Job Description

Job Summary:

The Vice President of Logistics is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's logistics sales operations and supply chain management. This position requires an entrepreneurial mindset, strategic thinking, strong leadership skills, and a deep understanding of logistics processes and technologies.

Essential Job Duties:

The Vice President of Logistics is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's logistics sales operations and supply chain management
Develop new business account relationships by understanding the customers’ business, identifying growth opportunities, and driving improvement with a focus on big and heavy items final mile delivery and LTL consolidation
Retain profitable business by managing account base and ensuring quality relationships with customers
Represent the company in strategic negotiations with customers, while developing and maintaining high-level relationships with key decision-makers at shippers
Cultivate new sales leads to established business
Take leadership of the sales cycle process including prospect development, lead generation, prospect qualification, analysis, pricing, contract signing, start-up, and customer service follow-up after business award
Mentor sales team members to enhance and refine requisite skills and competencies needed to successfully close business
Analyze problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions
Other duties as assigned by department supervisor, manager, and/or executive management
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Frequently see periods of prolonged standing and repetitive motions, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling
Frequently see periods of prolonged sitting and repetitive motions due to use of computer equipment and telephones
Occasionally travel by airplane and/or automobile to U.S. domestic destinations
Work performed indoors in an office facility with temperatures subject to normal environmental conditions

Experience and Education Requirements:

Generally, requires minimum of 10+ years of experience in big and bulky items logistics sales and LTL sales and 3+ years of experience focus on final mile delivery service.
Extensive track record as a role model and emerging leader of a sales team.
Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain management, business administration, or a related field; Master's degree preferred. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build long-lasting and effective business relationships.
Excellent leadership and conflict resolution skills
Must be able to adapt to changes, and mobilize team on the same to achieve company goals & objectives.
Familiar with high volume operation.
Attention to detail and confident decision-making skills.
Demonstrated strong sense of integrity
Problem-solving and decision making skills
Strong analytical skills Equipment Knowledge:
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word and PowerPoint); intermediate-level Excel, in particular
Proficient computer skills

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $250,000.00 - $300,000.00 per year

Benefits: