Logistics Program Manager

About the role

Bunzl is seeking a Logistics Program Manager to drive freight management within the Distribution Division. This role requires a passion for growth, cross-functional collaboration, and measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Design & execute the freight roadmap: Translate business goals into a multi-quarter freight program with clear charters, milestones, and quantified business cases (cost, service, risk).

• Drive network optimization: Use data (lane analysis, cube/weight profiles, dwell, detention) to reduce empty miles, improve tender acceptance, and balance cost vs. OTIF.

• Own carrier strategy & performance: Lead sourcing events (mini-bids/RFPs), contract & rate governance, scorecards, and quarterly business reviews (QBRs) to assure capacity, cost discipline, and service.

• Elevate technology & analytics: Maximize our TMS capabilities, automate routine decisions, and publish role-based dashboards for DC leaders and executives (e.g., OTIF, tender rejections, claims, accessorials, and CO2 equivalents).

• Lead critical incident response: Be the hands-on leader during disruptions; mobilize cross-functional “control tower” routines to protect customer deliveries.

• Institutionalize best practices: Standardize SOPs, SLAs, and playbooks across sites; use formal benchmarking to push toward best-in-class processes.

• Governance & stakeholder leadership: Run cadence with senior leaders; convert insights to action with clear decision memos, options, and trade-offs.

• Risk, compliance & sustainability: Embed DOT/FMCSA compliance, carrier safety, and pragmatic sustainability levers (consolidation, mode/route improvements) into everyday operations.

• Portfolio & change management: Manage a slate of cost-reduction and cost-avoidance projects; ensure adoption through training, comms, and KPI accountability.

What You’ll Achieve In Your First 12 Months

• Deliver material freight cost improvement through sourcing, lane redesign, and accessorial reduction.

• Improve OTIF and reduce exception rates via carrier segmentation and proactive capacity planning.

• Stand up a carrier scorecard + QBR program and site-level SOPs that scale.

• Launch TMS enhancements and executive dashboards that become the single source of truth for freight performance.

How You’ll Lead

• Customer Focus

• Action Oriented

• Effective Communication

• Eager to Improve

• Agility

Professional Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related Business field preferred

• 5–7+ years in domestic transportation/logistics with meaningful FTL ownership; proven record managing carrier portfolios and delivering year-over-year improvements

• Deep knowledge of logistics operations management: procurement, operations optimization, and carrier relationship management

• Hands-on experience with a modern TMS and strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 (advanced Excel, PowerPoint; Power BI a plus)

• Analytical experience included but not limited to finance, accounting, carrier improvement, route optimization

• Strong project/program management skills; Lean/Six Sigma or PMP preferred (or comparable experience)

• Mentoring skills with the ability to lead through influence and delegate accountability effectively

• Customer-focused, results-oriented management style; thrives in both strategic and tactical work

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating with LTL/intermodal providers and parcel where appropriate is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits effective the 1st day of the month after 30 days

• Paid Time Off - Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time

• 401K with generous company match

Company Information

• Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries.

• We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to exceed $10 billion in sales.

• Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Bunzl North America operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico.

• With more than 10,000 team members and over 400,000 supplies, Bunzl is recognized as a leading supplier across North America—and proudly certified as a Great Place to Work®.