Vice President of Logistics - Manufacturing

About the Role

A multi-site manufacturer serving the mining, construction-products and heavy-materials industries is hiring a Vice President of Logistics to lead enterprise-wide logistics and distribution strategy across the company and its affiliated businesses. This role owns the safe, reliable and cost-effective movement of inbound supplier freight, intercompany materials, work-in-process and outbound finished goods, spanning company-operated fleet, third-party transportation, rail, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution. The position is based in Pittsburgh and requires availability to travel approximately 40% of the time.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute an enterprise logistics strategy aligned with the company's growth plans, customer-service commitments, operating requirements, margin objectives and working-capital goals
• Lead and coordinate inbound, intercompany and outbound logistics across company-operated fleet, dedicated and common carriers, rail, intermodal transportation, freight forwarding, expedited transportation, parcel services, warehousing and distribution
• Establish a common logistics operating model across the company and its affiliates, including standards for dispatch, routing, load planning, shipment tendering, tracking, delivery confirmation, freight settlement, claims and exception management
• Evaluate the economics and performance of the company's private fleet, including utilization, maintenance, driver capacity, safety, backhaul opportunities and owned-versus-outsourced transportation decisions
• Optimize the logistics network across plants, suppliers, warehouses and customers
• Partner with Procurement and Legal to negotiate carrier, rail, freight forwarding, brokerage and third-party logistics agreements, establishing governance for transportation terms, freight responsibilities and Incoterms
• Own the logistics budget, forecasting, cost-reduction pipeline and financial performance reporting, delivering measurable EBITDA improvement through freight productivity, network optimization and asset utilization
• Strengthen freight accrual, payment, audit and carrier-settlement controls
• Lead the logistics technology roadmap (transportation management, warehouse management, fleet telematics, route optimization, ERP integration and business intelligence)
• Establish an enterprise logistics dashboard covering safety, cost, fleet utilization and customer-service metrics
• Partner across Operations, Procurement, Sales, Customer Service, Finance, IT and Safety to align logistics capacity with production plans and growth initiatives
• Lead resolution of major customer-delivery and carrier disruptions
• Develop business-continuity plans for critical lanes and facilities
• Support acquisition diligence and integration from a logistics standpoint
• Build and develop a high-performing logistics leadership team, including organizational design and succession planning across corporate, regional and site-level functions

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Operations, Engineering, Business, Finance or a related discipline
• 10 or more years of progressive experience in logistics, transportation, distribution, supply chain or related operations leadership
• At least 7 years of senior leadership experience within a multi-site industrial, manufacturing, mining, steel, construction-products or similarly complex operating environment
• Experience managing both company-operated fleet activities and third-party transportation providers
• Strong working knowledge of truckload, less-than-truckload, dedicated fleet, rail, intermodal, freight forwarding, expedited transportation, warehousing and distribution operations
• Demonstrated success negotiating major transportation, carrier, warehouse, brokerage and third-party logistics agreements
• Strong financial acumen, including logistics budgets, forecasts, cost models, capital investments and cost-to-serve analysis
• Proven use of data and KPI discipline (including pivot tables) to improve safety, service, productivity, cost and asset utilization
• Familiarity with transportation management systems, warehouse management systems, fleet-management platforms, telematics, ERP systems and business-intelligence tools
• Ability to define and redefine logistics processes across multiple businesses, facilities and regions
• Willingness to be based in or spend significant time in Pittsburgh, PA
• Ability to travel approximately 40%

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, master's degree or other advanced business, technical or supply-chain degree
• Professional certifications such as APICS CSCP, ASCM CLTD, Certified Transportation Professional or comparable credentials
• Global logistics experience, including international transportation, freight forwarding, customs and import/export activities
• Experience leading enterprise transformation, process standardization, technology implementation or acquisition integration
• Experience designing or optimizing distribution networks, transportation lanes, fleet structures and warehouse footprints

Compensation

$175,000 to $235,000 per year base salary, plus a bonus target of up to 30% of base and a 401(k) program.