Senior Logistics Manager
On-siteEssex, Maryland, United States or Frazer, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Directly manage Frazer and Sayreville drivers and the Logistics Coordinator, setting expectations for safety, attendance, and paperwork accuracy while providing daily coaching and performance feedback. Lead daily delivery execution, dispatch coordination, and route prioritization to ensure safe, on-time outbound performance, resolving disruptions, equipment issues, and customer escalations. Oversee FMCSA/DOT compliance for Essex Food Ingredients and Processor's Choice, including driver qualification files, hours-of-service tracking, and vehicle inspections to maintain audit readiness. Evaluate internal and outside carrier options to balance service, cost, and capacity while tracking transportation spending and identifying savings. Work 40-50 hours Monday through Friday from an office and warehouse setting, requiring presence in both Frazer and Sayreville locations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Five or more years of progressive logistics, transportation, fleet, dispatch, or distribution leadership experience
- Working knowledge of FMCSA/DOT requirements, including driver qualification, hours of service, vehicle inspection, safety, accident documentation, and compliance recordkeeping
- Experience managing drivers, dispatch activity, route planning, delivery performance, and transportation issue resolution
- Ability to lead teams, standardize processes, communicate across departments, and use operational data to drive improvement
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc. and ERP/TMS/WMS experience
- Proven Management and/or relationship management experience
- Strong communication skills, and able to lead and motivate team members, while driving consistent results
- Strong leadership and management skills in accordance with Essex Core Values
- Self-Driven, motivated individual with an active continuous improvement approach
- Ability to speak to and hear employees/clients via phone or in person
- Body motor skills sufficient to enable incumbent to move around the office environment
- Ability to work at a computer terminal for extended periods of time
- Digital dexterity and hand/eye coordination in operation of office equipment
- Light lifting and carrying supplies, files, etc.
- Presence in both Frazer & Sayreville
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in food ingredients, distribution, manufacturing, or B2B distribution environments preferred
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