Director of Logistics Innovation & Special Projects

echo; Greenfield (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Echo Global Logistics seeks a Director, Roadtex Special Projects (Warehouse & Transportation) to lead initiatives that enhance warehouse, distribution, and transportation operations. You will partner with cross-functional teams to drive service improvements, cost reductions, and scalable solutions while keeping projects practical and on track.

The role emphasizes developing clear project plans, aligning stakeholders, and delivering results across multiple sites and client implementations.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of experience in warehouse, distribution, transportation, logistics, supply chain, or 3PL operations.
• Five or more years of leadership experience, including leading projects, improvement efforts, or field teams.
• Experience with warehouse and transportation systems, reporting, and KPI tracking.
• Experience in temperature-controlled, food-grade, retail, e-commerce, LTL, truckload, dedicated, brokerage, parcel, or multi-client logistics environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead key projects from planning through completion.
• Turn business needs and operational issues into clear project plans.
• Work with cross-functional teams to complete projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Provide updates, recommendations, and decision support to senior leaders.
• Review warehouse, distribution, and transportation operations to find issues and improvement opportunities.
• Help improve workflows, staffing plans, standard work, equipment use, and space planning.
• Act as the liaison between warehouse and transportation teams to improve efficiency, handoffs, freight flow, labor planning, and issue resolution.
• Support labor planning to ensure staffing levels match volume, service needs, and operational priorities.
• Assist or lead site openings, facility changes, client implementations, turnaround efforts, and transportation improvements.

Skills

Leadership experience

Project management

KPI tracking

Supply chain knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field

Job description

Echo Global Logistics seeks a Director, Roadtex Special Projects (Warehouse & Transportation) to lead initiatives that enhance warehouse, distribution, and transportation operations. You will partner with cross-functional teams to drive service improvements, cost reductions, and scalable solutions while keeping projects practical and on track.

The role emphasizes developing clear project plans, aligning stakeholders, and delivering results across multiple sites and client implementations.