What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Logistics Manager position at Five Star Equipment?
Build the Logistics Engine Behind a Leading Equipment Organization
Five Star Equipment and Warhorse Rentals is seeking a high-impact Corporate Logistics Manager to lead and standardize equipment movement operations across all branch locations. This is a mission-critical leadership role responsible for creating visibility, accountability, cost control, and operational discipline throughout our logistics network.
This is not a dispatch position. This role owns the corporate logistics process, ensuring all equipment movement is properly requested, approved, dispatched, tracked, documented, audited, and financially reconciled through one centralized system.
If you thrive in fast-paced operations, enjoy solving logistical challenges, and have the ability to drive process discipline across a multi-location organization, this opportunity is for you.
What We Offer
✅ Competitive Compensation Based on Experience
✅ Company Laptop & Cell Phone
✅ 7 Paid Holidays Generous Paid Time Off
✅ 401(k) with Company Match
✅ Comprehensive Benefits Package
✅ Paid Training & Professional Development
✅ Career Advancement Opportunities
✅ Dynamic, Team-Oriented Culture
✅ Outstanding Work-Life Balance
Position Summary
The Corporate Logistics Manager owns Five Star Equipment’s company-wide centralized logistics process through Integrated Rental (IR Dispatch / IR Go).
This position ensures every applicable equipment move is properly:
- Requested
- Approved
- Assigned
- Tracked
- Documented
- Audited
- Closed out financially
The successful candidate will drive accountability, improve freight recovery, reduce hauling losses, optimize asset visibility, and strengthen operational execution across all locations.
Primary Mission
Create one disciplined, visible, and accountable logistics system across all locations while improving operational efficiency, financial recovery, vendor performance, and equipment availability.
Key Responsibilities
Logistics Process Ownership
- Own and manage the centralized logistics process inside IR Dispatch
- Ensure all moves are entered, tracked, managed, and closed through the system
- Enforce Load ID discipline and eliminate side processes
- Prioritize and coordinate all daily equipment movement requests
Equipment Movement Coordination
- Assign company trucks and outside hauling resources
- Coordinate:
- Rental moves
- Sales deliveries
- Service transfers
- Equipment demos
- Loaners
- Used equipment moves
- Auction transportation
- Monitor moves from request through final completion
- Manage urgent, emergency, and after-hours logistics exceptions
Financial & Operational Control
- Improve truck utilization and reduce outside hauler dependency
- Drive load consolidation and backhaul planning initiatives
- Improve freight recovery and reduce hauling losses
- Ensure customer PO/authorization is captured when required
- Track detention, delays, damages, and accessorial charges
- Support freight audit and invoice control processes
Compliance & Accountability
- Enforce approval requirements for all applicable moves
- Hold or escalate incomplete or unapproved requests
- Ensure PODs and pickup documentation are properly captured
- Challenge inaccurate or non-compliant freight invoices
- Escalate process violations and operational non-compliance
Performance Management & Continuous Improvement
- Develop KPI scorecards and operational reporting
- Measure vendor responsiveness and hauling performance
- Improve process visibility and operational consistency
- Identify efficiencies and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Decision Authority
This role has authority to:
- Require all moves to be processed through IR Dispatch
- Reject incomplete requests
- Require Load IDs before dispatch
- Hold moves pending approvals
- Select hauling resources
- Require POD documentation prior to closeout
- Challenge inaccurate invoices
- Escalate non-compliance issues
Required Qualifications
✔ 5–10 years of logistics, transportation, dispatch, or equipment operations experience
✔ Experience supporting multi-location operations
✔ Strong financial, cost control, and freight management experience
✔ Experience with ERP, dispatch, or logistics systems
✔ Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience
Core Competencies
We are looking for a leader who demonstrates:
- Strong process discipline and accountability
- Cross-functional leadership skills
- Financial and analytical thinking
- Decision-making under pressure
- Excellent communication and influence
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Strong organizational and operational leadership abilities
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Success in this role will be measured by:
- Hauling loss reduction
- Customer freight recovery
- Cost per move
- Truck utilization
- On-time deliveries and pickups
- Load ID compliance
- POD completion rates
- Approval compliance
- Exception reduction
- Invoice accuracy
- Branch process compliance
- Equipment availability
Performance Expectations
The Corporate Logistics Manager will be expected to create measurable improvements in:
- Equipment movement visibility
- Vendor accountability
- Freight recovery
- Operational consistency
- Logistics cost control
- Compliance discipline
- Leadership reporting transparency
Success means creating a scalable, disciplined, and efficient logistics operation that supports the continued growth of Five Star Equipment.