Director of Team Logistics
The Dingman Group · Franklin, TN
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Develop relationships with teams and leagues, and with event management and hospitality partners who manage the largest events in sports. Present our services and value, write the operational scope of work with the client, estimate and price it, lead the planning meetings that turn scope into a plan, and run field execution. The work spans recurring and one-off team equipment moves, gameday logistics, office, stadium, and facility relocations, storage and warehousing programs, international freight for team and league equipment, and field execution at the largest events in sports. The role runs roughly two-thirds operations and one-third business development, and the same person carries each engagement end-to-end.Core ResponsibilitiesOwn delivery of Team Logistics engagements end-to-end, from the scoping and the estimate phase through field execution. Team Logistics includes recurring and one-off equipment moves, office, stadium, facility relocations, storage and warehousing projects.Lead the planning meetings between contract and delivery with the client's operations staff and our vendors, converting the scope into a master schedule of events, leg sheets, crew assignments, and contingency plans.Present The Dingman Group's Team Logistics services and value to teams, leagues, and event organizers, including the case for moving from an incumbent provider or working alongside a sponsor relationship.Write the operational scope of work with the client: origin and destination sites, equipment inventory, timing, crew and truck requirements, storage, special handling, and international requirements where they apply.Estimate and price each engagement against that scope, build the quote and proposal, and own the margin on the work you deliver.Communicate with experienced confidence to senior Team Operations staff across the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, WNBA, NWSL, NHL, AUSL, G League and with the event management partners who contract team and league logistics for major events, translating their operational needs into a coordinated logistics plan they trust and value.Lead field execution at major events such as the Super Bowl, the Final Four, and the College Football Playoff, running multi-crew operations through a master schedule of events including pre-event preparation (credentialing, mapping origin and destination sites, pre-event client video calls, dry runs for key locations), on-site event execution and post event administrative review.Manage the portfolio of vendors that physically executes the work across all US markets and, where needed, the forwarders and partners who move team and league equipment internationally, and build contingency plans, i.e. surge and backup crew capacity into every project plan rather than solving it on the day.Contribute a portable book of business, open doors, and work with the Director of Business Development to convert current relationships and source new team and league opportunities into new contracted work.Maintain records within the On the Move platform accurate and current so the business has clean visibility into every engagement, from first conversation through final invoice.Travel 15 to 30 times per year for events and client work.Key Skills and AttributesExperience running team travel, equipment, or minor league and affiliate operations for a major professional sports organization, collegiate athletics, or served one from the supplier or trucking side, and are ready to run the whole operation rather than a piece of it.An impeccable, respected, and trustworthy name across the sports world, with relationships you can activate.Ability to estimate and price logistics work and present a proposal to a client, with ownership of the result.Deep, durable relationships across the supply chain and vendor base, and the ability to hold partners accountable to the standard our clients expect.Confidence and credibility with senior industry Team Operations staff.Command of scope of work: reading it, shaping it, and executing it, including complex multi-crew event operations under pressure.Strong operational, organizational, and coordination discipline across many moving parts at once.Salesforce experience is a plus.Exposure to international freight for team or event equipment, including customs documentation, carnets and forwarder coordination, is a plus.Experience working with or for event management and hospitality companies, or with league event operations, is a plusCompensation and BenefitsSalary Range: $80,000 to $125,000.Title and salary are set together at offer, based on the level of operations and business development experience the candidate brings.Variable compensation offered and based on individual & company resultsRelocation Assistance to Brentwood, TN.401(k) with matching.20 Days Paid Time Off (PTO) annually.Company-paid comprehensive Health, Welfare, and Life Insurance Plans.Professional Development Benefits.Additional Perks.Target start: Q1 2027.About The Dingman GroupAt The Dingman Group, we empower sports journeys and enhance the game. Our mission is to provide the professional sports world with high-touch, customized, and tech-forward relocation and logistics management solutions across three verticals, earning the kind of trust that turns a single move into a long relationship.Vertical 1- Sports Relocation Management: Single-source management of the personal moves of athletes, coaches, staff, and their families, spanning home buying, selling, and renting, household goods and storage, vehicle transportation, policy, expense, audit, supply chain, and destination services.Vertical 2 - Sports Franchise Relocation and Expansion: Relocating or expanding an entire franchise's people, offices, and facilities into a new market or operation, with minimal disruption to the business of the team.Vertical 3 - Sports Team Logistics: Gameday, special event, and training camp movement of essential team equipment, plus office, stadium, and facility relocations and storage and warehousing programs, from a single game to a Super Bowl or Final Four to a full season, managed flawlessly and on time so the games can be played.Our On the Move (OTM) platform underpins all three, delivering real-time tracking, vendor management, cost transparency, scheduling, and coordination that keeps every move stress-free.Our vision is simple: Lead the sports world to where they're going, wherever that might be.How to ApplyPlease submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role to getstarted@dingmangroup.com. In the cover letter, illustrate how your specific experiences align with this job; generic cover letters will not be accepted. Stand out, as we do within the sports industry. In the subject line, please include: {Name} Team Logistics Application.