Logistics Manager

Allan Myers; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Allan Myers, a leading self-performing heavy civil construction and construction materials company, seeks a Logistics Manager to plan, coordinate, and optimize transportation and logistics operations across quarries, asphalt plants, and construction crews in the Mid-Atlantic region.

You will balance customer service, production schedules, safety, and cost control to improve fleet productivity and carrier relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Business Administration, Construction Management, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of transportation, logistics, fleet management, dispatch leadership, or related operational experience.
• Experience in construction materials, aggregates, asphalt, trucking, or heavy industrial operations preferred.
• Experience managing company-owned fleets and third-party transportation providers preferred.
• Strong understanding of transportation, logistics, fleet utilization, and dispatch operations.
• Working knowledge of DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and related regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee daily transportation and logistics activities supporting aggregate, asphalt, and construction operations.
• Coordinate material movement, delivery schedules, and transportation resources to meet production and customer requirements.
• Ensure adequate fleet and carrier capacity to support operational demands.
• Monitor and improve truck utilization, route efficiency, cycle times, and overall fleet productivity.
• Manage scheduling, dispatch, routing, and logistics planning activities.
• Coordinate with suppliers, customers, plant personnel, and third-party carriers to ensure efficient material flow.
• Manage carrier and supplier relationships while negotiating services and resolving operational issues.
• Evaluate carrier performance related to safety, service, reliability, and cost.
• Support onboarding, compliance monitoring, and performance management of transportation partners.
• Lead dispatchers, partner with Transportation Manager and Field Managers.
• Allocate resources and personnel effectively to meet changing operational needs.
• Provide coaching, training, performance management, and employee development.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, teamwork, and operational excellence.
• Promote and enforce all company safety policies and applicable DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with driver qualifications, hours-of-service regulations, vehicle inspections, and maintenance programs.
• Participate in accident investigations and corrective actions.
• Conduct operational audits and support ongoing safety initiatives.
• Manage transportation budgets and operating costs.
• Track and analyze key performance indicators including: On-time delivery performance, Fleet utilization, Cost per ton transported, Fuel efficiency, Customer service metrics, Carrier performance.
• Utilize operational and financial data to identify trends, solve problems, and implement process improvements.
• Support forecasting, planning, and budget development activities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Dispatch operations

Fleet utilization

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Logistics / Supply Chain / Transportation

Tools

GPS

Routing

Telematics

TMS

XBE

Job description

Responsibilities

The Logistics Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and optimizing transportation and logistics operations that support aggregate quarries, asphalt plants, paving crews, and construction projects. This position oversees the efficient movement and storage of materials while balancing customer service, production schedules, transportation capacity, safety, and cost control.

The Logistics Manager serves as a key liaison between plant operations, dispatch personnel, trucking resources, suppliers, customers, and field operations. The role is responsible for maximizing fleet utilization, managing carrier relationships, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving continuous operational improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

Transportation & Logistics Operations

• Direct and oversee daily transportation and logistics activities supporting aggregate, asphalt, and construction operations.
• Coordinate material movement, delivery schedules, and transportation resources to meet production and customer requirements.
• Ensure adequate fleet and carrier capacity to support operational demands.
• Monitor and improve truck utilization, route efficiency, cycle times, and overall fleet productivity.
• Manage scheduling, dispatch, routing, and logistics planning activities.

Supply Chain & Vendor Coordination

• Coordinate with suppliers, customers, plant personnel, and third-party carriers to ensure efficient material flow.
• Manage carrier and supplier relationships while negotiating services and resolving operational issues.
• Evaluate carrier performance related to safety, service, reliability, and cost.
• Support onboarding, compliance monitoring, and performance management of transportation partners.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead dispatchers, partner with Transportation Manager and Field Managers.
• Allocate resources and personnel effectively to meet changing operational needs.
• Provide coaching, training, performance management, and employee development.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, teamwork, and operational excellence.

Safety, Compliance & Risk Management

• Promote and enforce all company safety policies and applicable DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with driver qualifications, hours-of-service regulations, vehicle inspections, and maintenance programs.
• Participate in accident investigations and corrective actions.
• Conduct operational audits and support ongoing safety initiatives.

Financial & Performance Management

• Manage transportation budgets and operating costs.
• Track and analyze key performance indicators including:
  • On-time delivery performance
  • Fleet utilization
  • Cost per ton transported
  • Fuel efficiency
  • Customer service metrics
  • Carrier performance
• Utilize operational and financial data to identify trends, solve problems, and implement process improvements.
• Support forecasting, planning, and budget development activities.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Business Administration, Construction Management, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and industry experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 7 years of transportation, logistics, fleet management, dispatch leadership, or related operational experience.
• Experience within construction materials, aggregates, asphalt, trucking, or heavy industrial operations preferred.
• Experience managing company-owned fleets and third-party transportation providers preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong understanding of transportation, logistics, fleet utilization, and dispatch operations.
• Working knowledge of DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and related regulatory requirements.
• Ability to analyze operational and financial data and develop practical solutions.
• Experience with dispatch, GPS, routing, telematics, and transportation management systems; XBE is preferred.
• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational, time-management, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Flexible and adaptable with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Proficient with technology and data management systems.

Physical & Work Requirements

• Ability to travel periodically to plants, customer locations, supplier facilities, and company operations.
• May be required to operate a company vehicle in the performance of duties.
• Ability to work extended hours as necessary to support operational demands.

Additional Requirements

• Must pass pre-employment drug screening and background check.

Overview

Our Company Does Work That Matters

Allan Myers is a leading self-performing heavy civil construction and construction materials company with a strategic network of offices, quarries and asphalt plants covering the Mid-Atlantic from New Jersey to Virginia Beach. We build infrastructure: the highways and bridges that connect cities and towns, the public water and wastewater systems that provide clean water to your home and keep our streams clean. We take pride in meeting the highest quality standards because it ensures our work will have a long-lasting positive impact on the community. When you get home safe each night, you know that what you did that day matters.At Allan Myers, you are part of a team dedicated to making things better, including your career. We pay well and provide generous benefits. We offer extensive training and promote from within. If you have the drive, we will help you build a career in the thriving construction industry and reach your full potential.

Allan Myers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Notice to External, Third Party, Agency Recruiting Firms:Allan Myers maintains a preferred vendor list and does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies not under contract. Any resume submitted without a signed agreement and prior written authorization from our Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the property of Allan Myers. We reserve the right to engage with such candidates (contact, interview and hire) without financial obligation. No other employee is authorized to approve resume submissions or bind Allan Myers to any fee arrangement.