Senior Manager, Freight Logistics

Position Responsibilities

• Lead transportation strategies that optimize regional and national freight networks, improve service performance, and support business growth through efficient and scalable transportation solutions.
• Oversee daily international logistics and trade compliance operations to ensure efficient product flow and regulatory compliance and supply chain continuity.
• Lead annual transportation RFPs and contract negotiations with asset-based carriers, brokers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to secure capacity and competitive pricing.
• Build strategic partnerships with carriers and logistics providers to support network scalability and evolving business requirements.
• Develop and maintain routing guides that maximize contract compliance, improve carrier utilization, and minimize spot-market exposure.
• Establish carrier performance scorecards and conduct regular business reviews to drive accountability for service, cost, and operational performance.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for significant transportation disruptions, service failures, and capacity challenges.
• Monitor transportation market conditions and recommend procurement strategies that balance service requirements with cost efficiency.
• Manage and optimize a multi-million-dollar annual freight transportation budget by analyzing transportation spending, cost trends, and variance reporting.
• Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives through network optimization, lane balancing, shipment consolidation, cross-docking, and mode selection strategies.
• Analyze freight flows and transportation performance to improve service levels while reducing total landed cost.
• Oversee freight audit and payment processes to ensure billing accuracy, compliance, and recovery of overcharges and accessorial discrepancies.
• Lead the utilization, optimization, and continuous improvement of Transportation Management Systems (TMS) to support planning, execution, visibility, and reporting.
• Partner with IT and business stakeholders on transportation technology enhancements, system integrations, and process automation initiatives.
• Develop executive-level dashboards and reporting tools that measure key performance indicators (KPIs), including:
• On-time delivery (OTD)
• Cost per hundredweight (CWT)
• Freight cost per shipment
• Carrier utilization
• Accessorial spend
• Transit performance
• Leverage market intelligence and predictive analytics to anticipate capacity constraints, evaluate carrier performance, and support strategic decision-making.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of logistics analysts and coordinators, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with Warehouse Operations, Procurement, Finance, Customer Service, Sales Operations, and Supply Chain teams to align transportation capabilities with business objectives.
• Provide data-driven recommendations and transportation insights to senior leadership regarding network performance, cost management, and capacity planning.
• Champion operational excellence initiatives that improve service, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in transportation, freight logistics, or supply chain management.
• Demonstrated success managing high-volume TL, LTL, pooling and brokerage transportation networks.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing transportation, logistics, or supply chain professionals.
• Experience managing transportation budgets, carrier negotiations, and large-scale network optimization initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of transportation procurement, carrier management, routing strategies, and freight network design.
• Expertise with Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
• Working knowledge of ERP systems.
• Thorough understanding of freight market dynamics, NMFC classifications, LTL pricing structures, and accessorial management.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytics and reporting tools.

Benefits

• Annual salary range: $155,000 - $175,000 depending on experience, seniority, geographic locations, and other factors permitted by law.
• Employee Discount
• EAP and Sick Pay
• Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement