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