Vice President of Operations

Vice President of Operations (Long Island)

Job Profile Summary
The Vice President of Operations is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing the strategic and day-to-day operations of transportation services across multiple business units. This role ensures that services are delivered safely efficiently and on-time while maintaining a strong focus on operational excellence financial performance and customer satisfaction. A key focus of the role is helping our drivers monitors and operational leaders succeed in their roles through clear direction support and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all daily operations across multiple regions and transportation business units through a team of regional directors general managers and operations staff.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations DOT standards and industry best practices to deliver safe and reliable service.
• Provide strategic direction and executional leadership aligned with the organizations goals focusing on performance service quality and operational scalability.
• Drive accountability for meeting and exceeding key performance indicators (KPIs) including on-time performance customer service metrics cost efficiency and safety benchmarks.
• Own and manage the full P&L for assigned operations including budget creation cost control revenue growth and margin improvement.
• Partner with Finance and executive leadership to monitor financial performance conduct variance analysis and implement corrective actions to meet fiscal goals.
• Champion operational initiatives new program rollouts and change management efforts across the field.
• Foster a culture of teamwork continuous improvement and operational discipline through strong communication and employee engagement.
• Serve as a liaison between field operations and corporate departments (HR Safety Fleet Compliance etc.) ensuring alignment and collaboration.
• Develop and implement retention strategies to support a stable skilled workforce.
• Represent the company at industry conferences client meetings and community events as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive management experience preferably in the transportation logistics or mobility services industry.
• Minimum of five (5) years in a senior leadership or multi-unit operations management role.
• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Operations Management or a related field. Masters degree (MBA MA MS) preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing complex operations with full P&L accountability.
• Deep knowledge of the transportation industry including regulatory and safety requirements.
• Proven ability to lead through influence build high-performing teams and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Salary Range for this role: $200k-$250k per year