Job Description Summary:
A senior, regional-level logistics leader who provides one coordinated view of the company's logistics demand and execution across every project and facility. The role replaces fragmented project-by-project and site-by-site planning with a company-wide operating model supported by SAP, standardized controls, proactive coordination, clear performance reporting, and a long-term strategy for developing in-house Oregon transportation capability when business volume supports it.
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate inbound materials, interfacility transfers, outbound shipments, equipment moves, warehousing, and project-site deliveries.
- Align transportation plans with procurement, production schedules, fabrication sequencing, installation requirements, and project deadlines.
- Manage complex shipments involving oversized loads, permits, escorts, specialized handling, route restrictions, and contingency planning.
- Develop consistent transportation methods (ie truck/rail) and loading capabilities across manufacturing facilities and resolve shipment delays, damages, and delivery issues.
- Lead logistics process development and execution using SAP S/4HANA, including shipment tracking, inventory visibility, freight purchasing, cost allocation, and reporting.
- Establish standardized logistics data, workflows, documentation, and controls across facilities and projects.
- Partner with technology, finance, procurement, and operations teams to improve system functionality, data accuracy, and user adoption.
- Develop dashboards and reports to monitor logistics activity, costs, service levels, and operational risks.
- Develop and manage a transportation strategy that supports the company's projects, manufacturing facilities, specialized freight requirements, onsite logistics personnel and growth.
- Lead freight sourcing, rate negotiations, carrier selection, contracts, and service-performance management.
- Optimize shipment consolidation, routing, load utilization, and carrier capacity while reducing premium freight and avoidable costs.
- Manage carrier performance, freight claims, billing discrepancies, and contingency plans for critical shipments.
- Evaluate the feasibility of establishing a company-owned or leased fleet to support recurring transportation needs between facilities and project sites.
- Analyze freight volumes, routes, backhaul opportunities, third-party costs, equipment needs, and service requirements.
- Develop business cases comparing private fleet, dedicated carriers, and third-party transportation, including total cost of ownership, safety, regulatory compliance, staffing, maintenance, and environmental impact.
- Lead implementation and ongoing performance management of an approved fleet strategy.
- Develop logistics budgets, forecasts, and project-level freight cost estimates in partnership with finance, procurement, and operations.
- Monitor freight spending, delivery performance, carrier reliability, claims, accessorial charges, and expedited shipping costs.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and implement improvements that reduce costs, improve delivery reliability, and increase transportation efficiency.
- Provide leadership with reporting on logistics performance, capacity constraints, risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Coordinate logistics planning and issue resolution across projects, facilities, and cross-functional teams.
- Build a right fit logistics organization and establish standardized procedures, training, and best practices to support consistent execution across the company.
- Drive accountability, safety, communication, continuous improvement, and scalable logistics operations.
- Participate in the development of staging inside facilities to optimize safe and efficient load out procedures.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations Management, Business, Construction Management, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
- 5+ years of progressive experience leading logistics, transportation, distribution, shipping, or supply-chain operations in a multi-site manufacturing, construction, engineered-products, or project-delivery environment.
- Demonstrated experience planning and coordinating complex material movement across multiple facilities, suppliers, projects, and delivery locations.
- Hands-on experience using SAP in logistics-related business processes, with the ability to build operational controls, maintain data discipline, and produce management reporting.
- Experience sourcing and managing carriers or logistics service providers, negotiating commercial terms, and resolving service, cost, and claims issues.
- Strong financial and analytical capability, including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, variance analysis, KPI development, and executive reporting.
- Ability to lead through influence across functions and locations, establish accountability, resolve competing priorities, and communicate risk early.
- Excellent written, verbal, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience launching or managing a private fleet, including equipment selection, driver staffing, dispatch, maintenance, and operating costs.
- Experience with complex project logistics, oversized materials, crane or rigging coordination, or construction-site deliveries.
- Experience developing logistics strategies across a growing, multi-facility organization.