Director of 3PL Operations & Business Development

About the Role

Z Transportation is a family-owned transportation and logistics company based in New Jersey. Since 2006, we have built our company around reliability, strong customer service, and long-term relationships.

As we continue to grow, we are expanding into warehouse, distribution, and 3PL services. We are looking for a senior leader to help launch, manage, and grow this new division from the ground up.

This is not a basic warehouse manager role. We are looking for someone with real 3PL, warehouse operations, logistics, customer onboarding, and business development experience.

The right candidate will work directly with ownership and play a key role in building the foundation for Z Transportation’s warehouse and 3PL operation.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the setup and daily operation of the warehouse / 3PL division

• Build warehouse processes, SOPs, workflows, and operational standards

• Manage receiving, shipping, inventory control, storage, fulfillment, cross-dock, dock operations, and customer orders

• Implement and manage WMS systems, reporting tools, and operational dashboards

• Track and improve KPIs including inventory accuracy, labor productivity, dock-to-stock time, order accuracy, safety, and customer service

• Hire, train, schedule, and manage warehouse supervisors, leads, and associates as the operation grows

• Manage labor planning, productivity, costs, and operational profitability

• Work with ownership on warehouse pricing, storage rates, handling fees, accessorial billing, service proposals, and customer agreements

• Help identify, pursue, and onboard new warehouse and 3PL customers

• Build strong customer relationships with warehouse, logistics, and distribution clients

• Work closely with Z Transportation’s trucking operation to create complete transportation, warehouse, and logistics solutions

• Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and compliant warehouse operation

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of warehouse, distribution, fulfillment, logistics, or 3PL operations experience preferred

• Strong 3PL experience is highly preferred

• Experience launching, scaling, or improving a warehouse / 3PL operation is a major plus

• Experience with multi-customer or multi-client warehouse operations preferred

• Strong WMS experience required

• Experience with warehouse pricing, storage billing, handling fees, accessorials, labor costing, and profitability preferred

• Experience with customer onboarding, client relationships, and warehouse service proposals preferred

• Experience managing KPIs, P&L, labor costs, productivity, inventory accuracy, and customer service performance

• Experience leading warehouse teams, supervisors, leads, and operational staff

• Strong understanding of receiving, shipping, inventory, fulfillment, cross-dock, dock operations, storage, and distribution

• Ability to work directly with ownership and help build a new business division

• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills

• Transportation or trucking experience is a plus, but warehouse and 3PL experience are the priority

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has already helped build, manage, or scale a warehouse, distribution center, fulfillment center, or 3PL operation.

We are especially interested in candidates with experience from companies such as DHL, GXO, XPO, Ryder, Penske, Kuehne+Nagel, Geodis, NFI, Maersk, Saddle Creek, Kenco, CJ Logistics, FedEx Supply Chain, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, CEVA, DSV, Stord, ShipBob, or similar logistics and 3PL companies.

We value real 3PL experience more than years alone. The right person should understand operations, customers, pricing, labor, systems, and profitability.

Why Join Z Transportation?

• Family-owned company with direct access to ownership

• Opportunity to build a new warehouse and 3PL division from the ground up

• Hands-on leadership environment

• Real input in how the operation is built

• Long-term growth opportunity

• Strong connection between trucking, warehousing, and logistics services

Compensation

• Base Salary: $150,000–$190,000 per year, based on experience

• Performance Bonus: 15%–30%

• Total Compensation Potential: $175,000–$250,000+

Apply

Please apply with your resume and a short summary of your warehouse, logistics, 3PL, or distribution leadership experience.

We are especially interested in candidates who have experience launching, scaling, or managing a 3PL warehouse operation and who understand both operations and customer growth.

Company: Z Transportation

Location: Northern New Jersey

Employment Type: Full-Time

Base Salary: $150,000–$190,000, based on experience

Bonus: Performance-based bonus, 15%–30%

Total Compensation Potential: $175,000–$250,000+

Z Transportation Inc.

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