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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | Schedule: Full-time, on-site with regular presence in Pittsburgh required | Compensation: $175,000.00- $235,000.00 + 30% Bonus + Generous 401K

Overview

An established multi-site industrial and manufacturing organization is seeking a Vice President of Logistics to serve as the enterprise leader for logistics and distribution strategy across the company and its affiliated businesses. This is a highly visible executive role responsible for the safe, reliable, and cost-effective movement of freight across a complex, multi-facility operating network.

What you'll do

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide logistics and distribution strategy across the company and its affiliated businesses
• Lead safe, reliable, and cost-effective movement of inbound supplier freight, intercompany materials and work-in-process, and outbound finished goods
• Oversee company-operated fleet activities, third-party transportation, rail, and freight forwarding
• Manage warehousing, distribution, freight procurement, and transportation technology
• Direct logistics performance management and governance of transportation terms and freight responsibilities
• Negotiate major transportation, carrier, warehouse, brokerage, and third-party logistics agreements
• Manage logistics budgets, forecasts, cost models, capital investments, cost-to-serve analysis, freight accruals, and savings programs
• Drive measurable EBITDA and total-landed-cost improvement through transportation sourcing, network optimization, fleet productivity, mode conversion, and freight controls
• Use data and KPI discipline, including pivot tables, to improve safety, customer service, productivity, cost, asset utilization, and working capital
• Design or optimize distribution networks, transportation lanes, fleet structures, warehouse footprints, and shipment flows
• Lead enterprise transformation, process standardization, technology implementation, acquisition integration, or significant organizational change
• Partner with Procurement, Sales, Finance, and Legal on supplier and customer freight responsibilities
• Communicate effectively with drivers, dispatchers, plant leaders, commercial teams, customers, suppliers, carriers, and executive leadership

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Operations, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related discipline required
• 10 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
• Ability to negotiate contracts and manage varied products and varied modes of transport
• Ability to define and re-define processes
• Located in Pittsburgh or available to spend significant time in Pittsburgh
• Ability to travel 40%

Preferred qualifications

• 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

Compensation and benefits

• $175,000.00- $235,000.00 base compensation
• 30% Bonus
• Generous 401K

Why this role

This is an enterprise-level leadership position with direct responsibility for logistics and distribution strategy across a complex, multi-site industrial operation, offering the opportunity to drive measurable EBITDA and total-landed-cost improvement at scale.