{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"9eeb0665bbe8fedba4e926ac","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/9eeb0665bbe8fedba4e926ac","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/9eeb0665bbe8fedba4e926ac","title":"Logistics Manager","description":"Overview:\nSprout is a global IT hardware retirement provider for hyperscaler and enterprise clients. We leverage a nationwide footprint (and international partner network) combined with proprietary software to enable efficient end-to-end IT asset disposition (ITAD) with a focus on data bearing devices from the client to the cloud. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC with additional operations near Sacramento, Dallas, and Boston. Sprout provides software and services to clients in the form of our IT Asset Disposition, Certified Destruction, and Responsible Recycling solutions.\n\nSince our founding as an electronic waste startup from a Duke University dorm room in 2014, we have been expanding at an average rate of >66% each year. By adhering to our 3 values (One Sprout, Deliver Excellence, and Integrity Matters), we are proud of our culture to move at #SproutSpeed to become the emerging leader in our industry. For more information, please visit: www.sproutup.com.\n\nThe Logistics Manager will lead and elevate Sprout’s domestic and international transportation operations. This is an operations-first leadership role focused on network optimization, contract negotiation, automation, KPI development, and scaling execution capacity. We are seeking a true master of shipping across parcel, LTL, FTL, dedicated truckload, air freight, and ocean. This individual will strengthen carrier partnerships, improve dispatch workflows, integrate technology, introduce leading indicators, and drive measurable efficiency gains and cost improvements.\n\nThis role will collaborate closely with Compliance and Service Delivery but is centered on operational execution, scalability, process improvement, and performance discipline. This is a perform-while-transforming role. The right candidate will immediately contribute tactically while building the systems, structure, and analytics that take our logistics function to the next level.\nResponsibilities:\nRequired:\nOwn and continuously optimize Sprout’s multimodal transportation network across parcel, LTL, FTL, dedicated, air freight, and ocean.\nNegotiate carrier contracts and service agreements to improve cost structure, reliability, and performance.\nStrengthen 3PL and freight forwarder partnerships through defined service levels, accountability standards, and performance oversight.\nDevelop contingency and surge capacity strategies to mitigate disruption and maintain service continuity.\nSupport expansion of domestic transportation initiatives (fleet & outsourced) to support an internal onsite service execution model.\nDesign, document, and implement scalable SOPs for domestic and international dispatch operations.\nStandardize routing, mode selection, and escalation frameworks to drive consistency, margin protection, and service reliability.\nIdentify workflow inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and waste, and implement measurable process improvements.\nPartner cross-functionally with Operations, Fleet, Sales, and Compliance to ensure safe and accurate execution of dangerous goods shipments and international documentation requirements, including coordination of EEI filings via ACE.\nPartner with internal technology teams to automate dispatching, tracking, and reporting workflows.\nOptimize ERP and TMS utilization to reduce manual touchpoints and increase coordinator productivity.\nIdentify and implement smart workflow automations, carrier integrations, API enhancements, and reporting improvements.\nLead technology-driven process improvements that increase throughput and scalability without proportional headcount growth.\nDevelop and implement operational KPIs and leading indicators tied to cost efficiency, service reliability, speed to dispatch, and carrier performance.\nDeliver regular, data-driven performance reporting to leadership, including margin and service-level insights.\nProvide market-informed analysis that isolates internal operational impact from external rate and capacity fluctuations, clearly quantifying efficiency gains or declines and linking findings to corrective actions.\nUse operational data to support pricing strategy, cost-to-serve visibility, and continuous service improvements.\nLead, mentor, and develop logistics coordinators to improve output, accuracy, and confidence.\nBuild redundancy and cross-training across modes and lanes.\nEstablish accountability structures, elevate operational discipline, and raise performance standards across the team.\nPartner with Sales, Operations, Project Management, Finance, and Compliance to ensure seamless execution.\nSupport compliance initiatives operationally while deferring regulatory ownership to Trade Compliance leadership.\nProvide logistics expertise during customer onboarding, program design, and expansion initiatives.\nQualifications:\nRequired Qualifications:\n7+ years of progressive logistics management experience with deep multimodal expertise across parcel, LTL, FTL, dedicated, air freight, and ocean transportation.\nProven experience negotiating transportation contracts, managing carrier networks, and delivering measurable cost and service improvements.\nDemonstrated success building, standardizing, and scaling dispatch or logistics operations in complex or high-growth environments.\nStrong experience designing and implementing SOPs that improve execution speed, accuracy, and margin protection.\nRequired hands-on experience improving ERP and TMS platforms, including system optimization, workflow design, automation rollout, carrier integrations, and reducing manual touchpoints.\nRequired experience implementing dispatch automation and technology-driven workflow improvements that increase coordinator productivity and scalability.\nRequired working knowledge of international shipping documentation processes, including commercial invoices, packing lists, SLI coordination, EEI filing, and export execution workflows.\nProven ability to create operational KPIs and clearly communicate performance improvements or declines net of market impacts.\nStrong analytical skills with advanced Excel proficiency and the ability to translate operational data into actionable insights.\nDemonstrated leadership experience managing and developing logistics teams, building redundancy, and raising performance standards.\nAbility to collaborate effectively across Operations, Fleet, Sales, Finance, and Compliance functions.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience in ITAD, reverse logistics, electronics, high-value or high-security asset transportation, or asset recovery industries.\nExperience contributing to logistics system implementations or major technology transitions.\nBackground in high-growth, transformation-focused, or process-maturing organizations.\nExperience working with BI or dashboard tools such as Power BI or Tableau.\nExperience improving cost-to-serve visibility or supporting margin expansion initiatives.\nDangerous goods or hazmat certification with experience developing SOPs, coaching team members, and managing or assigning training records.\n\nEEO\nThe Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, ancestry, nationality, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or on any other basis prohibited by law (except where an attribute is a bona fide occupational 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Manager","description":"Overview:\nSprout is a global IT hardware retirement provider for hyperscaler and enterprise clients. We leverage a nationwide footprint (and international partner network) combined with proprietary software to enable efficient end-to-end IT asset disposition (ITAD) with a focus on data bearing devices from the client to the cloud. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC with additional operations near Sacramento, Dallas, and Boston. Sprout provides software and services to clients in the form of our IT Asset Disposition, Certified Destruction, and Responsible Recycling solutions.\n\nSince our founding as an electronic waste startup from a Duke University dorm room in 2014, we have been expanding at an average rate of >66% each year. By adhering to our 3 values (One Sprout, Deliver Excellence, and Integrity Matters), we are proud of our culture to move at #SproutSpeed to become the emerging leader in our industry. For more information, please visit: www.sproutup.com.\n\nThe Logistics Manager will lead and elevate Sprout’s domestic and international transportation operations. This is an operations-first leadership role focused on network optimization, contract negotiation, automation, KPI development, and scaling execution capacity. We are seeking a true master of shipping across parcel, LTL, FTL, dedicated truckload, air freight, and ocean. This individual will strengthen carrier partnerships, improve dispatch workflows, integrate technology, introduce leading indicators, and drive measurable efficiency gains and cost improvements.\n\nThis role will collaborate closely with Compliance and Service Delivery but is centered on operational execution, scalability, process improvement, and performance discipline. This is a perform-while-transforming role. The right candidate will immediately contribute tactically while building the systems, structure, and analytics that take our logistics function to the next level.\nResponsibilities:\nRequired:\nOwn and continuously optimize Sprout’s multimodal transportation network across parcel, LTL, FTL, dedicated, air freight, and ocean.\nNegotiate carrier contracts and service agreements to improve cost structure, reliability, and performance.\nStrengthen 3PL and freight forwarder partnerships through defined service levels, accountability standards, and performance oversight.\nDevelop contingency and surge capacity strategies to mitigate disruption and maintain service continuity.\nSupport expansion of domestic transportation initiatives (fleet & outsourced) to support an internal onsite service execution model.\nDesign, document, and implement scalable SOPs for domestic and international dispatch operations.\nStandardize routing, mode selection, and escalation frameworks to drive consistency, 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regular, data-driven performance reporting to leadership, including margin and service-level insights.\nProvide market-informed analysis that isolates internal operational impact from external rate and capacity fluctuations, clearly quantifying efficiency gains or declines and linking findings to corrective actions.\nUse operational data to support pricing strategy, cost-to-serve visibility, and continuous service improvements.\nLead, mentor, and develop logistics coordinators to improve output, accuracy, and confidence.\nBuild redundancy and cross-training across modes and lanes.\nEstablish accountability structures, elevate operational discipline, and raise performance standards across the team.\nPartner with Sales, Operations, Project Management, Finance, and Compliance to ensure seamless execution.\nSupport compliance initiatives operationally while deferring regulatory ownership to Trade Compliance leadership.\nProvide logistics expertise during customer onboarding, program 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international shipping documentation processes, including commercial invoices, packing lists, SLI coordination, EEI filing, and export execution workflows.\nProven ability to create operational KPIs and clearly communicate performance improvements or declines net of market impacts.\nStrong analytical skills with advanced Excel proficiency and the ability to translate operational data into actionable insights.\nDemonstrated leadership experience managing and developing logistics teams, building redundancy, and raising performance standards.\nAbility to collaborate effectively across Operations, Fleet, Sales, Finance, and Compliance functions.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience in ITAD, reverse logistics, electronics, high-value or high-security asset transportation, or asset recovery industries.\nExperience contributing to logistics system implementations or major technology transitions.\nBackground in high-growth, transformation-focused, or process-maturing 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