Logistics Manager

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

KBX Logistics, a Koch company, seeks a Logistics Manager to lead truck transportation activities for Georgia Pacific's CPG operations within the KBX Managed Freight team. You will develop freight strategies, coach supervisors, and align operations with PBM culture to meet customer needs.

You will partner with procurement, carriers, and internal teams to optimize cost, service, and capacity, while driving innovation in technology, automation, and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Experience leading people teams in complex, multi-site environments.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with procurement, operations, and commercial partners.
• Experience driving continuous improvement in logistics or supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Lead freight strategy and execution for KBX GB ops, balancing cost, capacity, and service.
• Develop freight solutions aligning customer requirements with KBX capabilities.
• Monitor KPIs like rate per mile, OTIF, and on-time service to drive improvement.
• Build a high-performance team through coaching, training, and development.

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Logistics expertise

Tools

TMS (Transportation Management System)

Job description

Your Job

As a Logistics Manager, you will lead truck transportation activities for Georgia Pacific's Consumer Products Goods (CPG) business within the KBX Managed Freight team. This role is responsible for the overall health, execution, and evolution of freight solutions and for developing, coaching, and mentoring a team of supervisors to deliver results that support customer needs and advance KBX's vision, strategies, and Principle Based Management (PBM) culture.

Our Team

You will be part of the KBX CPG Managed Freight team, supporting one of our largest and most complex customer divisions. Team partners closely with procurement, carriers, customers, and internal support functions to address challenges, improve processes, and deliver cost-effective, reliable transportation solutions. The team also leans into technology, systems optimization, automation, and AI-enabled opportunities to drive innovation, increase productivity, improve execution, and create scalable value across all modes.

What You Will Do

• Lead freight strategy and execution for Georgia-Pacific's CPG operations, balancing cost, capacity, service, and equipment needs
• Identify and develop freight solutions that align customer requirements with KBX procurement, asset management, and carrier capabilities
• Influence and monitor key performance indicators such as rate per mile, fuel, discount to market, ontime service, OTIF, and digital accuracy to drive continuous improvement
• Strengthen transparency and communication with customers by providing clear insights into performance, trends, and opportunities
• Partner cross functionally across KBX to challenge legacy processes, test new ideas, and lead change initiatives that improve how freight is planned, executed, and scaled
• Build a high-performance, principled team culture by developing capabilities, closing knowledge gaps, and reinforcing accountability and value creation
• Develop talent through intentional training, performance feedback, and career development to support long-term organizational health
• Ensure the team is structured and resourced to meet changing customer and network demands through regular capacity, workload, and talent reviews
• Ability to travel as needed to customer sites to support operational, project requirements and relationship management needs

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience leading people teams within a complex, multicustomer, multisite, or large-scale operation
• Experience with direct accountability for team performance, including setting expectations, performance reviews, and development planning
• Experience working cross functionally with teams such as procurement, operations, asset management, or commercial partners to influence decisions without formal reporting authority
• Experience leading teams through organizational change, business transformation initiatives, or operational improvement efforts

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience supporting or managing transportation operations across multiple modes, such as truckload, dedicated, private fleet, rail, or intermodal
• Experience participating in transportation bid events, lane benchmarking, or rate analysis activities
• Experience leading or supporting change initiatives within logistics or supply chain organizations, such as process changes, system implementations, or organizational shifts
• Experience with direct or shared responsibility for freight spend, carrier performance, and ongoing carrier relationship management
• Experience analyzing transportation or supply chain performance metrics and using those insights to recommend or drive operational changes

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

KBX Logistics, a Koch company and global leader in transportation, offers world-class, technology-driven capabilities across all modes of managed freight and transportation asset management. KBX is uniquely positioned to meet the challenges shippers face, leveraging decades of firsthand experience and data-driven insights from a large, diverse, and global business network. By building mutually beneficial partnerships and innovative technology, KBX creates a competitive advantage for its customers and meets the growing need for cost effective and reliable supply chain solutions. For more information on KBX, visitwww.kbx.com

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).