Director, Special Projects — Warehouse & Transportation

Roadtex; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Roadtex Transportation seeks a Director of Roadtex Special Projects to lead transformation initiatives across warehouse and transportation operations. You will drive cross-functional programs, improve service, cut costs, and guide complex implementations.

The role partners with senior leaders to align strategic goals with practical execution. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in warehouse/distribution logistics with 5+ years in leadership, plus strong data skills and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience accepted.
• 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 liaison between warehouse and transportation teams to improve efficiency, handoffs, and freight flow.
• Support labor planning to match staffing with volume and priorities.
• Lead or support new site openings, client implementations, and transportation improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, Operations Management

Job description

Roadtex Transportation seeks a Director of Roadtex Special Projects to lead transformation initiatives across warehouse and transportation operations. You will drive cross-functional programs, improve service, cut costs, and guide complex implementations.

The role partners with senior leaders to align strategic goals with practical execution. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in warehouse/distribution logistics with 5+ years in leadership, plus strong data skills and excellent communication.