Maxam Tire North America - Logistics Manager (Domestic)
Reports to- Director of Transportation
Memphis, TN 38118: (In office 5-days)
Summary/Objective
The Domestic Logistics Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of product distribution from our facilities to internal and external customers, ensuring efficient, cost-effective, and timely delivery of goods throughout the domestic market. This role manages the complete outbound freight process including strategic carrier relationship management, rate negotiations, delivery route optimization, and reverse logistics operations for returns processing. This role demands strong analytical capabilities to optimize costs without compromising service quality, ensure strict adherence to documentation standards, and utilize advanced data analytics to drive continuous improvement in efficiency and operational excellence throughout the domestic distribution network.
Essential Functions
- Carrier Management: Cultivates and maintains strong partnerships with carriers and service providers to ensure consistent, reliable, and on-time delivery performance.
- Performance Monitoring: Leads the tracking and analysis of logistics KPIs to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Process Optimization: Uses best practices to improve logistics processes through automation and data analysis
- Strategic Planning: Develops and implements logistics strategies that align with overall business objectives.
- Team Leadership: Leads and develops the logistics team to ensure high performance and collaboration with other internal and external departments. Leads the department in handling internal conflict resolution and disciplinary matters, while collaborating closely with HR to ensure compliance.
- Technology Integration: Implements and manages logistics software systems including transportation management systems (TMS), and tracking technologies to improve operational efficiency and visibility.
- Budget Management: Develops and manages logistics budgets, analyze transportation and identify cost reduction opportunities while maintaining service quality standards
- Compliance and Documentation: Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local transportation regulations, safety standards, and environmental requirements. Manage shipping documentation, customs paperwork for cross-border shipments, and maintain records for regulatory compliance
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop contingency plans to address disruptions such as weather events, carrier issues, or other events that could impact operations
Travel
- 10-20% domestic travel required-some international travel required
Skills and Qualifications
- Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables
- Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
- Excellent communication skills for preparing reports, conducting presentations, and facilitating meetings with internal teams and external partners.
- Customer Service Orientation
- Adaptability, Flexibility, Attention to Detail
Required Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Transportation, Business Administration, or related field. Will accept 10-year experience in Logistics in lieu of degree
- 5+year domestic logistics experience, including carrier negotiations and team leadership