Logistics Manager

We produce the world’s BEST Strawberries & our Go-to-Market team is a major reason why!

We are seeking a highly organized, motivated, and ownership-minded individual to join its elite Go-to-Market team and to oversee critical operations. This role oversees Outbound logistics, inclusive of internal cross-docks, running internal direct-store-delivery, coordinating warehouse deliveries with owned trucks, and coordinating with 3PLs and freight forwarders to optimize our distribution. 

As the Logistics Manager, you will oversee a team of drivers and be responsible for building, managing, and executing standardized procedures that ensure the safe, timely, and efficient staging and distribution of Oishii’s highly perishable products. You must be capable of building and overseeing processes and operations. You must have an excellent understanding of KPI management and proven experience driving continuous improvement. Most importantly, you are highly collaborative and have an ownership mindset as you take responsibility for everything that happens or fails to happen within your area of responsibility. 

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Own the outbound logistics process, partnering with 3PLs and managing an internal distribution network of 2-4 drivers. 
• Directly manage a fleet of company-owned vehicles and in-house drivers
• Utilize transportation software to effectively route deliveries in the most cost effective manner, prioritizing for customer’s preferred delivery date. 
• Partner with Manager, Sales & Operations Planning to effectively maximize distribution capacity, ensuring the most efficient path to market. 
• Utilize supply and demand forecasting to effectively procure raw materials and staff labor, ensuring Oishii is never bottlenecked by a lack of execution. 
• Monitor customer feedback and action process adjustments/feedback sessions as necessary to ensure product quality is always up to Oishii standards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Oishii’s “Local Central Control” structure to execute daily tasks, partnering with General Managers to promote successful growth/expansion of the business. 
• Set short-term and long-term goals for team members, oversee their professional development, and manage against KPIs. 
• Maintain the internal fleet of vehicles, partnering with local mechanics and ensuring 100% uptime of vehicles, with no critical failures.
• Responsible for all hiring and onboarding in respective departments. 

Who will love this job: Individuals who identify with our Core Values and exhibit skills within those values will thrive at Oishii. 

• One Team, One Fight!
  • Ability to quickly shift priorities to meet deadlines and effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, clearly, concisely and with purpose. 
  • Ability to work cross functionally at all levels including across all locations, and collaborate at various levels of the organization with a focus on unifying all functions to deliver exceptional results. 
  • Ability to lead through others and develop teams with a diverse level of experience to succeed.  
• Focus.
  • Ability to remove obstacles in order to prioritize which could include problem solving, working through ambiguity and using fact based or sound judgment.
  • Ability to synthesize information quickly to aid in the troubleshooting process. 
• GSD (Get Sh** Done!)
  • Possessing an entrepreneurial mindset with the tenacity to develop ideas, test and implement them rapidly.
  • Capable of prioritizing tasks and  considering the resources available when doing so.
  • A bias for action! Ability to hold yourself accountable and take ownership of driving results that impact company outcomes.

What we’re looking for in a Manager, Outbound Logistics:

• A logistics professional with 6 experience in a fast paced start-up environment, preferably in the CPG, food, agriculture, wine/beer space (but open to other areas). 
• Proven experience owning the USDOT relationship end-to-end: active involvement in filings, audit preparation, and compliance management (vs. simply following established protocols)
• Demonstrated sole ownership of fleet maintenance programs, including scheduling, vendor coordination, and ensuring 100% vehicle availability with minimal downtime
• Experience managing “always on” teams and hourly labor. Logistics are always running, so able to balance teams of people across multiple days/shifts, executing 7 days/week is crucial 
• Negotiations experience in some past role; price conscious and knows how to work with vendors to get the best price 
• Experience managing external vendors, and comfort with different types of vendors. This role will own negotiating freight rates, overseeing drivers, working with mechanics and material suppliers.
• Experience with perishable product operations preferred but not required. 
• Highly organized with strong task management and prioritization skills.
• Strong analytical skills in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel and proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Slack, and Asana

Additional Details:

• Schedule: This role operates in an "always on" environment. While core hours are Monday–Friday from 9–5, emergencies can and do arise outside of business hours and on weekends, and you'll be expected to respond and act quickly when they do.
• Must have a vehicle and valid driver’s license
• Location: 5 days onsite, primarily in Jersey City, NJ with travel to our Phillipsburg, NJ facility approximately once a week

Perks at Oishii:

• Compensation: $80,000-$90,000 plus equity
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(K) 
• 100% Employer Paid Life Insurance Long Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental leave, Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Time
• Paid Training & 7 Paid Holidays
• Office social events including happy hours, parties, and community service projects
• Employee activity groups for basketball players, Yoga Enthusiasts, runners…

About Us:

At Oishii, we grow the best berries in the world by deploying ground-breaking vertical farming technology that pushes the boundaries of agriculture. We’re the first in the WORLD to grow fruit in an indoor vertical farm at commercial scale. Our proprietary technology enables us to grow the very best produce year-round, at the same high level of quality, all without using any pesticides. 

Oishii has been profiled in Eater, NPR, Time Magazine, and Fortune. Oishi was also one of the Fast Companies Most Innovative Companies of 2022. https://www.fastcompany.com/90724410/most-innovative-companies-food-2022

At Oishii, everything we do works toward accomplishing our mission of transforming agriculture sustainably while bringing produce that truly delights people everywhere. This requires farmers, engineers, scientists, product managers, and members of many other backgrounds to work together day-in and day-out to innovate, while operating increasingly large farms. We have an amazing mission-driven team of highly motivated and engaged members. 

Learn More https://oishii.com/. 

Salary : $80,000 - $90,000