Regional Central Dispatch Manager

Alta Equipment Company; South Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Tuition assistance

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with match

Competitive wages

Paid time off

10 paid holidays

Job summary

Alta Equipment Group in Illinois seeks a Regional Central Dispatch Manager to lead transportation and dispatch across Illinois and Indiana, coordinating deliveries, pickups, transfers, and service moves to ensure safe, efficient, and on-time execution.

The role reports to the Construction Equipment Group and requires strong leadership and logistics skills. Base location includes Orland Park or South Elgin, IL with regional travel as needed. Salary range is $80k-$100k per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in dispatch, logistics, transportation, fleet operations, equipment rental, or a related field.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Experience with construction equipment, material handling, or the rental industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritize transportation requests across multiple branches and departments.
• Coordinate equipment deliveries, pickups, transfers, and service-related moves.
• Optimize routing, driver utilization, and transportation capacity.
• Improve on-time performance, reduce transportation costs, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Lead regional dispatch processes and collaborate with branch, rental, service, and sales teams.
• Incorporate Alta's Guiding Principles into daily activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Dispatch

Logistics

Transportation

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Come work for the largest equipment dealer in North America! Are you a hardworking individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment and looking to take your career to the next level? If so, then come join our award-winning team!

We provide our employees with the following tools and resources to be successful:

• Training
• Tuition assistance
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Outstanding benefits package (Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, plus much more!)
• 401(k) with match
• Competitive wages
• Paid time off
• 10 paid holidays
• Work schedule: M-F, day shift

Our Construction Equipment Group is seeking a full-time Regional Central Dispatch Manager to report out of either our Orland Park, IL or South Elgin, IL branches.

The Regional Central Dispatch Manager leads and coordinates equipment transportation and dispatch activities across Illinois and Indiana, serving as the central point of contact for Rental, Service, and Sales transportation requests. The role is responsible for optimizing deliveries, pickups, interbranch transfers, and equipment movements while ensuring safe, efficient, and on-time execution.

The expected salary for this role ranges between $80-100k based on overall candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritize transportation requests across multiple branches and departments.
• Coordinate equipment deliveries, pickups, transfers, and service-related moves.
• Optimize routing, driver utilization, and transportation capacity.
• Improve on-time performance, reduce transportation costs, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Lead regional dispatch processes and collaborate with branch, rental, service, and sales teams.
• Incorporate Alta's Guiding Principles into daily activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience in dispatch, logistics, transportation, fleet operations, equipment rental, or a related field.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Experience with construction equipment, material handling, or the rental industry preferred.

Location

Any branch within Illinois or Indiana. Regional travel may be required.

About Alta

Culture is Job #1. Alta Equipment Group prides itself in living by our Guiding Principles: Invest in the Best, Passion for Excellence, Customers for Life, Mutual Respect and One Team. More than an equipment company, Alta is an innovator of solutions, delivering diverse products and unrivaled support centered on building lasting customer relationships.

If you have a passion for excellence and are ready to make a difference within our organization, we're ready for you. Whether it's selling the world's-best big iron, rolling up your sleeves and servicing our industry-leading construction and material handling product brands or being a difference maker behind the scenes, we can use your skillset.

At Alta Equipment Group, we believe in mutual respect and are committed to diversity while inspiring our employees to reach their maximum potential. Voted a "Top Work Place USA", our employees across North America are committed to excellence. It's the Alta way.

So, let's start the conversation.

What We Look For

At Alta Equipment Group, we are looking for candidates who are a cultural fit with our organization and understand that every task and job goes toward fostering customers for life. Along with that, a great attitude that embraces mutual respect and delivering a consistent high energy level that exudes a passion for excellence. Also, we are searching for a skill set that has a high aptitude for the position with a continual focus on investing in one's profession through additional training and learning.

Alta Equipment Group is an equal opportunity employer. This means we do not discriminate on account of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, height, weight, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status, misdemeanor arrest record, or membership in any other classification protected under applicable law. If you believe the Company has violated its equal employment opportunity policy in any way, please contact [e-mail] immediately!