Global Control Tower Lead – Transportation Ops

Antler Co; Loughbeg; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Well-being reimbursement

Career growth programs

Insurance plans

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Global Control Tower Operations within Global Transportation & Trade Operations. The role may be located in Leeds, UK or Cork, Ireland.

The candidate will lead global 4PL Control Tower operations, drive performance, governance and adoption across regions, ensuring alignment with planning, compliance and cost controls. Experience with TMS, analytics, and freight audit is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, trade operations, or related areas.
• Experience with 4PL Control Tower operations, 3PL management, customs brokerage coordination, and global or regional matrix environments.
• Strong understanding of multimodal transportation, import/export processes, trade compliance, supplier governance, and logistics provider performance.
• Experience with TMS, Control Tower platforms, analytics, freight audit and pay, and operational performance reporting.
• Ability to manage cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, solve problems, and drive adoption of standard processes.
• Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and people leadership skills.
• Ability to travel up to 20% domestically or globally.

Responsibilities

• Manage the global 4PL Control Tower provider to drive operational performance, process governance, data quality, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Lead further deployment and adoption of Control Tower capabilities across business units, franchises, and regions.
• Oversee shipment visibility, exception management, TMS adoption, freight audit and pay integration, 3PL connectivity, and performance reporting.
• Ensure Control Tower operations align with transportation planning, financial controls, trade compliance, and customs brokerage requirements.

Skills

4PL Control Tower operations

3PL management

customs brokerage coordination

global/matrix environments

TMS

Control Tower platforms

analytics

freight audit & pay

operational performance reporting

cross-functional leadership

stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Logistics/Business

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

TMS

Control Tower platforms

Analytics

Freight audit & pay

Operational reporting

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Global Control Tower Operations within Global Transportation & Trade Operations. The role may be located in Leeds, UK or Cork, Ireland.

The candidate will lead global 4PL Control Tower operations, drive performance, governance and adoption across regions, ensuring alignment with planning, compliance and cost controls. Experience with TMS, analytics, and freight audit is essential.