Senior Transportation Manager - Logistics (Transportation Strategy Team)

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Springdale, AR

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This role provides oversight and management of people leadership, carrier relationships and transportation performance for inbound, outbound, or export shipments across fresh meats, prepared foods, and poultry plants. This includes balancing the interrelationship of cost and service to maintain our current leadership position in on- time delivery while minimizing our overall transportation expense optimize load assignments to maintain lane commitments and realize lowest cost. Daily duties include elimination of network inefficiencies via service management for the resolution of carrier issues by providing superior customer service. A substantial amount of time is spent problem-solving issues that involve bringing multiple parties together to work on a common solution or negotiating solutions that will meet the needs of all parties. This position is also responsible for all transportation mode rates; contract negotiations; strategic operational planning; rate discrepancy resolution; departmental personnel management; and claim resolutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
6 or more years of transportation, logistics, supply chain, or related experience preferred, with experience leading people, managing carrier relationships, and resolving complex operational issues.
Refrigerated transportation, or food supply chain experience.
Advanced computer skills required; experience with data analytics, AI integration, transportation management systems, reporting tools, QTS, and legacy applications preferred.
Strong verbal and written communication skills required, including the ability to influence stakeholders, negotiate solutions, and communicate effectively with internal teams, customers, and carrier partners.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams, develop talent, prioritize work, manage performance, solve problems, and drive accountability in a fast-paced transportation environment.
RESUME REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED OR THIS ROLE
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

experience with data analytics, AI integration, transportation management systems, reporting tools, QTS, and legacy applications preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead transportation functions, ensuring effective execution of freight movement, carrier management, customer delivery requirements, and equipment utilization.
Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development for managers and team members responsible for transportation network execution.
Balance cost and service objectives by optimizing load assignments, lane commitments, freight allocation, and carrier utilization across assigned networks.
Drive continuous improvement by identifying and eliminating network inefficiencies, improving operational processes, and supporting scalable transportation solutions.
Monitor transportation performance, cost trends, carrier service, and resource utilization to ensure business objectives are met.
Partner with strategy, operations, customer service, supply chain, sales, finance, carriers, and other internal and external stakeholders to support effective transportation execution.
Support cost control efforts by evaluating transportation spend, identifying savings opportunities, improving asset utilization, and ensuring resources are deployed effectively.
Lead team member development, performance management, workload prioritization, and succession planning within the assigned transportation functions.
Ensure transportation decisions support customer service expectations, on-time delivery performance, safety, compliance, and overall supply chain objectives.
Perform other duties as assigned based on business needs.