Logistics Manager

Allan Myers, Inc•Richmond, VA

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About The Position

The Logistics Manager plans, coordinates, and optimizes transportation and logistics operations supporting aggregate quarries, asphalt plants, paving crews, and construction projects. The role oversees the movement and storage of materials while balancing customer service, production schedules, transportation capacity, safety, and cost control. It serves as a key liaison among plant operations, dispatch personnel, trucking resources, suppliers, customers, and field operations, with responsibility for fleet utilization, carrier relationships, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. The position directs daily transportation activities, coordinates material movement and delivery schedules, ensures fleet and carrier capacity, and improves utilization, routing, cycle times, and productivity. It manages dispatch and logistics planning and coordinates with suppliers, customers, plant personnel, and third-party carriers. The manager leads dispatchers, partners with Transportation and Field Managers, allocates resources, and supports employee coaching, training, performance management, and development. The role promotes and enforces safety and regulatory requirements, supports compliance with driver qualifications, hours-of-service rules, vehicle inspections, and maintenance programs, and participates in accident investigations, corrective actions, audits, and safety initiatives. It also manages transportation budgets and operating costs, monitors performance indicators, uses operational and financial data to identify trends and improvements, and supports forecasting, planning, and budget development. Periodic travel to plants, customer locations, supplier facilities, and company operations is required. The position may require operating a company vehicle and working extended hours as needed. Applicants must pass a pre-employment drug screening and background check. Allan Myers is a self-performing heavy civil construction and construction materials company operating across the Mid-Atlantic. The company describes its work as building infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and public water and wastewater systems. It offers training and opportunities for internal promotion and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Minimum of 7 years of transportation, logistics, fleet management, dispatch leadership, or related operational experience.
Strong understanding of transportation, logistics, fleet utilization, and dispatch operations.
Working knowledge of DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and related regulatory requirements.
Ability to analyze operational and financial data and develop practical solutions.
Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
Strong organizational, time-management, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
Flexibility, adaptability, and a continuous improvement mindset.
Proficiency with technology and data management systems.
Ability to travel periodically to plants, customer locations, supplier facilities, and company operations.
Ability to work extended hours as necessary to support operational demands.
Must pass pre-employment drug screening and background check.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Business Administration, Construction Management, or a related field; equivalent education and industry experience may be considered.
Experience in construction materials, aggregates, asphalt, trucking, or heavy industrial operations.
Experience managing company-owned fleets and third-party transportation providers.
Experience with dispatch, GPS, routing, telematics, and transportation management systems; XBE is preferred.

Responsibilities

Direct and oversee daily transportation and logistics activities supporting aggregate, asphalt, and construction operations.
Coordinate material movement, delivery schedules, and transportation resources to meet production and customer requirements.
Ensure adequate fleet and carrier capacity for operational demands.
Monitor and improve truck utilization, route efficiency, cycle times, and fleet productivity.
Manage scheduling, dispatch, routing, and logistics planning activities.
Coordinate with suppliers, customers, plant personnel, and third-party carriers to ensure efficient material flow.
Manage carrier and supplier relationships, negotiate services, and resolve operational issues.
Evaluate carrier performance for safety, service, reliability, and cost.
Support onboarding, compliance monitoring, and performance management of transportation partners.
Lead dispatchers and partner with the Transportation Manager and Field Managers.
Allocate resources and personnel to meet changing operational needs.
Provide coaching, training, performance management, and employee development.
Promote accountability, continuous improvement, teamwork, and operational excellence.
Promote and enforce company safety policies and applicable DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and other regulatory requirements.
Ensure compliance with driver qualifications, hours-of-service regulations, vehicle inspections, and maintenance programs.
Participate in accident investigations and corrective actions.
Conduct operational audits and support safety initiatives.
Manage transportation budgets and operating costs.
Track and analyze on-time delivery, fleet utilization, cost per ton transported, fuel efficiency, customer service, and carrier performance.
Use operational and financial data to identify trends, solve problems, and implement process improvements.
Support forecasting, planning, and budget development activities.
Travel periodically to plants, customer locations, supplier facilities, and company operations.
Operate a company vehicle if required for the performance of duties.