Transportation and Consignment Manager

Who We Are

At OPENLANE, we make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. We're a technology company building the world's most advanced—and uncomplicated—digital marketplace for used vehicles. We're also a data company helping customers buy and sell smarter with clear, actionable insights they can understand and use. Lastly, we're an innovation company accelerating the future of wholesale remarketing through curiosity, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

About the Role

We're looking for a Transportation & Consignment Manager to orchestrate the auction selection and vehicle transport lifecycles for LaneLink's remarketing operations. This leader ensures vehicles are efficiently consigned to optimal physical auctions based on asset data and geography while managing the end-to-end transport process.

Responsibilities

• Determine optimal auction placement by analyzing asset types and historical performance to drive the best business outcomes.
• Use strong judgment to navigate complex transport obstacles and make real-time routing decisions.
• Lead and coach a high-performing team focused on reducing cycle times, controlling costs, and ensuring vehicles are positioned for successful sale through strategic partner coordination.
• Align with repo agencies, auctions, and carriers to meet service expectations and pricing agreements.
• Maintain and optimize transport processes to raise the bar on operational efficiency.
• Monitor transport costs and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of auction routing, consignment workflows, and transport lifecycles.
• Knowledge of remarketing performance objectives and asset-based decision-making.
• Experience managing third-party vendor relationships (carriers, auctions, and storage partners).
• Expertise in business impact modeling for cost control and cycle-time reduction.
• Leadership with a focus on KPI/SLA accountability and professional development.
• Proficiency in operational data analysis and tracking tools to monitor performance trends.
• Technical fluency to identify risks within the transport supply chain and implement process improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in transportation, logistics, remarketing, or auction operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business or related field or comparable experience.
• Proven experience managing people and fast-paced operational workflows.
• Experience working with third-party vendors, including carriers and auctions.
• Strong communication, prioritization, and analytical problem-solving skills.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and decision-making.
• Effective communication and relationship management.
• Operational data analysis and tracking.
• Risk identification and mitigation.
• Process improvement and optimization.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US).
• Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match.
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick time.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave (US).
• Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US).
• Robust Employee Assistance Program.
• Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer.
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible programs.
• Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization.
• Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement.

What We Offer

• Immediate vesting of 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match.
• Competitive pay.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US).
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick time.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave (US).
• Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US).
• Robust Employee Assistance Program.
• Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer.
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible programs.
• Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization.
• Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement.