Outbound Transportation Lead

Spin Master; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 72,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Spin Master in Canada (Ontario) is seeking an experienced Transportation Lead to manage outbound logistics, coordinate daily workflows, and coach a team of specialists. You will optimize cost, service, and efficiency across FTL/LTL/parcel freight, working with Sales, Customer Management, Finance, Warehousing, and 3PL partners.

The role requires a degree in Supply Chain or Logistics and hands-on ERP/transportation systems experience, with strong analytics and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related business field.
• Professional experience in supply chain operations with cost management and logistics execution.
• Technical expertise managing FTL, LTL, and parcel freight operations.
• Experience mentoring team members in a logistics environment.
• Proficiency with ERP and transportation management systems (SAP, ShipERP).
• Strong analytical skills to model costs, audit invoices, and analyze performance gaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations, task assignments, and progress tracking for outbound transportation; resolve escalations.
• Manage annual outbound transportation budget; track costs and implement corrective actions.
• Build partnerships with freight carriers; track service KPIs and resolve deviations.
• Conduct rate negotiations, RFPs, spot quotes, and ad hoc shipment charges.
• Plan process improvements like order consolidation and drop trailer scheduling.
• Audit vendor invoices for accuracy and timeliness; coordinate with warehouse and order management teams.

Skills

Outbound transportation operations

Team mentoring

Cost management

ERP/Transportation management systems

SAP

ShipERP

Cost variance analysis

Education

Undergraduate degree in Supply Chain or Logistics

Tools

SAP

ShipERP

Job description

Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children’s toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?

At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you!

Job Description:

What will you work on?
Reporting to the Senior Manager, US & Canada Transportation, you will lead, optimize, and coordinate all outbound transportation activities for the U.S. to meet cost and service targets. You will serve as the primary subject matter expert for paid outbound freight management, coordinating daily team workflows, resolving operational escalations, and coaching a team of transportation specialists. You will work cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Management, Finance, Warehousing, and external 3PL providers.

How will you create impact?

• Lead daily operations, task assignments, and progress tracking for the outbound transportation team, resolving tactical escalations
• Manage the annual outbound transportation budget, tracking cost performance, analyzing variances, and implementing corrective actions
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with freight carriers, implementing and tracking service KPIs to resolve performance deviations
• Conduct rate negotiations, including RFPs, spot quotes, and ad hoc shipment charges
• Plan and execute process improvement projects, such as order consolidation and drop trailer scheduling, to drive transportation efficiency
• Audit and approve vendor invoices to ensure accurate and timely payments
• Collaborate with warehouse and order management teams to coordinate freight pickups and troubleshoot delivery issues

What are your skills and experience?

• Undergraduate degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related business field
• Professional experience in supply chain operations, with a strong focus on cost management and logistics execution
• Technical expertise managing FTL, LTL, and parcel freight operations
• Experience coordinating daily workflows and mentoring team members in a logistics environment
• Proficiency with ERP and transportation management systems, with preferred experience in SAP and ShipERP
• Strong analytical skills to model transportation costs, identify invoicing discrepancies, and perform root-cause analysis on performance gaps

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The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in Connecticut is $70,400 to $93,800 USD Per Annum or for the candidate who will work in Ontario is 72,400 - $96,500 CAD Per Annum. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states.

This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

Eligible employees may participate in our comprehensive benefits programs, which may include medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement savings programs, paid time off, paid holidays, wellness resources, life and disability insurance, employee assistance programs, and other company-sponsored benefits. Benefit eligibility varies by position, work location, and applicable plans.

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at [e-mail] or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.