Company Overview

Richmond Wholesale Meat, a Pro Food Solutions company, is a trusted leader in protein distribution with over 60 years of experience serving foodservice operators, government agencies, and global partners. Based in Richmond, California, we specialize in high-quality meat products, custom processing, and dependable service. As part of the Pro Food Solutions family, we are committed to operational excellence, customer focus, and building the future of food through innovation and integrity.

Position Summary

Lead a three-person logistics team responsible for DLA booking management, freight execution, and carrier and 3PL relationships. The supervisor will balance team leadership and operational oversight with hands-on booking, system updates, shipment scheduling, and weekly reporting checks to keep shipment and freight purchase order information complete and current.

Essential Responsibilities

· Lead and coordinate the daily work of a three-person logistics team, assign priorities, monitor workload, and provide coaching and performance feedback while ensuring appropriate follow-through, productivity, and accountability.

· Oversee shipment booking management with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), including requesting bookings, tracking status, coordinating airlifts, and following up on outstanding items and resolving delayed or exception shipments.

· Manage freight execution and maintain effective working relationships with carriers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). Address service issues and coordinate solutions while monitoring carrier service and delivery performance.

· Provide hands-on logistics support as needed, including booking inbound freight, requesting DLA bookings, updating shipment and freight information in the ERP system, and scheduling live-load and pool shipments.

· Oversee weekly Power BI reporting tasks. Confirm that reports include all shipments and that freight purchase orders are up to date; coordinate corrections when information is missing or inaccurate and monitor logistics trends and recurring operational issues.

· Oversee approve employe time-off requests and timecards, ensuring compliance with California law and company policy.

· Communicate and cascade relevant operational information, priorities, and decisions to the team; use team feedback and shipment data to support day-to-day decisions and resolve issues ensuring team members understand and adhere to expectations and priorities.

· Lead process improvements with internal and external teams to resolve recurring booking, freight, system, and reporting discrepancies and enhance operational efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications

· At least five years of logistics experience, including experience coordinating or overseeing freight and shipment activities. 

· Experience booking ocean containers and coordinating freight with carriers and/or third-party logistics providers (3PLs). 

· Ability to organize competing priorities, maintain accurate shipment records, and communicate clearly with employees, DLA contacts, carriers, 3PLs, and internal partners. 

· Prior supervisory or people-management experience, including assigning work, coaching employees, managing performance, and providing feedback. 

· Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve logistics issues, prioritize operational needs, and make day-to-day decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred qualifications

· Experience with DLA booking processes, carrier management, 3PL operations, and coordinating airlifts.

· Experience using xTuple, JustFoods, and Power BI for logistics updates and reporting.

Job Description Notice

This job description summarizes the position’s primary duties and is not intended to be comprehensive or all-inclusive. Duties, responsibilities, priorities, work assignments, schedules, and reporting relationships may change or evolve based on operational, seasonal, customer, regulatory, staffing, or other business needs. The Company will provide reasonable advance notice of material scheduling or duty changes when practicable for planning purposes. Nothing in this description creates a contract of employment or alters at-will employment. Reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, consistent with applicable law.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Richmond Wholesale Meat, a Pro Food Solutions company, provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on any basis protected by applicable federal, California, or local law. Applicants and employees may request a reasonable accommodation through Human Resources.