Port Transportation & Fleet Ops Leader—Growth & Efficiency

Yusen Logistics Americas Inc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

401k with company match

10 days PTO

Bonus plan

7 Paid Holidays

OT pay if applicable

FSAs, Life and Disability Insurance,Tu

Tuition Assistance

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Yusen Logistics Americas Inc. in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior Director of Port Transportation & Fleet Operations to lead company-owned transportation from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

You will oversee a fleet of ~50 drivers, drive profitability, and manage customer relationships while guiding strategic growth and operational excellence. The role emphasizes leadership, budget stewardship, and cross-functional collaboration with finance, sales, safety, and maintenance to optimize

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 7+ years in transportation/logistics.
• Experience managing transportation operations and frontline personnel.
• Port drayage experience, LA/LB preferred.
• Strong understanding of transportation financials, pricing, and profitability.
• Customer account management experience.
• Business development and sales experience.
• Proficiency with transportation management systems (TMS), Microsoft Excel, and reporting tools.
• Strong communication, leadership, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership of transportation operations, dispatch, driver utilization, equipment availability, routing, scheduling, and customer service execution.
• Oversee daily freight movement to ensure timely pickup and delivery from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
• Coordinate fleet maintenance activities and equipment availability to minimize downtime.
• Develop and maintain relationships with steamship lines, marine terminals, port operations, chassis providers, and transportation partners.
• Develop relationships with importers, exporters, BCOs, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, and 3PLs to drive profitable growth.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for safety, productivity, utilization, service performance, revenue growth, and profitability.

Skills

Leadership

Fleet operations

Dispatch

Port drayage

Transportation finance

Customer management

Business development

TMS proficiency

Microsoft Excel

Reporting tools

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Reporting tools

Job description

Yusen Logistics Americas Inc. in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior Director of Port Transportation & Fleet Operations to lead company-owned transportation from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

You will oversee a fleet of ~50 drivers, drive profitability, and manage customer relationships while guiding strategic growth and operational excellence. The role emphasizes leadership, budget stewardship, and cross-functional collaboration with finance, sales, safety, and maintenance to optimize