Logistics Manager

About This Role

Leading the logistics function for a software-first minerals company, this role involves building strategy, managing a team, and overseeing freight operations across multiple sites and projects. It suits a logistics professional comfortable with both strategic planning and hands-on execution of complex shipping challenges.

Responsibilities

• Build and own Mariana's logistics strategy across operating sites and capital projects, including mode selection, carrier network design, and 3PL partnership structure
• Manage and develop a team of logistics coordinators and analysts; set priorities, review work, and build capability
• Own senior relationships with 3PL partners, freight forwarders, and key carriers; negotiate master service agreements and performance standards
• Evaluate logistics infrastructure opportunities and investments, including dedicated capacity arrangements, rail access, and hub development; run analyses to determine at what scale investments make economic sense
• Serve as the logistics subject matter expert in cross-functional conversations with procurement, engineering, capital projects, and operations
• Oversee end-to-end freight execution for capital equipment, operating supplies, and direct materials across air, ocean, rail, and linehaul modes
• Step in directly on complex, high-value, or time-critical shipments where senior logistics judgment is required
• Ensure compliance with customs, Incoterms, and international shipping regulations across all freight activity
• Monitor freight spend, identify cost reduction opportunities, and track carrier performance against agreed standards
• Own logistics data and reporting; maintain visibility into shipment status, cost, and performance across the organization
• Drive continuous improvement in logistics processes, documentation standards, and system workflows
• Travel to operating and project sites with regular frequency to stay connected to operational realities and site team needs

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, engineering, business, or a related field
• 8-12 years of logistics or supply chain experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role
• Deep experience across freight modes including air, ocean, rail, and linehaul; international logistics and customs experience required
• Experience managing 3PL relationships and freight forwarder networks at a senior level
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead a team while staying hands-on in execution
• Comfortable with quantitative analysis; able to build and evaluate business cases for logistics investments and infrastructure decisions
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and limited structure; takes ownership and figures it out

Nice to have:

• Experience in mining, industrials, chemicals, capital projects, or a related sector is strongly preferred

About the Company

Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company focused on supplying critical minerals for modern energy, AI, and defense technologies. The company aims to reimagine the minerals supply chain through advanced software, automation, and data-driven decision-making.