Senior Logistics & 3PL Operations Manager

Approved Freight; California (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with Match

Paid Time Off

11 Paid Federal Holidays

Job summary

DeWitt Companies, a family‑owned transportation group with operations in Hawaii, Guam, and California, seeks an experienced operations leader to manage day‑to‑day warehouse, freight forwarding, and 3PL activities. You will optimize workflows, ensure on‑time shipments, and develop SOPs to standardize processes.

Lead cross‑functional teams, oversee budgeting, safety, and compliance, and build strong partner relationships with steamship lines and trucking firms. On‑site, full‑time role.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in freight forwarding, warehouse operations, or third-party logistics (3PL).
• Minimum of 5 years managing supervisors and multiple operational departments.
• Strong understanding of domestic and freight forwarding.
• Experience with ocean, air freight, drayage, intermodal, LTL, FTL, and distribution operations.
• Working knowledge of import/export documentation and customs compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage all day-to-day warehouse, freight forwarding, and 3PL operations.
• Oversee inbound, outbound, consolidation and deconsolidation services, cross-dock, transloading, pick & pack, storage, and distribution activities.
• Ensure all customer shipments are processed accurately and shipped on time.
• Establish daily operational priorities while balancing labor, equipment, and customer demands.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WI’s) to standardize operations across departments.
• Lead daily operational meetings and communicate performance expectations.
• Manage consolidation shipments via ocean, truckload (FTL), LTL, drayage, and intermodal transportation.
• Coordinate Hawaii and island shipments while ensuring all documentation is complete and accurate.
• Oversee shipment planning, booking, routing, cargo visibility, and exception management.
• Build and maintain relationships with steamship lines, trucking companies
• Monitor service failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Skills

Leadership

Freight forwarding

3PL operations

Supervisors management

Operational planning

TMS

WMS

Financial acumen

Microsoft Office

Analytics

Tools

TMS

WMS

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

DeWitt Companies, a family‑owned transportation group with operations in Hawaii, Guam, and California, seeks an experienced operations leader to manage day‑to‑day warehouse, freight forwarding, and 3PL activities. You will optimize workflows, ensure on‑time shipments, and develop SOPs to standardize processes.

Lead cross‑functional teams, oversee budgeting, safety, and compliance, and build strong partner relationships with steamship lines and trucking firms. On‑site, full‑time role.