VP of Linehaul & Fleet Operations
$200,000–$200,000 year
RemoteCalifornia, United States or Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Develop and execute enterprise transportation strategies optimizing service, safety, cost, and network performance across a $500M annual spend. Direct fleet, carrier, and intermodal operations including owned assets and third-party networks while managing capital investments and cost inflation. Lead Directors of Transportation, Hub-to-Hub Operations, and Carrier Management to drive operational excellence, safety compliance, and KPI frameworks. Negotiate multi-year agreements, represent the organization with carriers and regulators, and own the technology roadmap for TMS, telematics, and AI-driven optimization. Support commercial growth through network expansion analysis and pricing strategy evaluation.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 15+ years of relevant experience, including significant leadership experience managing large-scale transportation, fleet, logistics, or operations organizations and leading leaders
- Expert knowledge of transportation operations, linehaul networks, fleet management, maintenance operations, carrier relations, logistics, and supply chain management
- Deep understanding of transportation economics, network modeling, operational strategy, and large-scale asset management
- Comprehensive knowledge of transportation safety standards, regulatory compliance, risk management, and governance requirements
- Expert knowledge of domestic truckload, LTL, dedicated fleet, intermodal, rail, drayage, and final-mile transportation markets
- Proven experience leading transportation organizations supporting national parcel, express, e-commerce, retail distribution, or large-scale logistics networks with annual transportation spend exceeding $250M
- Experience in rate negotiations and competitive RFPs
- Up to 25% Travel
Desired Qualifications
- You bring experience with both owned assets and asset-light operations, helping balance flexibility, cost, service, and capacity across the network.
- You develop and execute enterprise strategies that improve operational performance, support business growth, and strengthen long-term network scalability.
- You lead through senior leaders with exceptional leadership capability, building high-performing teams through coaching, succession planning, talent development, and performance management.
- You apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to evaluate complex transportation challenges and implement strategic, scalable solutions.
- You influence executive stakeholders, drive alignment across functions, lead organizational change, and manage internal and external relationships through strong communication, negotiation, and market awareness.
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