Director, Logistics

Finding the right place to grow your career isn’t (over) easy, so we’re here to help by sharing a few reasons why the grass is greener at Vital Farms. We think you’ll appreciate our focus on Conscious Capitalism, which drives business decisions that benefit all our stakeholders (leading to even better business results). You might be drawn to our innovative approach and refusal to settle for the “way things have always been done.” Or you could find it exciting to grow your skills while working for an industry-leading brand. Whether you’re into our values, our brand, or our egg-cellent puns, we hope you’ll join our Crew and help us change the world 108 square feet at a time! 

At Vital Farms, we’re proud of the diverse communities we serve and the stakeholders who help bring our purpose to life. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment where every crew member feels valued. We see this as one of our greatest strengths - and your role is key to helping us build on it. 

Your Role:

This position reports to the Vice President, Supply Chain.

You know that great logistics is more than moving product from one place to another. It is how we protect quality, deliver for our customers, support our farmers and crew, and grow responsibly. You bring a strong mix of strategy and operational leadership, and you are just as comfortable setting the direction for the network as you are working through a transportation disruption, a provider performance issue, or a difficult cost and service trade-off.

At Vital Farms, you will lead our end-to-end logistics network across inbound farm transportation, outbound customer transportation, warehousing, cold storage, and distribution. You will build the systems, partner relationships, operating rhythms, and team capabilities needed to deliver reliable service, preserve cold-chain integrity, manage cost, and scale with the business.

What You'll Do:

You will own the logistics strategy and lead the team and external partners responsible for moving and storing finished goods safely, reliably, and efficiently across the Vital Farms network.

Lead the logistics strategy and network

• Set and execute a logistics strategy that supports Vital Farms’ growth, customer commitments, stakeholder model, and evolving supply chain operating model.
• Own short- and long-range capacity planning across transportation, cold storage, warehousing, and distribution; identify constraints early and build practical contingency plans.
• Evaluate network design, lane strategy, storage footprint, and operating models to improve service, resilience, scalability, and total delivered cost.
• Translate logistics performance, risks, trade-offs, and required decisions into clear recommendations for Supply Chain and company leadership.

Own inbound and outbound transportation performance

• Oversee inbound transportation from farms and suppliers and outbound transportation to customers and distribution points.
• Lead governance for dedicated fleet and managed transportation partners, including routing, appointment scheduling, load building and optimization, tendering, carrier performance, freight claims, and special requests.
• Use on-time pickup, on-time delivery, customer scorecards, freight performance, and exception data to set expectations, drive accountability, and improve service.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for transportation disruptions, balancing immediate recovery with root-cause correction and prevention.

Lead warehousing, distribution, and 3PL partnerships

• Maintain overall accountability for receiving, storage, inventory handling, order fulfillment, and shipping of finished goods across the network.
• Manage and strengthen relationships with third-party transportation, distribution, and warehousing providers through clear governance, contracts, performance reviews, KPIs, and corrective action plans.
• Partner with site, Quality, and distribution leaders to maintain food safety, cold-chain integrity, inventory accuracy, pallet and load quality, and consistent shipment standards.
• Support new facility and distribution-capability readiness, including operating requirements, systems integration, launch planning, and transition into sustainable operations.

Build financial and operational discipline

• Develop and own logistics budgets and forecasts, including transportation, warehousing, distribution, accessorial, claims, and related operating costs.
• Identify cost drivers and loss areas, build fact-based recommendations, and deliver sustainable savings without compromising food safety, quality, crew safety, or customer service.
• Establish a practical KPI and operating-review cadence that creates one shared view of service, inventory flow, capacity, cost, risks, and actions.
• Partner with Finance and Supply Chain peers on forecasts, accruals, variance reviews, customer pickup economics, and business cases for logistics investments.

Advance systems, data, and continuous improvement

• Improve the integration and effective use of D365, transportation management systems, warehouse management systems, 3PL platforms, automation, and reporting tools.
• Connect operational data across internal and partner systems so teams can identify issues quickly and translate insights into action.
• Lead continuous improvement across transportation and distribution, including standard work, exception management, claims, inventory handoffs, customer feedback loops, and escalation paths.
• Partner with IT, Operations Development, and external providers to improve system reliability, visibility, controls, and readiness for future growth.

Lead the team and cross-functional partnerships

• Lead, coach, and develop the Logistics team with clear roles, priorities, decision rights, and accountability for results.
• Build strong working relationships across Farm Support, Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Customer Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, IT, and commercial teams.
• Create a culture of urgency, ownership, constructive challenge, learning, and recognition while modeling Vital Farms’ values.
• Build team capability and succession depth across transportation operations, analytics, systems, partner management, and network leadership.

What You Bring to the Table:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• You have 10+ years of progressive experience in logistics, transportation, warehousing, or distribution, preferably in food, beverage, CPG, or another temperature-sensitive environment.
• You have led a complex, multi-node logistics network and managed third-party transportation and warehousing providers.
• You understand transportation markets, carrier and fleet operations, warehousing and distribution, cold-chain requirements, and relevant regulatory considerations.
• You can manage budgets, analyze cost and service trade-offs, and deliver measurable operational and financial improvements.
• You have experience with ERP and supply chain execution technology, such as D365 or a comparable ERP, TMS, WMS, warehouse automation, and reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• You use data and sound judgment to turn operational details and ambiguity into clear decisions and action plans.
• You communicate clearly, influence across functions, negotiate effectively, and lead through external partners as well as direct teams.
• You are a proven people leader who coaches, develops talent, and creates clear accountability.
• You are available to travel approximately 20-30% based on business needs, provider reviews, facility support, and network initiatives.
• Bonus points if you have launched or scaled logistics capabilities, facilities, automation, or major system integrations.
• You’re no hero – You know the power of teamwork and celebrate the work of others before your own.
• You give a sh*t – You believe in acting like an owner and making Vital Farms a place to be proud of.
• You raise the standards – You know growth can be hard, but you strive to improve yourself and others each day.
• You can walk in someone else’s boots – You seek to understand other’s viewpoints and think that you get to better answers by sitting on the same side of the table.
• You don’t walk on eggshells – You’re not afraid to leave the bullsh*t behind and have honest conversations.
• We recognize that talent comes in many forms. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may have strengths we haven’t yet considered! 

What We Bring to the Table:

• A fast-paced, energetic, remote environment with passionate people who are leading a movement to bring ethically produced food to the table.
• Competitive pay and benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Paid Parental Leave, just to name a few).
• Generous retirement contributions: 401(k) + 3% Contribution from Day 1.
• Free eggs, along with friends and family discounts. 
• Fun team SWAG that will make you the talk of the town.
• Professional development opportunities and an amazing team dedicated to your growth.