Drayage Growth Leader — Scale Operations & Partnerships

Avenue Logistics, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Professional development

Leadership opportunities

Job summary

Avenue Logistics, LLC in Chicago, IL is seeking an experienced Drayage Sales Manager to own and expand the drayage and transloading operations. You will lead strategy, processes, and partnerships to build a scalable, best-in-class operation from the Lincoln Park office.

You’ll collaborate with executive leadership, sales, operations, and technology teams to drive growth, optimize workflows, and implement automation. This is a hands-on leadership role with a path to significant impact.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in drayage, transloading, intermodal, or port logistics, ideally within the third-party logistics industry.
• Ability to build, improve, or scale transportation operations and processes.
• Strong networking with drayage carriers, warehouses, transloading facilities, and port/rail markets.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy and day-to-day performance of Avenue's drayage and transloading operations.
• Evaluate current processes and implement scalable workflows to improve efficiency, visibility, and service.
• Expand network of drayage carriers, cross-dock facilities, warehouses, and strategic partners across key markets.
• Develop standardized processes for quoting, scheduling, container management, transloading, and shipment execution.
• Partner with Customer Sales to develop competitive drayage and transloading solutions for new and existing customers.
• Identify opportunities to expand Avenue's presence across ports and inland markets.
• Establish and monitor operational KPIs to measure service, efficiency, capacity, and growth.
• Work with technology team to identify opportunities for automation and improved shipment visibility.
• Develop best practices around port and rail operations, appointment management, free time, demurrage, detention, and accessorials.
• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team.

Skills

Drayage

Transloading

Intermodal

Port logistics

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Negotiation

Sales collaboration

Operations development

Job description

Avenue Logistics, LLC in Chicago, IL is seeking an experienced Drayage Sales Manager to own and expand the drayage and transloading operations. You will lead strategy, processes, and partnerships to build a scalable, best-in-class operation from the Lincoln Park office.

You’ll collaborate with executive leadership, sales, operations, and technology teams to drive growth, optimize workflows, and implement automation. This is a hands-on leadership role with a path to significant impact.