Senior Director, Finished Vehicle Logistics & Ops

GLOVIS America, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 275,000 - 326,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

FSA

Life and AD&D

Vacation & Holidays

Disability Insurance

401(k) with Matching

Team Building Activities

Bonuses

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Glovis America, Inc. in Irvine, CA is seeking a Director of FVL Operations to drive end-to-end Finished Vehicle Logistics across ports, VPCs, rail, and trucking. Reporting to the COO, you will shape the network, partner with commercial leaders, and lead growth initiatives while maintaining execution discipline.

You will manage KPIs, lead cross-functional teams, and develop successors to ensure organizational resilience. Domestic travel up to 30% is required.

Qualifications

• Automotive industry FVL, OEMs, VPCs, Port Ops, Transportation.
• Experience managing complex, large-scale client engagements.
• Proven ability to lead large teams with direct/indirect labor.
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage Top Management internally and externally.
• Solid P&L understanding, cost management and cost reduction focus.
• Demonstrated leadership across functions and levels.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end leadership of Ports, VPCs, Rail and Truck networks to ensure performance.
• Define and execute long-term FVL operational strategy with COO input.
• Align operations with commercial goals and contract structures.
• Onboard new clients and scale operational deployment with discipline.
• Own KPIs: aging, dwell, transit time, throughput, costs, damages.
• Contribute to enterprise strategy, governance and leadership development.
• Develop future leaders and ensure succession readiness.
• Travel domestically up to 30%.

Skills

FVL

OEMs

VPC

Port Ops

Transportation

Client management

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

P&L

Cost management

Leadership

Education

10 - 15 years in Finished Vehicle Logistics/OEM

7 - 10 years supervisory experience

Job description

Glovis America, Inc. in Irvine, CA is seeking a Director of FVL Operations to drive end-to-end Finished Vehicle Logistics across ports, VPCs, rail, and trucking. Reporting to the COO, you will shape the network, partner with commercial leaders, and lead growth initiatives while maintaining execution discipline.

You will manage KPIs, lead cross-functional teams, and develop successors to ensure organizational resilience. Domestic travel up to 30% is required.