routes, delivery schedules, and driver productivity
✔ Assist with truck maintenance and operational issues
✔ Partner with warehouse teams to ensure efficient route departures
✔ Coordinate outbound freight and shipment activity
✔ Monitor shipping schedules and freight movement
✔ Work with carriers, vendors, and internal departments
✔ Review bills of lading and shipping paperwork
✔ Help improve operational efficiency and reduce costs
✔ Support DOT and transportation compliance
✔ Maintain transportation records and operational documentation
✔ Assist with safety initiatives and accident investigations
✔ Coach and support transportation and logistics team members
✔ Help drive accountability and communication across the team
✔ Support a positive, fast-paced operational environment
✔ Logistics and transportation experience
✔ Strong freight coordination and logistics background
✔ Asset-based transportation experience preferred
✔ Leadership or supervisory experience preferred
✔ DOT knowledge preferred
✔ Strong communication and problem-solving skills
✔ Microsoft Office experience (Excel & Outlook)
⭐ Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
⭐ 401(k) with Company Match
⭐ PTO & Paid Holidays
⭐ Growth Opportunities
⭐ Team-Oriented Culture
At Honor Foods, we live by our Core Values:
Personal. Service. Excellence.
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🚀 Apply today and help keep our transportation and logistics operations moving forward.
Honor Foods is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and will not permit discrimination against or harassment of any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status, genetic information, or on the basis of any personal characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.
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Honor Foods, a Burris Logistics Company, was founded in 1949 as a redistributor of center-of-the-plate foods. Since then, we have grown into a premier provider of frozen, refrigerated, dry, and dairy products, representing more than 800 brand-name food suppliers and carrying more than 7,000 in-stock items.
In addition to our regional redistribution centers, R.W. Zant in California and Sunny Morning Foods in Florida, we have exclusive brands, such as Colony Lane, Valley Fresh, Sommer Maid, and Sunny Morning Foods, which have a well-earned reputation for top quality and value at competitive prices.
R.W. Zant, an Honor Foods Company, is a nationally recognized foodservice redistributor founded in 1950. They specialize in procuring and selling chicken, beef, pork, and more, to distributors. R.W. Zant also has custom cutting facilities on-site, providing custom cut, just-in-time, portion control chicken, beef, pork and lamb items.
Sunny Morning is a leading provider of eggs, butter, cheese, dairy products, and customized ingredients. With over 900 items stocked in centrally located distribution centers and an experienced team to assist you at every turn, we are committed to being your dairy supplier partner.
At all of our Honor Foods companies, great products and prices are just part of the value we bring to our customers. We also provide superior sales and support services like customized reporting and distribution channel troubleshooting. A Team of dedicated professionals manages these value-adds, and their commitment to your business needs is what makes us unique.
Honor Foods customers appreciate fast and simplified order processing with versatile payment options. We also offer marketing and sales support services, buying group options, asset management, and attractive mix-and-match minimums. Our knowledgeable Sales and Purchasing Teams remain in constant communication with our customers to ensure overall success.
