Transportation Manager, North America
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What You’ll Be Doing
Lead transportation operations across truckload, LTL, parcel, intermodal, ocean, and air freight to ensure reliable product movement and customer support.
Partner with carriers, service providers, and internal stakeholders to improve transportation performance, capacity planning, cost efficiency, and network resilience.
Manage freight audit, payment, and claims processes to improve accuracy, strengthen governance, and increase financial visibility.
Use transportation data, market insights, and performance reviews to identify improvement opportunities and drive operational excellence.
Resolve transportation disruptions, urgent freight issues, and service escalations to protect production schedules and customer commitments.
What We're Looking For
Experience leading domestic and international transportation operations across multiple freight modes within a manufacturing, distribution, or supply chain environment.
Strong knowledge of freight audit and payment programs, carrier management, transportation sourcing, contract oversight, and claims administration.
Ability to analyze transportation data, identify trends, and communicate recommendations that balance service, cost, and operational performance.
Proven success building collaborative relationships across cross-functional teams, carriers, suppliers, and external service providers.
Experience using transportation and business systems, including transportation management platforms, ERP systems, and reporting tools.
What You'll Get from Us
The opportunity to influence transportation strategy and operational performance across a complex North American network.
A collaborative environment where your ideas, expertise, and continuous improvement mindset can make a visible impact.
Access to learning, development, mentoring, and global career opportunities that support your professional growth.
Flexibility, autonomy, and support to help you do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
The chance to work on meaningful challenges that help drive operational excellence and deliver value to customers around the world.
You’ll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.
Our Commitment to Transparency
Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.
The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.
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