Sr. Director, Logistics

WTL Wheatland Tube, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical and dental benefits

Tuition assistance program

401(k) plan with company match

Job summary

WTL Wheatland Tube, LLC is seeking a Senior Director of Logistics to lead and optimize logistics and transportation across multiple facilities. This role involves strategic leadership, continuous improvement initiatives, and collaboration with various teams to meet customer commitments efficiently.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in logistics, excellent communication, and organizational skills, and is detail-oriented. Compensation for this position ranges from $160,000 to $185,000, plus bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma from an accredited post-secondary school.
• Previous experience in Logistics is preferred.
• Very detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize transportation, logistics, scheduling, and distribution activities.
• Provide strategic leadership to Regional Logistics Managers.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to multitask

Teamwork

Education

Degree or Diploma from an accredited post-secondary school

Tools

Transportation Management System

Job description

Senior Director of Logistics

You may not know our name, but you know our products. What we make is part the places where we live, work and play – all day, everyday. Zekelman is a family of companies — 100% domestic manufacturers — with a legacy dating back to 1877. We’re proud to be the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America and the leading innovator in multi‑family housing development. We believe in what we build and what we build, builds the world around us. Hospitals, hotels, schools, bridges, airports and more. Come build a career you believe in.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Vice President of Logistics, leading and optimizing all transportation, logistics, scheduling, and distribution activities across multiple manufacturing facilities and distribution centers.
• Providing strategic leadership to a team of three Regional Logistics Managers and being accountable for delivering best‑in‑class performance in cost, service, safety, and shipment execution.
• Working closely with Sales, Operations, Warehouse, Customer Service, and Supply Chain teams to ensure customer commitments are achieved while maintaining efficient, safe, and cost‑effective logistics operations.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives, network optimization, carrier strategy, and operational excellence across the organization.
• Creating and maintaining all departmental reporting including freight budgets, monthly and quarterly KPIs, carrier performance scorecards, and ad‑hoc reporting/analysis.
• Developing reports for other Logistics Managers to facilitate constant access to freight costs and KPIs.
• Coordinating with Logistics Managers and the Director to ensure all carrier strategies are executed at the Logistics Dispatcher level.
• Ensuring carrier compliance with all customer service requirements and standardizing all internal operating procedures.
• Leading all new acquisition integration for Logistics, including integration of carriers to Zekelman standards, contracts, rate negotiations, and employee and carrier training for all systems.
• Traveling within the US and Canada as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma from an accredited post‑secondary school.
• Previous experience in Logistics is preferred.
• Previous work with a large flatbed shipper is preferred.
• Very detail oriented.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organization skills and multi‑tasking capabilities.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced and highly stressful environment at times.
• Previous experience with a Transportation Management System is a bonus.
• Ability to work within a team and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to travel when required for training purposes.

Compensation & Benefits

The target compensation for this role is $160,000 - $185,000 plus bonus. Zekelman Industries offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including low‑cost, high‑quality medical and dental benefits. In addition, we have an amazing tuition assistance program, a bonus plan, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match, immediate vesting, and much more.

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