Secret-Cleared Transportation & Logistics Lead

Kalman and Company; Barstow (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalman & Company is seeking an experienced Transportation Manager to support a Defense Logistics Agency distribution opportunity. The role oversees freight-terminal operations and outbound shipments by air, surface, and sea, ensuring compliance with government and commercial requirements.

Salary ranges from $75K to $100K per year depending on qualifications. The position requires a Secret clearance, prior experience with DLA WMS or equivalent, and strong supervisory and analytical capabilities

Qualifications

• At least three years of transportation experience using DLA WMS or an equivalent automated warehouse management system within the past five years.
• A Secret security clearance is required. Candidate must be able to document current clearance status and maintain required eligibility throughout employment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Government and commercial traffic-management functions and processes.
• Experience planning and documenting air, surface, small-parcel, and/or sea shipments, including bills of lading, manifests, and related transportation records.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience and ability to plan workload, staffing, equipment, priorities, and schedules in a transportation or distribution environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage freight-terminal and transportation operations supporting all issue transactions and outbound movements.
• Direct personnel planning shipping loads, selecting transportation methods, scheduling carriers, and coordinating air, surface, small-parcel, and ocean shipments.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Government and commercial traffic-management requirements, transportation contracts, DFTS when applicable, Defense Transportation Regulation requirements, and SDDC Global Freight Management System processes.
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation, validation, and retention of bills of lading, manifests, load documentation, shipment records, and required data-system entries.
• Plan personnel, equipment, facility, and material requirements based on projected and actual workload.
• Establish priorities, deadlines, and work sequences and redirect resources to address urgent shipments, unanticipated work, delays, and workload fluctuations.
• Develop workload estimates, staffing recommendations, shipping schedules, status reports, and performance analyses.
• Use DLA WMS and other Government systems to execute and monitor transportation requirements and meet contract Acceptable Performance Levels.
• Coordinate with warehouse, inventory, packaging, HAZMAT, customer-service, and Government transportation personnel to resolve shipment issues and protect mission schedules.

Skills

Transportation experience

Security clearance

Traffic-management knowledge

Shipment planning

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Tools

DLA WMS

DSS

DFTS

GFMS

Job description

Kalman & Company is seeking an experienced Transportation Manager to support a Defense Logistics Agency distribution opportunity. The role oversees freight-terminal operations and outbound shipments by air, surface, and sea, ensuring compliance with government and commercial requirements.

Salary ranges from $75K to $100K per year depending on qualifications. The position requires a Secret clearance, prior experience with DLA WMS or equivalent, and strong supervisory and analytical capabilities