Transportation Manager, Network Strategy

Exol•Brooksville, FL

32d•$95,000 - $130,900•Onsite

About The Position

Exol is seeking a strategic and analytical Transportation Manager, Network Strategy to lead, design, optimize, and continuously improve its transportation network. The role develops scalable network strategies, capacity plans, routing models, and transportation business cases to improve service, cost, capacity utilization, and overall network performance. The position supports network expansion, planning governance, and operational performance through transportation planning, network design, supply chain strategy, and logistics analytics. It also defines and maintains transportation planning parameters in Manhattan Active TM and partners with IT and Continuous Improvement to enhance planning capabilities. Up to 25% travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and be able to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations. The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally for bi-weekly reimbursement. Exol provides outsourced warehouse services and specializes in automated warehousing solutions, with a focus on moving cases and pallets across wholesale, retail, and general merchandising sectors. It is an independently managed joint venture between Symbotic and Softbank.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
Minimum 8 years of experience in transportation planning, network design, or supply chain strategy.
Experience with Transportation Management Systems; Manhattan Active TM is preferred.
Strong analytical, financial modeling, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Advanced proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments.
Experience designing and optimizing retail consolidation transportation networks.
Experience supporting supplier-to-retailer distribution networks, including cross-dock operations and final delivery to retailer distribution centers.
Experience with multi-origin, multi-stop transportation planning, freight consolidation, and load optimization.
Experience developing network optimization business cases, capacity models, and transportation cost analyses.
Valid driver’s license and ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations.
Ability to own a credit card and personally manage expenses for bi-weekly reimbursement.

Nice To Haves

Experience in brokerage, managed transportation, retail transportation management, greenfield operations, or large-scale transportation transformations.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain transportation network strategies; optimize transportation flows; evaluate cross-dock footprint and service areas; and build routing and consolidation strategies.
Create short- and long-term capacity plans, identify constraints, and model transportation scenarios to support growth and customer expansion.
Analyze transportation costs, shipment flows, and performance trends; develop business cases and recommendations to support executive decision-making.
Define and maintain transportation planning parameters within Manhattan Active TM and establish planning standards.
Partner with IT and Continuous Improvement to enhance transportation planning capabilities.
Collaborate with transportation, supply chain, IT, continuous improvement, and operations teams to support scalable and efficient network performance.