Outbound Transportation Lead

Spin Master • Toronto, ON

2d • $70,400 - $93,800 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Outbound Transportation Lead leads, optimizes, and coordinates outbound transportation activities for the U.S. to meet cost and service targets. Reporting to the Senior Manager, US & Canada Transportation, this role is the primary subject matter expert for paid outbound freight management. It coordinates daily team workflows, resolves operational escalations, and coaches transportation specialists. The role works cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Management, Finance, Warehousing, and external 3PL providers.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related business field.
• Professional experience in supply chain operations, with a strong focus on cost management and logistics execution.
• Technical expertise managing FTL, LTL, and parcel freight operations.
• Experience coordinating daily workflows and mentoring team members in a logistics environment.
• Proficiency with ERP and transportation management systems.
• Strong analytical skills to model transportation costs, identify invoicing discrepancies, and perform root-cause analysis on performance gaps.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SAP and ShipERP.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations, task assignments, and progress tracking for the outbound transportation team, resolving tactical escalations.
• Manage the annual outbound transportation budget, track cost performance, analyze variances, and implement corrective actions.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with freight carriers and implement and track service KPIs to resolve performance deviations.
• Conduct rate negotiations, including RFPs, spot quotes, and ad hoc shipment charges.
• Plan and execute process improvement projects, such as order consolidation and drop trailer scheduling, to improve transportation efficiency.
• Audit and approve vendor invoices to ensure accurate and timely payments.
• Collaborate with warehouse and order management teams to coordinate freight pickups and troubleshoot delivery issues.
• Coach a team of transportation specialists.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may participate in medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement savings programs.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Wellness resources.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Other company-sponsored benefits, subject to eligibility and applicable plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager