Transportation Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Transportation, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of transportation, logistics, or supply chain experience.
• Experience managing carrier relationships, freight procurement activities, and transportation operations.
• Experience working within manufacturing, distribution, retail, or related industries.
• Experience supporting transportation projects, system implementations, and process improvement initiatives.
• SAP or other ERP reporting tools
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Data analysis and KPI development
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive results.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily transportation activities to ensure service, cost, and operational objectives are achieved.
• Serve as the primary point of escalation for transportation-related service issues, disruptions, and carrier performance concerns.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with transportation providers, including Brokerage partners.
• Monitor carrier performance and implement corrective actions to address service, capacity, or compliance issues.
• Support carrier sourcing activities, route optimization initiatives, and transportation capacity planning.
• Collaborate with transportation partners to ensure equipment availability and business continuity.
• Monitor freight expenditures and transportation performance metrics across the network.
• Analyze freight costs, market trends, and rate fluctuations to identify opportunities for cost optimization.
• Support annual transportation budgeting, forecasting, and freight spend reporting activities.
• Evaluate transportation service levels while balancing cost-to-serve objectives.
• Develop recommendations that improve transportation efficiency and reduce costs without impacting customer service.
• Act as the business lead for Transportation Management System (TMS) support, enhancements, and issue resolution.
• Leverage transportation analytics and reporting tools to drive operational decision-making.
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance visibility, service performance, and transportation efficiency.
• Support transportation technology initiatives and digital transformation projects.
• Develop reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics to support continuous improvement efforts.
• Partner with Supply Planning, Customer Service, Sales, Procurement, and Warehouse teams to support business requirements.
• Provide transportation expertise for new business opportunities, customer initiatives, and network optimization projects.
• Contribute transportation insights and recommendations during S&OP and other cross-functional planning processes.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to identify and mitigate transportation-related risks.
• Support inventory flow optimization and warehouse requirements as needed.
• Develop and maintain transportation KPI reporting and performance dashboards.
• Monitor key metrics including on-time delivery, carrier performance, tender acceptance, transportation costs, and service levels.
• Prepare regular performance reviews and business updates for leadership.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to improve transportation network performance and customer service.
• Track industry trends and market conditions to support business planning and transportation strategy.

Benefits

• flexible and supportive benefits
• wellbeing programs
• Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance