About Weber Logistics

Founded in 1924 and headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California, Weber Logistics has grown from a Los Angeles warehousing operation into a nationwide, asset-based third-party logistics provider. Weber offers contract and shared warehousing, transportation and freight management, cross-docking, transloading, and value-added services across a network concentrated on the West Coast. The company operates with a tailored, partnership-first approach rather than one-size-fits-all logistics.

Weber's transportation division combines asset-based fleet capacity with a partner carrier network to deliver port drayage, LTL, truckload, pool distribution, and final-mile service across the West Coast and beyond.

Position Summary

The Sr. Director, Transportation is the senior leader for Weber's transportation division, including asset-based operations, service centers, and the partner carrier network. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role sets carrier capacity and network direction, owns the P&L and cost-to-serve targets, and engages key customers at the executive level to design solutions that improve service and transportation cost performance.

Through owned assets and carrier relationships, the Sr. Director develops capacity and leads service center leadership. The role is accountable for transportation that is safe, timely, and accurate, and works across internal and external customers, carriers, and vendors.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Accountability and P&L

• Own the annual budget and P&L for the transportation division; set cost, service, and productivity targets, and keep spending within approved budgets.
• Design and maintain financial models to evaluate transportation programs, services, pricing, and carrier options, and guide analysis of the financial impact of logistics changes.
• Manage, report, and analyze division KPIs; produce monthly performance and executive summary reports, including P&L reviews.

Strategy and Division Leadership

• Set short- and long-term goals and priorities for the division, and participate in enterprise strategic planning, balancing customer needs with Weber's profitability goals.
• Analyze and recommend broad-based innovation initiatives to reduce total transportation cost and improve service.
• Stay current on industry trends and assess their impact on new and existing business.

Service Center and Operations Oversight

• Direct service center operations to achieve cost, productivity, accuracy, timeliness, and safety objectives.
• Analyze all aspects of transportation logistics to determine the most cost-effective and efficient means of moving freight, including routing, modes, volumes, and carriers.
• Lead resolution of escalated service issues at Weber facilities and for customers, and drive root-cause corrective actions.
• Partner with Warehouse Operations, Customer Service, Accounting, and Sales to integrate transportation with customer order management, shipping, and billing.

Partner Carrier Network

• Set carrier strategy and build capacity across all modes; develop, expand, and manage the partner carrier pool.
• Oversee carrier onboarding and performance through scorecards, and take corrective action where needed.
• Oversee carrier pricing, rate strategy, and carrier agreements within Weber's delegation of authority.
• Provide strategic oversight of port drayage and intermodal operations across all ports Weber serves, including steamship line relationships, ramp operations, and chassis management programs.
• Cultivate carrier expansion and ensure carrier compliance with Weber policies and procedures for product transit and delivery.

Customer and Commercial Leadership

• Serve as the executive point of contact for key transportation customers; lead business reviews and build relationships at multiple levels of their organizations.
• Collaborate with the Chief Operating Officer and cross-functional leaders to develop comprehensive solutions, from proposal through implementation and ongoing operations.
• Direct RFP and bid strategy, pricing approval, and timely submission; protect margin through pricing discipline.
• Support business development and customer pursuits for transportation services, including proposals and pricing, and maintain account plans that expand Weber's solution set.

Compliance, Risk, and Governance

• Create, revise, and implement transportation policies, procedures, and business rules, including DOT compliance; evaluate processes to improve communication and results.
• Ensure compliance with DOT, FMCSA, and applicable state and federal regulations, including carrier safety and qualification standards.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, safety, and financial risk, including insurance and claims exposure.
• Own transportation safety performance, including incident review and corrective action.

People Leadership and Development

• Provide direction, development, and leadership for service center leadership, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and corrective action.
• Build a well-trained, cross-trained bench of leaders, and own succession planning for critical transportation roles.
• Foster a collaborative, safety-first culture across centralized and decentralized teams, and ensure adherence to Weber policies and applicable laws.

Systems and Continuous Improvement

• Set direction for transportation systems and data, including TMS requirements, adoption, reporting, and roadmap (for example, Mercury Gate or Profit Tools).
• Drive continuous improvement and standard work across division processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

•  Bachelor's degree in business, transportation and logistics, or a related field. 
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressive transportation, logistics, or 3PL experience, including five (5) or more years in a senior leadership role with P&L responsibility. 
• Substantial knowledge of transportation industry standards across LTL, truckload, drayage, and pool distribution, including DOT and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
• Experience with port and drayage operations, including steamship line relationships, ramp operations, and chassis management programs.
• Proven leadership of a multi-mode transportation organization that includes both asset-based fleet and outsourced carrier networks.
• Proven ability to build executive-level carrier and customer relationships, negotiate effective solutions, and present to executive and cross-functional audiences.
• Strong analytical, financial, and pricing skills, with experience building cost-to-serve and financial models and planning short- and long-term goals.
• Strong leadership, team-building, mentoring, and communication skills; excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities to short deadlines.
• Experience supporting sales and business development efforts for transportation services, such as proposals, pricing, and customer pursuits.
• Proficiency with Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and advanced Excel for financial and performance modeling.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA degree.
• Experience with Mercury Gate, Profit Tools, or other Transportation Management Systems.
• Experience in a union or labor-represented environment.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This role is based at Weber's headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, California, with regular time at service centers and operating sites. Travel of up to 30% to Weber campuses, service centers, and carrier locations is required. The role regularly requires sitting and standing, reaching with hands and arms, talking, and hearing, with the ability to lift, push, pull, or move up to fifty (50) pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in operating areas is usually moderate to noisy, and the associate may be exposed to extreme weather. Hearing protection, enclosed or safety shoes, and safety glasses must be worn in designated areas, along with other personal protective equipment required by the Company. 

The Company reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind work assignments in accordance with business needs. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.