Head of Supply Chain & Logistics

The National Logistics Manager plays a key role in Waiakea’s growth by leading all freight execution, transportation strategy, and national logistics operations across our mainland 3PL network, ecommerce distribution channels, ocean freight partners, parcel providers, and LTL/FTL carriers.

This role oversees daily logistics execution across the U.S. and collaborates closely with Supply Chain Operations, Inventory Control, Hawaii Operations, and our Logistics Coordinators to ensure product availability and delivery excellence. This position reports directly to the VP of Supply Chain.

Waiakea Hawaiian Volcanic Water offers competitive pay that is direct-deposited semi-monthly

• Annual sick, personal and vacation leave
• 100% premiums paid for Employee + Dependent(s) HMSA health/vision/prescription/dental insurance
• Term Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Up to $300 monthly child care reimbursement
• Transportation & Freight Execution: Lead daily tendering, routing, tracking, and shipment execution across all transportation modes.

Manage carrier relationships, negotiate rates, and optimize transportation performance while owning the national freight budget, cost-per-case metrics, and lane-level profitability to drive year-over-year freight cost reductions.
Network Logistics Strategy: Support inventory flow, multi-node replenishment, load consolidation, mode optimization, and routing improvements across the national network.
Logistics Systems, Data & Reporting: Utilize Shipwell TMS, SPS Commerce, Celigo, and NetSuite to manage freight execution, visibility, data accuracy, and compliance.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with Operations, Sales, and 3PL partners to meet customer delivery requirements and resolve logistics issues.
Team Leadership: Provide daily functional direction to Logistics Coordinators and support SOP development, training, and continuous improvement.
The ideal candidate will drive world-class OTIF performance, optimize national freight cost, and strengthen Waiakea’s logistics network as we scale.
Starting pay will be determined based on the candidate's background, skill, and knowledge of Supply Chain and Logistics.

The ideal candidate will be available to work Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm PST, and occasional weekends as needed. Remote (West Coast preferred, but open to qualified candidates in all U.Minimal travel may be required.
4+ years of experience in logistics, transportation, or freight management (ocean, FTL, LTL, intermodal, rail, parcel)

• Experience managing 3PLs, carriers, and multi-node logistics networks
• Strong understanding of freight optimization, routing, mode selection, and cost drivers
• Proven track record in managing complex supply chains across different industries
• High school diploma/ GED Required

Bachelors degree in a related field preferred
Be Pono- To have integrity and find harmony within yourself, the Aina, your community and work.
It is our individual and collective responsibility to: participate rather than ignore, prevent rather than react and preserve rather than degrade.
Waiakea Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Waiakea is the first triple bottom line beverage of its kind, adapting an award-winning platform of healthy, sustainable, and ethical attributes and initiatives. Waiakea’s mission is to sustainably provide naturally alkaline Hawaiian volcanic water with the blessing of indigenous kapuna and konohiki, while contributing to and promoting clean water access, conservation, and education for those in need in Hawai’i and throughout the world.

Our purpose at Waiakea is to create a transformation within the bottled water, beverage, and greater CPG industry, moving away from singular profit and towards a triple bottom line model that emphasizes people and planet.

Waiakea is the first premium water brand in the U.These include being the first brand to use 100% RPET (post-consumer recycled/upcycled) bottles that have a 90% smaller C02, energy and water footprint than competitors, as well as using 100% renewable energy to power its bottling operations in Hilo, all while prioritizing source sustainability by bottling only .For every liter you buy, Waiakea provides a week’s supply of clean water to those in need while contributing to local Hawaiian non-profits in education and conservation through its award-wining Kokua Initiative, which impacted over 20,000 individuals in Hawai’i in 2020 alone.

Our Brand Promises are as follows:
That every product you buy from us will be sustainably sourced, packaged, and shipped
That for every product you buy from us, we will contribute to local and global non-profits and initiatives in clean water, conservation, and education
Since our founding, Waiakea has gone from local, self-distribution to becoming one of the most award-winning and fastest growing premium beverage brands in the United States. Current customers include Walmart, Whole Foods, Sam's Clubs, Kroger, Publix, Wawa, Sheetz, GetGo, Safeway, Central Markets, Albertsons and hundreds of other retail, fitness, foodservice, customers across the country alongside thousands of loyal customers online.

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