Position: Logistics Manager Job Description: Forward Air is seeking a dynamic Logistics Manager to lead our logistics and warehouse operations, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and profitability. This role involves supervising and training teams, optimizing inventory and transportation activities, maintaining certifications and compliance standards, and managing facilities. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a preference for experience in SAP and advanced Microsoft Office Suite. Core Responsibilities & Duties: + Manage a team of logistics professionals to ensure organizational standards are met + Supervise, coach, and train warehouse staff and other logistics specialists + Planning logistics, warehouse, and transportation activities + Develop, maintain, and improve KPI requirements (both internal and external) + Ensure staffing levels are adequate and profitability is in line with goals + Help to process daily shipments via common carrier, integrator and freight forwarder + Work within ERP, WMS, and MRP systems to ensure accurate inventory control + Optimizing location to maximize efficiency and profitability + Maintain site certifications and records such as CTPAT, CFS, ISO, GDP, etc. as well as compliance with federal, state, and local requirements + Liaising and negotiating with suppliers + Monitoring the safety and cleanliness of interior and exterior areas + Ensuring routine maintenance on facilities and making repairs as needed + Scheduling routine inspections and emergency repairs with outside vendors + Ensuring proper security measures for the workplace, including collaborating with security system vendors + Creating reports on maintenance, repairs, safety and other occurrences for supervisors and other relevant staff + Preparing facilities for changing weather conditions + Collaborating with building owners and upper management on budgeting for facilities needs + Other duties as assigned Job Requirements & Qualifications: + Bachelor's Degree is preferred + MS Word, Excel, and overall computer literate + Advanced level of Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Power Point and Excel + SAP experience not required but preferred + Strong analytical/problem solving, communication, and collaboration/relationship skills + Familiarity with security measures and protocols + Able to work effectively in a highly cross-functional organization, as well as work independently + Requires the ability to make judgments and work with minimum supervision + Level-headed and be able to lead a team What We Offer: + Competitive base salary + Paid time off within the first year of employment, sick time and holidays + Company provided life insurance + Health, vision, and dental insurance options + Commuter benefit plan + Optional supplemental life insurance + 401(k) + Wellness program + A great place to work with a terrific culture #IND About Us Since 1990, Forward Air has been a leading provider of ground transportation and related logistics services to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market. We offer surface shipping on an accelerated “time-definite” basis, delivering cargo at a specific time, but under less time-sensitive situations – supplying you with a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transportation. We work with companies of all sizes to develop tangible advantages and build the best products to meet your specific needs. Forward Air presents to the wholesale transportation community (logistics companies, freight forwarders, integrated air cargo carriers, passenger/ cargo airlines, and non-traditional shippers), a single-source provider that can deliver more supply chain services and a superior menu of choices. Throughout the years we have added supplementary lines to our linehaul service, such as full truckload operations (Truckload Services), final-mile coverage (Complete® Cartage), and an Airline Logistics program, and we will continue to expand our services to meet the changing needs and growth of our customer base. Forward Air is structured to optimize both savings and service to our customers. Direct partnerships with owner-operators and other surface transportation providers, enable us to remain cost-competitive. The Forward Air network is designed with over 90 facilities located at or near major U.S. and Canadian airports, 12 regional sort centers and over 300 beyond points (secondary airports provided through our Complete Cartage service), creating one of the most comprehensive linehaul networks in the industry. Ranked 3rd in Newsweeks 2022 "Americas Most Trustworthy Companies (https://www.newsweek.com/americas-most-trustworthy-companies-2022/transport-logistics-packaging) " publication About the Team