diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/edr-freight.seed.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/edr-freight.seed.ts
index e6ea89fbe..7ebcfb89c 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/edr-freight.seed.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/edr-freight.seed.ts
@@ -304,4 +304,6 @@ export const EDR_FREIGHT_POSITIONS: FreightSeedPosition[] = [
   { key: "djibouti_gl", name: { en: "Djibouti GL" }, rank: 3, permissionKeys: [...POSITION_PERMISSION_PRESETS.djiboutiGl] },
   { key: "marketer", name: { en: "Marketer" }, rank: 4, permissionKeys: [...POSITION_PERMISSION_PRESETS.marketer] },
   { key: "operation", name: { en: "Operation" }, rank: 4, permissionKeys: [...POSITION_PERMISSION_PRESETS.operation] },
+  { key: "operations_chief", name: { en: "Operations Chief" }, rank: 2, permissionKeys: [...POSITION_PERMISSION_PRESETS.operationsChief] },
+  { key: "dispatcher", name: { en: "Dispatcher" }, rank: 4, permissionKeys: [...POSITION_PERMISSION_PRESETS.dispatcher] },
 ];
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/freight-permissions.registry.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/freight-permissions.registry.ts
index 396ac95db..1f82f6e93 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/freight-permissions.registry.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/freight-permissions.registry.ts
@@ -804,6 +804,48 @@ export const POSITION_PERMISSION_PRESETS = {
     ...ROLE_PERMISSION_PRESETS.operationsOfficer,
     FREIGHT_PERMS.allocation.manage,
   ]),
+  // Operations Chief: full operational authority — the entire freight
+  // permission catalog (all CRUD across bookings, contracts, scheduling,
+  // fleet, warehouse, mile, finance, settings, staff).
+  operationsChief: dedupe([...BOOKING_RULE_ENGINE_PERMISSION_KEYS]),
+  // Dispatcher: warehouse floor operations — receive/GRN, move, load/unload,
+  // inspect, dispatch, gate, release/deliver, interchange docs, fee invoices,
+  // plus truck dispatch on the mile legs and read-only operational context.
+  // Allocation & fee rules are VIEW-ONLY — never create/update/delete.
+  dispatcher: dedupe([
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseDashboard.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouses.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseYards.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseZones.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInventory.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInventory.receive,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInventory.move,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInventory.load,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInventory.unload,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInventory.dispatch,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInventory.gatePass,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInventory.release,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInventory.deliver,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInventory.inspect,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInspectionReports.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInspectionReports.create,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseInspectionReports.update,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.interchangeDocuments.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.interchangeDocuments.generate,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.interchangeDocuments.acknowledge,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseFeeInvoices.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseFeeInvoices.generate,
+    // View-only on the rules that govern allocation and fees.
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseAllocationRules.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.warehouseFeeRules.view,
+    // Truck dispatch on the EDR mile legs + operational context.
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.firstMile.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.firstMile.assignVehicles,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.lastMile.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.lastMile.assignVehicles,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.trainScheduling.view,
+    FREIGHT_PERMS.bookings.operations,
+  ]),
 } as const;
 
 /** Derive the module bucket from the resource segment of a permission key. */