Principal, Logistics & Expediting Manager
Hut 8 is an energy infrastructure platform that develops and operates power, digital infrastructure, and compute assets. Its platform supports energy-intensive technologies, including AI and Bitcoin mining.
Funding history
About Hut 8
Hut 8 develops, commercializes, and operates an integrated portfolio of power, digital infrastructure, and compute assets. It manages energy assets such as powered land, interconnects, substations, and switchyards; operates purpose-built facilities for energy-intensive applications; and deploys specialized hardware for technologies including AI and Bitcoin mining.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will own the inbound logistics plan for major data center equipment such as transformers, switchgear, generators and chillers. You will plan heavy-haul routing, expedite critical-path vendor orders, manage freight carriers, coordinate delivery schedules with site teams, resolve shipping issues and build a logistics playbook. Travel of 25-40% to factories, ports and sites is expected.
Requirements
- 5+ years in project logistics, traffic, or expediting for major capital projects
- Hands-on heavy-haul experience with loads of 100k-500k+ lb
- Vendor expediting experience including factory milestone tracking and FAT logistics
- Freight commercial fluency: Incoterms, carrier contracts, cargo insurance, claims
- Strong scheduling skills and comfort with P6-driven need-date lists
- Proficiency with logistics tracking tools and Excel
- Travel to factories, ports and project sites (typically 25-40%)
- Customs/import experience a plus; ERP exposure a plus
Responsibilities
- Own the inbound logistics plan for major equipment
- Plan heavy-haul routing, permits, escorts, rigging and site delivery windows
- Run structured expediting on critical-path POs including factory milestone tracking and FAT scheduling
- Select and manage freight forwarders, carriers and heavy-haul specialists
- Manage freight terms, insurance, OS&D claims, customs brokerage and import compliance
- Maintain the rolling delivery lookahead and sequence deliveries against installation need dates
- Resolve shipping damage, shortage, mis-delivery and storage-in-transit issues
- Report logistics status, risks and expediting actions weekly
- Build a logistics playbook with preferred carriers and delivery requirements
