Drayage Operations Supervisor - National Logistics Growth

Accurate Personnel; Franklin (KY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Accurate Personnel seeks an experienced Drayage Supervisor to lead short-distance transportation, import movement, and carrier coordination within a busy logistics team.

The role focuses on shipment tracking, PO management, inventory capacity, and transportation planning across a national network, with significant travel. This is a fast-paced, performance-driven environment with growth opportunities and KPI-driven success.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of relevant logistics, transportation, drayage, supply chain, grocery, or cold-chain experience preferred.
• Previous experience in drayage, container transportation, import logistics, or a similar transportation environment strongly preferred.
• Experience managing and communicating with carriers and transportation brokers.
• Knowledge of cold-chain transportation and/or warehouse operations preferred.
• Understanding of import/container movement, shipment tracking, delivery scheduling, and transportation capacity.
• Previous experience supervising, mentoring, or developing employees.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent relevant transportation/logistics experience will also be considered.
• Spanish/English bilingual skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day drayage and short-distance transportation operations supporting nationwide imports.
• Oversee the movement of shipments from port arrival through delivery and empty container return.
• Receive and manage arrival notices and ISF information prior to vessel arrival.
• Create and distribute delivery/work orders.
• Coordinate daily container delivery schedules with drayage carriers.
• Track and trace import shipments nationwide.
• Manage relationships with carriers, brokers, vendors, warehouse operations, and internal logistics teams.
• Communicate urgent transportation issues and shipment delays to the appropriate teams.
• Monitor purchase orders, inventory levels, and warehouse capacity to prevent operational disruptions.
• Review PO and SKU information for accuracy and identify discrepancies that could impact inventory or capacity.
• Source transportation capacity based on customer and operational needs.
• Provide timely shipment lifecycle updates to customers and internal operations.
• Monitor on-time delivery, product lead times, and overall customer service performance.
• Track and report Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to drayage deliveries.
• Identify transportation or supply chain issues and develop corrective action and improvement plans.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across transportation and supply chain operations.
• Assist with training, mentoring, and developing team members.
• Perform reporting and other logistics-related responsibilities as needed.

Skills

Drayage

Carriers & Brokers

Logistics Coordination

Travel Frequent

Bilingual Spanish/English

Leadership/Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Accurate Personnel seeks an experienced Drayage Supervisor to lead short-distance transportation, import movement, and carrier coordination within a busy logistics team.

The role focuses on shipment tracking, PO management, inventory capacity, and transportation planning across a national network, with significant travel. This is a fast-paced, performance-driven environment with growth opportunities and KPI-driven success.