Rail Logistics & Fleet Manager

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience in rail logistics, railcar fleet management, or bulk commodity transportation.
• Strong understanding of railroad operations, freight pricing, railcar leasing, and fleet optimization.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with railcar tracking systems, logistics software, and performance reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced commodity trading environment. Ability to work on-site at our Winter Park, Florida headquarters and travel to transload facilities as needed.

Job Description

Position Summary Deep South Commodities is seeking an experienced Rail Logistics & Fleet Manager to join our team at our corporate headquarters in Winter Park, Florida. This position will oversee our growing fleet of company-owned and leased railcars, with responsibility for maximizing fleet utilization, controlling transportation costs, maintaining accurate inventory records, and ensuring the efficient movement of renewable feedstocks throughout our rail network. The role will work closely with all company transload facilities to coordinate rail operations, improve efficiency, and support continued business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Fleet Management: Oversee all owned and leased railcars, including fleet utilization, availability, maintenance, lease agreements, and equipment planning.
• Rate Negotiations: Negotiate competitive rail freight rates, leasing terms, and related services to optimize transportation costs.
• Railcar Tracking & KPIs: Monitor and report key performance indicators, including cycle times, transit times, dwell time, demurrage, utilization, and cost per movement.
• Inventory & Movement Management: Maintain accurate, real-time visibility of railcar locations, product inventory, shipments, and deliveries across all facilities and transload locations.
• Transload Operations Coordination: Work closely with all Deep South Commodities and Southern Transload facilities to coordinate railcar arrivals, unloading schedules, inventory levels, equipment availability, and outbound movements. Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks to maximize throughput and efficiency.
• Logistics Coordination: Collaborate with trading, operations, suppliers, customers, railroads, and transload partners to ensure timely and efficient product movements.
• Cost Control: Identify opportunities to reduce freight expenses, minimize idle equipment, improve turnaround times, and eliminate unnecessary charges.
• Maintenance & Compliance: Coordinate railcar inspections, cleaning, repairs, and regulatory compliance to maintain a safe and reliable fleet. Reporting & Planning: Develop fleet performance reports, forecast equipment requirements, and recommend improvements to support continued business growth.