Logistics Director – Global Freight & Transportation

Logistics Director – Global Freight & Transportation

Hayden Industrial, a leading manufacturer of industrial cooling systems, is seeking an experienced Logistics Director to join our team. The Logistics Director will be responsible for creating and enforcing company‑wide freight policy, managing transportation cost structure, negotiating carrier agreements, standardizing shipping methods, and building scalable logistics systems across North America, Europe, and Asia.

The position may be based in the United States or Poland. Preferred locations are Tulsa or Bydgoszcz, though exceptional remote candidates will be considered.

• Establish and manage Hayden’s global freight strategy and transportation standards.
• Develop approved carrier, freight forwarder, and routing guides for all business units.
• Standardize shipment methods, Incoterms, documentation requirements, and approval workflows.
• Ensure efficient handling of air freight, domestic trucking, express parcel, oversized and break‑bulk cargo, and international courier shipments.
• Build freight KPI reporting and transportation cost visibility across all operations.
• Select, negotiate, and manage freight forwarders, carriers, and logistics providers globally.
• Lead annual and ongoing rate negotiations for:
  • Ocean container
  • Ocean break bulk
  • Air freight
  • Domestic LTL / FTL trucking
  • Expedited shipments
  • DHL / UPS / Fed Ex / courier programs
• Reduce logistics fragmentation by consolidating vendors where appropriate.
• Monitor vendor performance, transit times, claims, responsiveness, and compliance.

• Manage inbound international freight primarily from:
  • China
  • Vietnam
  • Republic of Korea
  • India
• Coordinate freight flows into:
  • Tulsa, Oklahoma ("TUL")
  • Bydgoszcz, Poland ("BYD")
• Support future global sourcing hubs and manufacturing expansion.
• Work closely with sourcing, procurement, manufacturing, and supplier quality teams to optimize logistics execution.

• Oversee extensive domestic trucking operations within the United States.
• Develop routing and consolidation standards to reduce freight cost and improve reliability.
• Manage relationships with trucking brokers and carriers.
• Improve planning around expedited and emergency freight activity.

• Build scalable logistics processes suitable for a rapidly growing industrial manufacturing company.
• Improve shipment tracking, freight auditing, invoice validation, and cost recovery processes.
• Establish approval structures for premium freight and emergency shipments.
• Develop freight dashboards and operational reporting metrics.

• 10+ years of logistics, transportation, supply chain, or freight management experience.
• Experience managing global industrial freight operations.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Ocean freight
  • International forwarding
  • Customs coordination
  • Domestic trucking
  • Parcel and courier networks
  • Oversized industrial shipments
• Experience negotiating transportation contracts and carrier agreements.
• Experience implementing logistics processes and operational controls in high‑growth environments.
• Manufacturing, industrial equipment, construction, energy, or heavy industrial experience strongly preferred.

• International sourcing or manufacturing support experience.
• Experience supporting operations in both North America and Europe.
• Experience handling complex engineered equipment or oversized cargo.
• Familiarity with freight flows involving China, Vietnam, India, and Korea.
• ERP, freight management, or transportation analytics experience.

This position has supervisory responsibilities.

This job is based in a manufacturing environment with a combination of office and plant floor responsibilities. This role uses standard office equipment. When in the manufacturing facility, all employees are required to wear personal protective equipment to include hearing protection, safety glasses with side shields, and OSHA compliant safety boots/shoes.

While the position primarily involves office work, it may involve occasional lifting of materials or documents up to 25–30 pounds. The role…