Logistics / Transportation Manager
Recruiting Partner: Gina Leposa
Rocky Mount, North Carolina | Manufacturing | Not Remote | $80,000 to $100,000 | Job ID: 175571
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Logistics / Transportation Manager
Hands-on Logistics / Transportation Manager needed to oversee daily trucking operations, dispatching, customer communication, and shipment coordination. This role will manage a fleet of drivers while supporting both domestic freight movement and export container logistics in a fast-paced industrial environment.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and dispatch approximately 15 drivers daily, ensuring efficient routing and on-time service
- Coordinate domestic shipments and export container logistics from pickup through delivery
- Communicate directly with customers regarding scheduling, shipment status, delays, and service needs
- Build and maintain strong relationships with drivers, carriers, steamship lines, and customers
- Plan and adjust routes based on production schedules, customer demands, traffic, weather, and operational needs
- Monitor driver performance, equipment utilization, and daily logistics activity
- Ensure compliance with DOT regulations, safety standards, and company policies
- Assist with load planning, container scheduling, documentation, and shipment tracking
- Work closely with operations and yard teams to keep material and freight moving efficiently
- Troubleshoot transportation issues, delays, breakdowns, and customer concerns as they arise
Qualifications:
- Experience in logistics, transportation, dispatching, or fleet management
- Strong hands-on trucking and routing background preferred
- CDL preferred or prior driving experience strongly valued
- Experience with domestic freight and/or export container logistics
- Ability to manage multiple moving parts in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Comfortable working directly with drivers, customers, and operations teams
Preferred Backgrounds
- Scrap, recycling, trucking, industrial, construction, port, or commodities environments
- Experience with dispatch software, routing systems, and transportation documentation
JOB ID: 175571
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