Senior Logistics & Warehouse Operations Leader

Approved-Freight-Forwarders; California; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) with Match

Paid time off

Team celebrations

Job summary

DeWitt Companies in City of Industry, CA is seeking an experienced Operations Leader to manage all day‑to‑day warehouse, freight forwarding, and 3PL operations. You will drive on‑time shipments, optimal labor usage, and cost control across multiple departments.

Responsibilities include developing SOPs, leading daily meetings, coordinating ocean, truckload, LTL, drayage, and intermodal shipments, and mentoring supervisors and staff.

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.
• Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong analytical, financial, and operational planning skills.
• Proven ability to lead change and build high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day warehouse, freight forwarding, and 3PL operations.
• Coordinate inbound/outbound, consolidation, cross-dock, transloading, and storage activities.
• Ensure shipments are processed accurately and shipped on time.
• Lead daily operational meetings and set performance expectations.
• Oversight of shipments via ocean, truckload, LTL, drayage, and intermodal.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and WI’s to standardize operations.
• Build relationships with carriers and service providers.
• Monitor service levels and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Freight forwarding

Warehouse ops

Team management

Tools

TMS

WMS

MS Office

Job description

DeWitt Companies in City of Industry, CA is seeking an experienced Operations Leader to manage all day‑to‑day warehouse, freight forwarding, and 3PL operations. You will drive on‑time shipments, optimal labor usage, and cost control across multiple departments.

Responsibilities include developing SOPs, leading daily meetings, coordinating ocean, truckload, LTL, drayage, and intermodal shipments, and mentoring supervisors and staff.