Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or similar field of study with emphasis in: International Business, Logistics/Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience in a supervisory or management role leading high performance teams.
• 3+ years’ working knowledge in logistics and transportation industry; including third-party full truckload logistics management, supply chain, tradeshow set-up, and final mile.
• Previous freight management software experience.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
• Visionary leader with the ability to use their knowledge, skills and influence to guide and inspire others to reach their potential and achieve individual, team and company goals and objectives.
• Strong team-building and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and cultivate relationships.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced and complex environment while making timely decisions under pressure.
• Ability to train employees how to effectively present a full range of services to customers, empowering them to build a complete logistics and supply chain solutions.
• Ability to mentor, motivate and develop a team to build relationships and effectively present a full range of services to customers, empowering them to build a complete logistics and supply chain solutions.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral, and inter-personal skills, with the ability to clearly and effectively communicate with people in all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing unmatched customer service.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently based on business needs (approximately 50-75% travel required).
• Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer experience in all modes: dry van, expedited, flatbed, oversized loads, refrigerated, intermodal shipments.
• Cargowise One and McLeod a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist Regional Sales Director in creating and driving a business plan strategy that successfully meets sales goals.
• Assist business & support units to establish appropriate internal policies to streamline sales process.
• Drive the company’s sales and operational training initiatives.
• Hold teams accountable to operational and process expectations of the organization.
• Complete weekly audits of the regions sales and operational processes.
• Fill in for Sales Managers and/or Account Executives throughout the Region as needed during vacations, sick time, leaves of absences and other planned or unforeseen events.
• Promote and instill a positive work environment that is challenging and engaging.