(USA) General Transportation Manager - Regional (Transportation)

Walmart•Belvidere, IL

1d•$144,000 - $216,000

About The Position

The Regional General Transportation Manager provides strategic leadership for transportation operations across a multi‑facility regional network. This role ensures safe, reliable, and cost‑effective movement of freight by overseeing fleet readiness, asset management, supplier performance, and transportation execution while driving continuous improvement and risk mitigation. The position partners closely with distribution centers, transportation teams, suppliers, and Home Office stakeholders to improve service levels, reduce cost, manage disruptions, and strengthen network resilience. What You’ll Do Lead regional transportation operations, ensuring on‑time execution, safety, and compliance across the network. Oversee fleet readiness and asset lifecycle management, including maintenance, utilization, and total cost of ownership. Drive exception and risk management, ensuring preparedness for disruptions, escalations, and emergency events. Use data, analytics, and digital tools to identify performance gaps, optimize routing, and improve transportation efficiency. Lead continuous improvement initiatives, applying lean principles and end‑to-end costing to reduce waste and cost. Ensure strong safety and regulatory compliance with local, state, and federal requirements. Manage supplier and carrier relationships, including audits, scorecards, escalations, and performance improvement plans. Partner cross‑functionally with Supply Chain, Distribution, Merchandising, and Technology teams to align transportation strategy with business goals. Develop and execute regional business plans that balance cost, service, and long‑term sustainability. Build, develop, and retain high‑performing transportation leaders and teams. Support sustainability initiatives, community engagement, and associate well-being across the region. Leadership Expectations Respect the Individual: Build strong, engaged teams through trust, collaboration, and development. Act with Integrity: Lead ethically, transparently, and in alignment with Walmart values and compliance standards. Serve Customers & Members: Make data‑driven decisions that improve service, reliability, and value. Strive for Excellence: Champion innovation, continuous improvement, and adoption of new technologies. Why You’ll Love This Role Regional impact: Lead transportation strategy and execution across multiple facilities, influencing network‑wide performance—not just one site. High visibility: Partner closely with Distribution Centers, Transportation Command Centers, suppliers, and Home Office teams on critical decisions and disruption response. Meaningful leadership: Build, coach, and develop transportation leaders while shaping the future bench of regional talent. Problem‑solving at scale: Own complex challenges including capacity constraints, weather events, and service disruptions—where your decisions truly matter. Innovation & improvement: Drive continuous improvement, new technology adoption, and smarter ways of working across the transportation network. Balanced leadership scope: Combine strategy, financial ownership, operational execution, and people development in one role. Career growth: This role provides strong exposure and experience for advancement into broader supply chain or general management leadership opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in business or a related field; and 3 years experience in a senior management role within an operations/distribution/supply chain environment, supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers/supervisors; managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees facility-wide OR 1 year experience as a Walmart Supply Chain Assistant General Manager supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing associates; managing associate workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of associates OR 3 years experience as a Walmart Supply Chain Operations Manager supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing associates; managing associate workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of associates OR 5 years experience in a senior management role as an operations/distribution/logistics environment, supervising, evaluating, mentoring, and developing managers/supervisors; managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees facility-wide.

Nice To Haves

Both Bachelor's Degree in a related field (e.g., Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Financial Management, Production/OperationsManagement); and 4 years experience in a senior management role in an operations/distribution/logistics environment, supervising, evaluating,mentoring, and developing managers/supervisors; managing workload; and participating in the hiring and promotion of employees facility-wide.
Experience developing and managing budgets, managing P&L, developing manpower forecasts, monitoring regulatory compliance, and analyzing financial/operational data
Bachelors: Business
Bachelors: Finance
Bachelors: Logistics
Bachelors: Management
Bachelors: Operations Management

Responsibilities

Lead regional transportation operations, ensuring on‑time execution, safety, and compliance across the network.
Oversee fleet readiness and asset lifecycle management, including maintenance, utilization, and total cost of ownership.
Drive exception and risk management, ensuring preparedness for disruptions, escalations, and emergency events.
Use data, analytics, and digital tools to identify performance gaps, optimize routing, and improve transportation efficiency.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives, applying lean principles and end‑to-end costing to reduce waste and cost.
Ensure strong safety and regulatory compliance with local, state, and federal requirements.
Manage supplier and carrier relationships, including audits, scorecards, escalations, and performance improvement plans.
Partner cross‑functionally with Supply Chain, Distribution, Merchandising, and Technology teams to align transportation strategy with business goals.
Develop and execute regional business plans that balance cost, service, and long‑term sustainability.
Build, develop, and retain high‑performing transportation leaders and teams.
Support sustainability initiatives, community engagement, and associate well-being across the region.

Benefits

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment.
It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.
Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.