Senior Transportation & Logistics Manager

Bio-Techne • Minneapolis, MN

4d • $100,800 - $165,600

About The Position

The Senior Transportation & Logistics Manager designs, optimizes, and manages Bio-Techne’s global transportation and logistics strategy. This is an individual-contributor role that combines hands-on execution and oversight of logistics operations with the development of frameworks, carrier relationships, and processes to support a scalable global function. The position requires strategic and operational work spanning network design, cost optimization, and international shipping compliance, with the expectation of building infrastructure before a team is scaled.

The role develops a global transportation strategy aligned with business and supply-chain objectives; assesses domestic and international networks; manages carrier and vendor relationships and performance; and ensures compliance with international shipping, customs, import/export, and hazardous-materials requirements. It owns transportation budgeting and analytics, collaborates across manufacturing, distribution, customer service, sales, quality, and regulatory functions, and supports product launches, facility moves, M&A integration, and cold-chain shipments. It also develops disruption plans, manages cargo insurance and claims, and establishes the organizational plans, training, SOPs, and documentation needed for future team growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 8 years of progressive experience in transportation and logistics management, including global or international logistics.
• Demonstrated experience managing carrier relationships and negotiating freight contracts across multiple modes, including ocean, air, and ground, with a heavy concentration on ground and air parcel shipments.
• Strong knowledge of international trade compliance, customs regulations, and import/export requirements.
• Experience working independently as an individual contributor while managing complex, multi-region scope.
• Proficiency with Transportation Management Systems, ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle, and data-analysis tools such as Excel or Power BI.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and project-management skills.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills and ability to influence without direct authority.
• Familiarity with cold-chain or temperature-controlled shipping and hazardous-materials or dangerous-goods shipping.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate operational issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Experience managing customer-facing service issues and complaint resolution.
• Strong understanding of order fulfillment, shipping, and distribution processes.
• Ability to monitor, interpret, and improve operational performance metrics.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and manage changing operational demands.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality, safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in life sciences, biotech, pharmaceutical, or diagnostics industries.
• Experience building or scaling a logistics function or team.
• APICS/ASCM, CTL (Certified in Transportation and Logistics), or IATA/DG certification.
• Experience with M&A logistics integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a global transportation and logistics strategy aligned with Bio-Techne’s supply-chain and business objectives.
• Assess domestic and international logistics networks and identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve service, and mitigate risk.
• Design scalable logistics processes and systems in anticipation of future team growth.
• Select carriers; negotiate and manage contracts for parcel, LTL, FTL, ocean, and air freight across global regions.
• Manage relationships with freight forwarders, 3PLs, customs brokers, and other logistics service providers.
• Conduct carrier and vendor performance reviews using KPIs and SLAs.
• Ensure compliance with international shipping regulations, import/export controls, customs documentation, and hazardous-materials or dangerous-goods shipping requirements.
• Partner with Legal and Trade Compliance teams on HTS classification, licensing, and country-specific regulatory requirements.
• Monitor changes to global trade regulations, including tariffs, sanctions, and free trade agreements, and adjust logistics strategy accordingly.
• Own the transportation budget and identify and implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Analyze freight spend, transit times, and service levels to drive continuous improvement.
• Develop logistics KPI dashboards and reporting, including on-time delivery, cost per shipment, and damage or loss rates.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Distribution, Customer Service, and Sales to ensure product availability and timely worldwide delivery.
• Support product launches, facility moves, and M&A integration from a logistics perspective.
• Collaborate with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure proper handling of temperature-sensitive and biologically sensitive shipments.
• Develop contingency plans for supply-chain disruptions, including port delays, capacity constraints, natural disasters, and geopolitical events.
• Manage cargo insurance and claims processes.
• Define the organizational structure and hiring plan for a future transportation and logistics team.
• Establish training, SOPs, and knowledge-transfer documentation to support future team scaling.
• Investigate operational issues and conduct root-cause analysis.
• Manage customer-facing service issues and complaint resolution.
• Monitor, interpret, and improve operational performance metrics while supporting order fulfillment, shipping, and distribution processes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance starting on day one.
• Pet insurance and legal and ID shield benefits.
• 401(k) plans.
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• Mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, and tuition reimbursement.
• Internship programs.
• Employee resource groups, paid volunteer time off, employee events, and charity drives.
• Paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave through an accrued leave policy.

What This Job Offers

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