Manager, Fleet Distribution & Carflow

Allocation Strategy & Execution

• Lead Fleet allocation planning and execution aligned with forecast demand, production schedules, logistics capacity, and customer delivery commitments.
• Establish allocation priorities using transit time, location, port capacity, carrier availability, and customer urgency.
• Balance volumes across ports and regions to reduce bottlenecks and improve throughput.
• Partner with Sales, Fleet Operations, Commercial Sales, and Production Planning to support business priorities.

Production Ordering, Pipeline & Flow Management

• Manage the VIN lifecycle from production ordering through allocation, shipment, delivery visibility, and customer handoff.
• Identify and resolve risks including production delays, port congestion, transportation constraints, weather disruptions, and aging inventory.
• Develop contingency plans and maintain reporting tools, dashboards, and pipeline visibility.

Logistics, Port & Carrier Coordination

• Lead coordination with Glovis, ports, carriers, and logistics partners to resolve vehicle movement constraints.
• Analyze transit performance, reduce dwell time, improve throughput, and drive corrective actions.

Team Leadership & Performance Management

• Lead, coach, and develop Fleet Distribution staff while setting performance expectations and accountability standards.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for allocation, logistics, and delivery-impacting issues.
• Own performance reporting, operational targets, process improvements, staffing support, training, and employee development initiatives.

• Must be a high school graduate.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, or related field preferred.
• Six or more years of automotive, fleet, distribution, logistics, or supply chain experience.
• Two or more years of experience specific to Fleet, Distribution, Carflow, vehicle logistics, allocation planning, or production pipeline management preferred.
• One or more years of supervisory, team lead, or people-management experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, coaching, prioritization, and cross-functional execution skills.
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including leadership-level reporting and escalation communication.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in a demanding environment with competing priorities and time-sensitive decisions.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle allocation, logistics, port operations, carrier coordination, and pipeline performance metrics.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and dashboard/reporting skills.
• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent order management / ERP systems.