Vice President - Logistics

Job Juncture; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 175,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture seeks a Vice President of Logistics to craft and execute the company-wide logistics and distribution strategy across our businesses. You will guide movement of inbound supplier freight, intercompany materials, and outbound goods, while leading transportation technology and freight governance.

This senior role requires a decade plus in logistics leadership, strong negotiations, and a data-driven approach to improve EBITDA and service levels.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years of progressive experience in logistics, transportation, or supply chain leadership.
• Senior leadership experience across multiple sites or facilities.
• Proven track record in negotiating major transportation and logistics agreements.
• Strong financial acumen in budgeting, cost-to-serve, and capital investments.
• Data-driven mindset with ability to translate KPI data into decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead logistics and distribution strategy across the company and affiliates.
• Oversee company-operated fleet, 3rd-party providers, and freight procurement.
• Drive cost efficiency, network optimization, and service improvements.
• Define and standardize logistics processes and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, and Legal on freight responsibilities.

Skills

Logistics leadership

Contract negotiations

Data analysis

Pivot tables

Process improvement

Travel readiness

Cross-functional leadership

Transportation operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

MBA or advanced degree

Professional certifications (APICS/ASCM)

Tools

TMS knowledge

WMS

ERP systems

Telematics

BI tools

Fleet management

Job description

Vice President, Logistics will be the enterprise leader responsible for developing and executing logistics and distribution strategy across the company and its affiliated businesses.

$175,000.00- $235,000.00+30% Bonus+ Generous 401K

Keys

1] 10 years Logistics

2] Contract Negotiations

3] Varied Products ; Varied modes of Transport

4]Data - KPI's , Pivot Tables

5]Ability to Define/Re-Define Processes

6] Hunger to Achieve

7] Pittsburgh or available to spend time in Pittsburgh

8] Travel 40%

The Vice President will lead the safe, reliable, and cost-effective movement of inbound supplier freight, intercompany materials and work-in-process, and outbound finished goods . The role will be responsible for company-operated fleet activities, third-party transportation, rail, freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, freight procurement, transportation technology, logistics performance management, and the governance of transportation terms and freight responsibilities.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Operations, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related discipline required.
• MBA, master’s degree, or other advanced business, technical, or supply-chain degree preferred.
• Relevant professional certifications, such as APICS CSCP, ASCM CLTD, Certified Transportation Professional, or comparable credentials, are beneficial.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ten or more years of progressive experience in logistics, transportation, distribution, supply chain, or related operations leadership.
• At least seven years of senior leadership responsibility within a multi-site industrial, manufacturing, mining, steel, construction-products, heavy-materials, or similarly complex operating environment.
• Demonstrated success leading logistics across multiple businesses, facilities, regions, and operating models.
• Experience managing both company-operated fleet activities and third-party transportation providers.
• Strong working knowledge of truckload, less-than-truckload, dedicated fleet, rail, intermodal, freight forwarding, expedited transportation, warehousing, and distribution operations.
• Global logistics experience, including international transportation, freight forwarding, customs, and import/export activities.
• Demonstrated success negotiating major transportation, carrier, warehouse, brokerage, and third-party logistics agreements.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience managing logistics budgets, forecasts, cost models, capital investments, cost-to-serve analysis, freight accruals, and savings programs.
• Demonstrated record of delivering measurable EBITDA and total-landed-cost improvement through transportation sourcing, network optimization, fleet productivity, mode conversion, freight controls, and related value-creation initiatives.
• Proven ability to use data and KPI discipline to improve safety, customer service, productivity, cost, asset utilization, and working capital.
• Experience designing or optimizing distribution networks, transportation lanes, fleet structures, warehouse footprints, and shipment flows.
• Experience leading enterprise transformation, process standardization, technology implementation, acquisition integration, or significant organizational change.
• Familiarity with transportation management systems, warehouse management systems, fleet-management platforms, telematics, ERP systems, and business-intelligence tools.
• Advanced analytical skills and the ability to translate large, complex data sets into clear operating decisions and executive recommendations.
• Strong knowledge of applicable transportation safety, fleet, driver, customs, and trade-compliance requirements.
• Working knowledge of transportation terms, routing-guide governance, and Incoterms, with the ability to partner effectively with Procurement, Sales, Finance, and Legal on supplier and customer freight responsibilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with drivers, dispatchers, plant leaders, commercial teams, customers, suppliers, carriers, and executive leadership.