Global Freight & International Logistics Director

YQN Logistics; Fontana (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

YQN Logistics in Fontana, California, is seeking an experienced Director of International Transportation to lead our first-mile and international transportation operations. This role will manage international freight from origin to the U.S., including ocean and air freight, customs coordination, and carrier management.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in cross-border logistics and proven leadership to build a nationwide logistics expansion, while coordinating with warehouses, CS, procurement,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in international logistics, freight forwarding, transportation, or 3PL operations.
• 3+ years of team management or senior management experience.
• Strong knowledge of ocean freight, air freight, customs clearance, port operations, and U.S. logistics networks.
• Strong carrier, freight forwarder, NVOCC, customs broker, or transportation vendor management experience.
• Strong negotiation, cost analysis, and transportation resource development skills.
• Experience managing high-volume international shipments strongly preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or related field preferred.
• Bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage international first-mile transportation operations, primarily covering shipments from Asia/China to the United States.
• Develop and manage ocean, air, drayage, customs brokerage, and other logistics service provider resources.
• Manage carrier/vendor performance, pricing, capacity, service levels, and contract negotiations.
• Oversee booking, container allocation, shipping schedules, customs clearance coordination, port pickup, and delivery to U.S. warehouses.
• Optimize transportation routes and logistics solutions to reduce overall transportation costs and improve delivery efficiency.
• Monitor freight rates, market capacity, port conditions, and international logistics trends.
• Establish and improve SOPs, KPIs, cost-control mechanisms, and exception-management processes.
• Coordinate closely with warehouse operations, trucking, customer service, procurement, and overseas teams.
• Handle major shipment exceptions, delays, customs issues, capacity shortages, and other operational escalations.
• Build and lead the international transportation team and support the company’s nationwide logistics expansion.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Cost analysis

Cross-functional coordination

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or related field

Job description

YQN Logistics in Fontana, California, is seeking an experienced Director of International Transportation to lead our first-mile and international transportation operations. This role will manage international freight from origin to the U.S., including ocean and air freight, customs coordination, and carrier management.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in cross-border logistics and proven leadership to build a nationwide logistics expansion, while coordinating with warehouses, CS, procurement,