Logistics & Supply Chain Manager
About The Position
The Logistics & Supply Chain Manager plans and manages the movement of materials and product by rail, truck, and barge as the plant grows to 70 million gallons per year. The role leads a three-person logistics team, develops schedules that adapt to changing conditions, reduces demurrage and freight costs, and ensures the supply chain supports production. It is a full-time, in-person day position in Memphis, reporting to the Vice President, Finance, with dotted-line responsibility to the Plant Manager. The role may require additional hours outside the regular schedule to support non-routine work and plant turnarounds. The plant operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience in trucking and/or rail logistics and in building and managing multi-week timing plans, such as load planning, rail car scheduling, dispatch, or supply and production scheduling.
- Strong planning ability to balance arrivals, capacity, storage, and production needs and to re-plan quickly when conditions change.
- Critical thinking skills to adapt plans based on changing circumstances and underlying data, and comfort with numbers.
- Demonstrated use of technology to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
- Clear, firm communication skills with railroads, carriers, and internal departments.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with at least one TMS, WMS, or ERP system.
Nice To Haves
- MBA.
- Rail shipping experience, including car ordering, switching, and demurrage.
- Experience in liquid bulk, fuels, chemicals, or manufacturing.
- Experience supervising or leading a team.
Responsibilities
- Forecast rail, barge, and truck volumes and identify capacity shortfalls weeks in advance.
- Oversee switch requests and spot/pull schedules with the serving railroad, including ordering and placement of rail cars.
- Track rail car inventory on site and in transit, and manage demurrage, storage, and private car costs.
- Escalate service failures with railroad account representatives and resolve billing disputes.
- Manage incoming and outgoing truck flows against sales commitments and production needs.
- Coordinate inbound timing and outbound commitments with purchasing and production.
- Manage carrier relationships and performance for inbound and outbound freight.
- Develop barge logistics as dock access comes online, including barge line and towing relationships, scheduling, and loading procedures.
- Develop the logistics plan for growth to 70 million gallons per year, including the mix of rail, barge, and truck volumes.
- Review freight spend, mode choices, and carrier contracts, and recommend savings.
- Supervise, coach, and evaluate the logistics staff of three people.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
