Transportation Manager

About the role

The Transportation Manager will play a key role in driving safe, cost-effective, and reliable transportation operations that directly support plant performance and customer delivery expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end transportation operations across bulk, LTL, and FTL shipments, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient delivery performance.
• Drive transportation strategy and continuous improvement, establishing KPIs and leading initiatives that enhance service levels, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.
• Ensure regulatory and EHSS compliance, overseeing DOT, FMCSA, and HAZMAT requirements while maintaining audit readiness and strong safety performance.
• Manage the transportation budget and assets, including forecasting, cost control, freight spend optimization, and capital planning for fleet and equipment.
• Own carrier and vendor strategy, including selection, contract negotiation, performance management, and network optimization opportunities.

Qualifications

• The right candidate is strategic, safety-focused transportation leader who thrives in a fast-paced, regulated environment and brings a strong balance of operational expertise, analytical thinking, and collaborative leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, logistics, or related field.
• 5-10+ years of progressive transportation or logistics experience, preferably in a regulated or manufacturing environment.
• Proved experience managing transportation budgets, carrier network, and vendor relationships.
• Prior leadership or supervisory experience with a focus on team development and performance.
• Ability to travel up to 25% with additional flexibility during onboarding period.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Make a visible impact on the business: your decisions will directly influence cost efficiency, service reliability, safety performance, and customer satisfaction.
• Own a critical function end-to-end: you’ll have the autonomy to lead and improve transportation operations across multiple modes and sites.
• Drive meaningful improvement and innovation: lead initiatives that modernize processes, optimize freight spend, and elevate overall performance.
• Partner across the organization: work closely with operations, supply chain, EHSS, and finance to deliver results that keep the business moving forward.

The Company

• Building Great Chemistry, Together
• At Carus, we believe the best chemistry isn't just in our products — it's in our people.
• We've manufactured products that clean the air, water, and soil, and we're always exploring new ways to expand our reach and impact.
• Guided by third-generation family leadership, we've built a culture rooted in Collaboration, Accountability, Results, and Engagement (CARE) — and a foundation of trust.
• More than an acronym, CARE reflects how we make decisions, show up for each other, and invest in the people, communities, and environment around us.

THE PERKS

• Flexible hours and work-from-home Fridays
• Generous PTO and 11 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plans with a generous match, plus company-paid basic life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement program for you and your dependents
• Employee engagement events, company-sponsored volunteer opportunities, and STEM education initiatives