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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing and developing dispatch teams while ensuring compliance with freight industry standards and operational efficiency. Proficient in utilizing logistics technology platforms to track KPIs and drive process improvements.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Team ManagementFreight Industry StandardsKPI TrackingDispatch Technology ProficiencyOperational Issue Resolution
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Logistics ExperienceDispatch Operations ManagementKPI AnalysisCompliance MonitoringEV Charge PlanningProcess ImprovementDispatch Policy DevelopmentScheduling CoordinationData Accuracy MaintenancePerformance Feedback
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsAdaptabilityProblem-SolvingPrioritization
Tools & Technologies
Dispatch PlatformsTMS Data SystemsLogistics Technology
Industry Keywords
Freight ComplianceSustainable TransportationOperational TrendsTeam AccountabilityShift Coverage
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage, coach, and develop a team of Junior and Senior Dispatchers, including performance feedback and skill building
- Set daily and weekly dispatch priorities and workload distribution across the team
- Step in to personally assign and coordinate loads, manage schedules, and troubleshoot issues during high volume periods, callouts, or urgent situations
- Serve as the escalation point for issues dispatchers cannot resolve independently
- Communicate with drivers, brokers, and vendors to resolve complex scheduling, routing, or compliance issues
- Monitor Hours of Service compliance across the fleet and ensure the team is enforcing it consistently
- Oversee EV charge planning strategy to prevent delivery delays across the fleet
- Review and maintain accuracy of dispatch systems and TMS data across the team
- Track, analyze, and report on team level KPIs including on-time rates, empty miles percentage, load assignment turnaround, and compliance scores
- Identify trends in operational issues and drive process improvements to prevent recurrence
- Build and update dispatch policies and standard operating procedures as needed
- Support hiring, onboarding, and training of new dispatchers
- Partner with Operations leadership on staffing needs, shift coverage, and scheduling
- Ensure smooth shift handoffs and continuity of coverage across time zones as needed
Requirements
What you’ll need- 4+ years of logistics or dispatch experience, including experience leading or mentoring others
- Proven ability to manage a team while remaining hands on with day to day dispatch work
- Strong working knowledge of freight industry standards, processes, and compliance requirements
- Intermediate to advanced IT proficiency and comfort with logistics and dispatch technology platforms
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Demonstrated ability to resolve complex operational issues independently and under time pressure
- Experience setting and tracking KPIs and holding a team accountable to targets
- Adaptability to fast changing priorities, processes, and policies
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills, especially when managing multiple concurrent issues
- Prior experience managing dispatch operations for an EV or sustainable transportation fleet
- Familiarity with dispatch and tracking platforms
- Experience coordinating dispatch teams or freight movement across multiple time zones
Benefits
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