If you are good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, come work at Diligent! We have an immediate opening for an experienced Freight Manager. The ideal candidate has management experience with domestic freight forwarding and strong transportation industry knowledge and experience.
We are seeking a skilled Freight Manager for our Southern region to lead and manage daily operations. Reporting to the Vice President of Operations-East Coast, this integral role is designed to improve our transportation capabilities to build flexibility and agility to our organization. This position will travel approximately 40% of the time to various regional locations and is based in Nashville, TN.
The successful candidate must bring a high level of ethical, intellectual, professional, and personal values that complement the team:
- Strategic Mindset-anticipates future trends and implications accurately.
- Customer focus-identifies opportunities that benefit the business.
- Collaborates-works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.
- Communication-ability to build rapport, ask questions and listen.
Diligent Delivery Systems is a nationwide logistics company utilizing thousands of independent owner-operator drivers who provide dedicated fleet-outsourcing, hot shot delivery and other logistics and courier services. Diligent operates a professional workplace environment. Many of our employees have been with the company for 10+ years.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $70,000.00 – $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule: Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm
Education: Bachelor’s (Required)
Experience:
- Logistics: 5 years (Required)
- Domestic Freight Forwarding: 5 years (Required)
- Management: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person