Senior Logistics Manager

Senior Logistics Manager
Location: TN / Travel to sites required
Reports to: Director of Operations

Position Overview
We are seeking a high-caliber Senior Logistics Manager to spearhead our centralized dispatch operations and drive strategic fleet efficiency. This role is designed for a leader who excels in high-stakes environments, capable of managing complex carrier relationships and implementing process overhauls that yield measurable financial results. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between high-level strategic planning and daily execution.
Core Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership: Oversee the day-to-day functions of the Centralized Dispatch System, ensuring optimal asset utilization and driver performance.
• Efficiency Management: Identify and eliminate inefficiencies within the network; specifically targeting the reduction of deadhead miles and unnecessary fuel expenditures.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with the Director of Operations to execute business plans that scale fleet capacity based on fluctuating shipping volumes (10%-20%+ thresholds).
• SOP Development: Design and enforce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for inventory management, parts receiving, and shop office workflows.
• Account Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for key industrial accounts, ensuring logistics solutions align with client manufacturing and distribution schedules.
• Performance Metrics: Utilize data modeling to analyze cost-per-pound delivery zones and adjust fuel surcharges or stop-off fees dynamically.

Qualifications

• Experience: 7+ years in logistics, transportation, or supply chain management, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership or supervisory role.
• Change Management: Proven ability to lead teams through organizational transitions using frameworks like Kotter's 8-Step Process.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in advanced TMS (Transportation Management Systems), fleet maintenance software, and geospatial mapping tools for radius-based costing.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• Communication: Exceptional professional writing skills for drafting performance reviews, award nominations, and executive-level strategic summaries.

Key Competencies

• Analytical Rigor: Ability to forecast freight market trends and fuel price volatility.
• Goal Orientation: Mastery of SMART goal setting to drive departmental KPIs.
• Resilience: Strong stress management skills and the ability to maintain clarity in a fast-paced "always-on" logistics environment.

Why Join Us?
We offer a culture that values professional development, organizational psychology, and continuous improvement. You will have the autonomy to overhaul systems and the support to nominate your top performers for industry-wide recognition.
To Apply: Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your most significant contribution to logistics efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, Logistics, Transportation, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive leadership experience in operations, transportation, logistics, or a related environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-location operations and cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of transportation management, safety compliance and operational best practices.
• Proven ability to analyze KPIs, operational data and performance metrics to drive decision-making.
• Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, operational environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and transportation or operations management systems.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25-40% of the time.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.