Senior Manager, Global Logistics Management

Job Description

Responsible for leading end-to-end transportation operations and third-party logistics (3PL) strategy across domestic and international networks, ensuring efficiency, compliance, cost control, and strategic alignment with global supply chain objectives.

• Develops and executes global transportation strategies, aligning with organizational goals and enabling cost-efficient, reliable, and scalable logistics operations.
  • Overseeing domestic, regional, and international freight movements across multiple modes such as truckload, LTL, intermodal, ocean, and air freight.
  • Collaborate with senior management to integrate logistics strategy into overall business objectives.
  • Lead cross functional projects as directed to achieve transportation and 3PL service improvements aligned with business goals.
  • Establishing and monitoring standard operating procedures (SOPs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and benchmarks for transportation and distribution operations.
  • Serve as the main point of contact for selecting 3PL providers, ensuring adherence to service level agreements (SLAs).
  • Negotiate contracts, monitor performance, and manage vendor relationships to optimize costs and service quality.
• Responsible for setting and managing transportation budgets, forecasting costs, and identifying opportunities for cost optimization while maintaining service quality and operational reliability.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives, standardizing transportation processes, leveraging technology and automation, and enhancing digital capabilities like Transportation Management Systems (TMS), shipment visibility platforms, and analytics dashboards.
• Team Leadership And Development: Lead and develop a high‑performing, inclusive team by providing ongoing coaching and performance feedback, driving engagement and retention initiatives, and ensuring full compliance with Allison policies while effectively managing employee relations matters.

Key Performance Measures

• Cost Efficiency & Financial Performance
• Service Level & Delivery Performance
• Operational Excellence & Process Improvement
• Inventory & Supply Chain Performance
• Risk Management, Compliance & Sustainability

Competencies And Behaviors

• Adhering to the highest standards in what we do. We succeed through integrity, trust, and quality as we drive for results.
• Drive a positive customer experience. We deliver better outcomes when we understand our customers’ needs and execute appropriately.
• Improve the way the world works. We develop better solutions through innovation and a continuous desire to improve.
• Leveraging the power of teamwork. We develop better solutions by working together toward a common goal.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, transportation, engineering, business, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and strategic leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and build consensus with key stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, including ability to present and articulate strategic business direction in forums that include executive senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to link corporate operating plans to manufacturing and distribution capacity.
• Demonstrated success in decision-making that has had significant impact on the business, most notably: customer satisfaction, operating expense, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience leading in matrix organizations where influence and negotiation skills are required to get tasks completed.

Preferred

• MBA
• Experience leading in international, multi-site global environments