Director Transportation and Carrier Management

Position Overview: The Director of Transportation and Carrier Management leads all domestic line haul transportation operations, strategy, and carrier relationship management. The Director of Transportation and Carrier Management is accountable for ensuring safe, scalable, and cost-effective logistics operations while enabling business growth, customer satisfaction, and operational resilience. The Director guides long-range network optimization, capacity planning, and technology strategy. The Director of Transportation and Carrier Management requires visionary leadership and the capability to balance highest level operational execution with strategic planning while building and developing a high-performing and highly-engaged team. A successful candidate is a forward-thinking logistics executive who combines deep operational expertise with strategic vision. They are capable of transforming logistics into a competitive advantage through operational excellence, service level optimization, technology adoption, organization capability building, and disciplined execution of long-term business objectives. A Day In The LifeDevelop & implement line haul transportation strategy. Employ robust people leadership methods to drive employee engagement & accountability while developing future leaders and succession planning. Assess emerging technologies & develop multi-year transportation technology roadmap encompassing execution, optimization, visibility, and AI applications. Lead line haul network optimization efforts; exploiting inbound/outbound synergies Drive structured performance management program Manage strategic carrier relationships. Conduct QBR’s and key partnership meetings Partner with Procurement to ensure successful RFP outcomes; optimizing for service & cost. Drive transportation expense reduction, routing efficiency, dedicated capacity, and modal conversion opportunities. Direct intermediate-to-long-range capacity planning. You'll Come WithEducation: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or Engineering-related field required.