Regional Operations & Logistics Leader

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Regional Operations & Logistics Leader

Travel: Required across multiple states
Schedule: Full-time | Day & Night Operational Oversight

Overview:
We are seeking a dynamic and respected leader to join our high-performance team in a key operations and logistics role. This individual must bring a blend of tactical leadership, strategic planning, and people development skills to drive operational excellence across a multi-state footprint. Success in this position requires the ability to earn team trust, lead from the front, and operate with a solutions-oriented mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Team Development
  • Lead by example to earn the respect of union and non-union personnel.
  • Develop and mentor team members to achieve excellence in their roles.
  • Set clear expectations and hold team members accountable to high standards.
• Transportation & Logistics Planning
  • Design and implement complex transportation and logistics strategies.
  • Utilize Microsoft Excel and other analytical tools to build data-driven justifications and forecast operational outcomes.
  • Adapt plans to overcome real-time and long-term challenges with strategic solutions.
  • Effective communication of operational planning both documented and verbally.
• Customer Engagement & Service Expansion
  • Act as a direct point of contact for customers, providing verbal and written updates.
  • Deliver actionable data analyses to communicate service scope, performance, and opportunity areas.
  • Identify and develop new service opportunities in collaboration with the customer.
• Labor Relations & Accountability
  • Interact professionally with union employees and union leadership.
  • Maintain documentation and accountability systems for attendance and performance.
  • Ensure management adherence to the union contract in daily operations.
• Operational Oversight
  • Lead operational initiatives that span across daytime and nighttime functions.
  • Oversee multi-state operations and adapt to the unique needs of each region.
  • Travel regularly to support field operations and team development.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in transportation, logistics, or operations leadership.
• Strong command of Microsoft Excel for planning and justification modeling.
• Demonstrated success in building high-performance teams and mentoring individuals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with internal teams and external customers.
• Ability to think critically, solve problems, and integrate improvements into the workforce.
• Experience working with or managing unionized labor preferred.
• Willingness to travel and manage operations across multiple regions and time zones.

Ideal Candidate Attributes:

• Respected by peers and team members for work ethic and integrity.
• Confident communicator who can balance diplomacy with direct leadership.
• Data-driven decision maker with a practical mindset for real-world execution.
• Organized, accountable, and relentless in pursuit of operational success.