Drayage Sales Manager

Drayage Sales Manager

Lincoln Park Chicago IL (On-Site)

Competitive Base Salary Performance-Based Compensation

Avenue Logistics is looking for an experienced logistics leader to build expand and streamline our drayage and transloading operations.

Built by proven industry leaders Avenue Logistics is a fast-growing logistics company with an opportunity to significantly expand our capabilities across ports and warehouses.

As a Drayage Sales Manager youll take ownership of this growing area of our businessdeveloping the strategy processes partnerships and team needed to create a scalable best-in-class operation.

This isnt a role focused on maintaining whats already been built. Were looking for someone who understands drayage and can expand Avenues drayage offerings including potential transload and cross-docking solutions when applicable and is excited about the opportunity to build the infrastructure for our next stage of growth.

Youll work from our open-concept office in Chicagos Lincoln Park neighborhood collaborating directly with executive leadership sales operations and technology teams.

At Avenue Logistics our mission is simple: help customers and carriers maximize their transportation needs through clear communication market expertise and exceptional service. We invest in our people promote from within and reward performance.

What Youll Do

• Own the strategy and day-to-day performance of Avenues drayage and transloading operations.
• Evaluate current processes and implement scalable workflows that improve efficiency visibility and service.
• Expand our network of drayage carriers cross-dock facilities warehouses and strategic partners across key markets.
• Develop standardized processes for quoting scheduling container management transloading and shipment execution.
• Partner with Customer Sales to develop competitive drayage and transloading solutions for new and existing customers.
• Identify opportunities to expand Avenues presence across key ports and inland markets.
• Establish and monitor operational KPIs to measure service efficiency capacity and growth.
• Work closely with Avenues technology team to identify opportunities for automation and improved shipment visibility.
• Develop best practices around port and rail operations appointment management free time demurrage detention and accessorials.
• Build develop and lead a high-performing team as the division continues to grow.

The Opportunity

This role provides the opportunity to build and shape a growing division within Avenue Logistics.

Youll have the support of an established sales organization experienced leadership team proprietary technology and existing customer relationshipsbut the opportunity to determine how we scale our drayage and transloading capabilities.

Success in this role means creating an operation that can support significant growth without sacrificing service.

Why Avenue

• Build and own a growing business line with direct visibility to executive leadership.
• Opportunity to expand an existing operation and create the infrastructure needed to scale it.
• Established customer sales organization capable of driving new drayage and transloading opportunities.
• Best-in-class proprietary technology with opportunities to further automate and streamline operations.
• Ability to develop strategic relationships across ports rail ramps carriers warehouses and transloading facilities.
• Fast-growing company where you can directly influence how the business evolves.
• Collaborative entrepreneurial environment where strong ideas can quickly become action.

What Youll Bring

• Significant experience in drayage transloading intermodal or port logistics ideally within the third-party logistics industry.
• Deep understanding of drayage operations port and rail processes and transloading workflows.
• Proven ability to build improve or scale transportation operations.
• Strong network and understanding of drayage carriers warehouses transloading facilities and major port and rail markets.
• Experience developing operational processes SOPs KPIs and performance standards.
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to partner with sales teams on pricing solutions and customer growth.
• Experience leading and developing teams.
• Ability to identify operational inefficiencies and turn them into scalable solutions.
• Strong communication negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate strategically while staying close to day-to-day execution.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation

• Competitive Director-level base salary
• Performance-based compensation
• Compensation package designed to reward the growth and success of the division

Benefits

• Medical Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with generous company match
• Paid Time Off (Vacation Sick and Floating Holiday)
• Life Insurance
• Professional development and leadership opportunities

Ready to Build Whats Next

If youve spent your career in drayage and transloading and see opportunities to do it better faster and at greater scale this is an opportunity to put that experience to work.

Were looking for a leader who can take what Avenue has today and build the processes partnerships technology and team that will support where were going next.

Apply today and help build the future of drayage and transloading at Avenue Logistics.