Senior Manager, Global Transportation

The Senior Manager, Global Transportation leads the execution and day-to-day management of the company’s international freight, domestic transportation, and small parcel operations. This role is accountable for carrier and freight-forwarder performance, transportation cost and service results, shipment visibility, capacity planning, and supply chain risk mitigation. The Senior Manager balances cost, speed, capacity, and service reliability to support inventory availability, distribution operations, and customer service.

What You Will Do

Support the development and execution of international and domestic transportation strategies, lead carrier and freight-forwarder sourcing, contract negotiations, rate management, capacity planning, and service-level agreement development, and oversee the authorization, booking, movement, tracking, and delivery of import shipments.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of international import logistics, domestic transportation, freight forwarding, and carrier management, as well as experience developing KPIs, executive-level reporting, carrier scorecards, and corrective action plans.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of international import logistics, domestic transportation, freight forwarding, and carrier management
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate transportation contracts and manage complex service-provider relationships
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, freight-cost analysis, and cost-to-serve evaluation
• Ability to interpret logistics data, identify trends, and translate findings into actionable recommendations
• Experience developing KPIs, executive-level reporting, carrier scorecards, and corrective action plans
• Knowledge of transportation management systems, supply chain visibility tools, ERP systems, and freight audit and payment processes
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with business intelligence and data-visualization tools preferred
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and respond effectively to supply chain disruptions
• Strong people-leadership, coaching, and talent-development capabilities
• Continuous-improvement mindset with a high degree of accountability, curiosity, and initiative

Benefits

• Bonus eligible
• 401(k) retirement plan with discretionary match and tuition reimbursement
• Medical, dental, vision, company paid LTD/STD, and generous amount of paid time off
• Office includes amenities such as a café, fitness center, free parking and Red Line shuttle
• Generous associate discount; group discounts on auto, pet and homeowner insurance
• Discount Marketplace for travel, consumer products, food, auto buying, etc.
• Associate resource groups