Drayage Supervisor: National Travel & Logistics Growth

Accurate Personnel LLC; Kentucky; On-site; USD 34,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Accurate Personnel LLC seeks an experienced Drayage Supervisor to join a fast-paced Logistics team. This role oversees short-distance transportation and drayage operations supporting imports, containers, and inventory across the supply chain network, with emphasis on drayage, import movement, carrier coordination, shipment tracking, PO management and capacity planning.

The ideal candidate has a strong transportation background, experience with carriers and brokers, and the ability to manage

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 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 experience

Carrier coordination

Logistics analytics

Time-sensitive shipping

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Accurate Personnel LLC seeks an experienced Drayage Supervisor to join a fast-paced Logistics team. This role oversees short-distance transportation and drayage operations supporting imports, containers, and inventory across the supply chain network, with emphasis on drayage, import movement, carrier coordination, shipment tracking, PO management and capacity planning.

The ideal candidate has a strong transportation background, experience with carriers and brokers, and the ability to manage