Logistics Manager Resume Example (2026 Guide)
Logistics Manager resume example
A complete sample in the Modern template FitMyRole exports. The person and employers are fictional; the structure, skills and bullet style are what to copy.
Tamika Owens
[email protected] • (555) 018-2970 • Memphis, TN • linkedin.com/in/tamikaowens
Professional Summary
Logistics Manager with 7 years of experience across third-party fulfillment, private fleet transportation and freight brokerage. Runs shipping, receiving and returns for three fulfillment centers totaling 1.2M square feet, moving 1.8M parcel and LTL shipments a year for six retail clients with four supervisors and 260 associates. Raised on-time delivery from 91% to 97.4% and cut freight cost per order by 14% by rebuilding carrier routing rules and re-bidding the carrier mix. Manages by the numbers clients see, reporting carrier scorecards, cost per unit and order accuracy every week.
Skills
- Transportation & Carriers: Carrier management, parcel and LTL shipping, truckload, freight procurement and RFPs, route optimization, zone skipping, freight audit
- Warehousing & Fulfillment: Fulfillment center operations, order fulfillment, cross-docking, receiving and dock scheduling, returns processing, cycle counts
- Last-Mile Delivery: Last-mile carrier networks, white-glove and bulky delivery, delivery window scheduling, damage claims, private fleet management
- Logistics Systems: Manhattan WMS, Blue Yonder TMS, Descartes route planning, Samsara telematics, SAP, Power BI, Excel
- Performance & Cost: On-time delivery, freight cost per unit, order accuracy, dock-to-stock time, carrier scorecards, freight budgets
- Compliance & Safety: DOT and FMCSA regulations, hours of service, driver qualification files, OSHA safety programs, hazmat shipping
- Leadership: Shift supervision, labor planning, 3PL client account management, quarterly business reviews
Education & Certification
- Fogelman College of Business and Economics; coursework in Transportation Management, Warehousing Operations and Global Logistics.
Work Experience
Logistics ManagerAugust 2023 – PresentRiverport Fulfillment Services, Memphis, TN
- Raised on-time delivery from 91% to 97.4% across 1.8M parcel and LTL shipments a year by rebuilding carrier routing rules in the TMS and adding a 2 p.m. review of at-risk orders.
- Cut freight cost per order by 14% ($2.3M a year) by running a carrier RFP with two national parcel carriers and four regional carriers and adding zone skipping to the West Coast.
- Reduced dock-to-stock time for inbound containers from 72 to 30 hours by scheduling dock appointments in the WMS, cross-docking fast movers and adding a Saturday receiving shift.
- Lowered damage claims on bulky items by 41% and shortened delivery windows from five days to two by launching a last-mile program with two regional white-glove carriers.
- Improved order accuracy to 99.7% by adding scan-to-verify packing in Manhattan WMS and weekly error reviews with pick and pack leads.
- Lead logistics for three fulfillment centers totaling 1.2M square feet, with four shift supervisors and 260 associates across shipping, receiving and returns.
- Report carrier scorecards, cost per unit and on-time metrics weekly to six retail clients in Power BI, and run the quarterly business reviews that renewed all six contracts in 2025.
Transportation SupervisorFebruary 2021 – July 2023Southland Building Supply, Olive Branch, MS
- Raised fleet on-time delivery from 84% to 93% by moving route planning into Descartes and letting contractors choose a delivery window when ordering.
- Managed a private fleet of 38 trucks and 45 drivers delivering lumber and building materials to about 1,100 job sites a month across three states.
- Cut fuel cost per mile by 9% by consolidating routes, setting idle-time alerts in Samsara and coaching the 10 drivers with the highest idle rates.
- Lowered outsourced freight spend by $420,000 a year by moving overflow loads from spot-market brokers to two contracted carriers at fixed lane rates.
- Passed two DOT compliance reviews with no violations by tracking hours of service, driver qualification files and vehicle inspections in one system.
Logistics CoordinatorJune 2019 – January 2021Hightower Freight Solutions, Memphis, TN
- Booked and tracked 60 to 80 truckload and LTL shipments a day for 25 shipper accounts, matching loads to carriers on price, capacity and service history.
- Reduced late pickups by 30% for the brokerage’s largest retail account by checking carrier ETAs twice a day and re-tendering loads before cutoff.
- Recovered $85,000 for shippers in the first year by resolving freight claims, detention and accessorial disputes with carriers.
- Cut quote turnaround from a day to two hours by building a lane rate history in Excel that the sales team used to price new customers.
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Tailor my resumeWhy This Resume Works
- Volume and cost appear up front: 1.8M shipments a year, three fulfillment centers, 260 associates and a 14% cut in freight cost per order, which fixes the page’s top mistake of no scale or cost metrics.
- Carrier work is specific, a carrier RFP across national and regional carriers plus zone skipping, so "carriers" and "shipping" are backed by a decision a hiring manager can ask about.
- Each part of the chain gets its own measured bullet: inbound dock-to-stock time, order accuracy at 99.7%, on-time delivery and last-mile damage claims.
- Systems are named where they changed a result (Manhattan WMS for scan-to-verify packing, Descartes for route planning, Samsara for idle time), matching the tools logistics postings list.
- Brokerage, private fleet and 3PL fulfillment roles show the candidate has seen freight from the carrier, shipper and warehouse side, a strong signal for a logistics manager.
Common Resume Mistakes
- No volume or cost metrics.
- Missing carrier or fulfillment keywords.
- Generic "managed logistics" without scale.
Keywords Recruiters Look For
- Logistics
- Shipping
- Fulfillment
- Carriers
- Warehousing
- Last-mile
- On-time delivery
- Cost
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