Director, Transportation & Carrier Strategy

Burlington; United States; On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Associate discount

Flexible hours

Job summary

Burlington Stores, Inc. in the United States seeks a Director of Transportation and Carrier Management to lead domestic line haul operations, strategy, and carrier relationships.

The role focuses on safe, scalable, and cost-effective logistics to enable growth, customer satisfaction, and resilience. You will drive long-range network optimization, capacity planning, and technology strategy, building a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or Engineering-related field is required.
• 10-15 years experience in Logistics/Transportation.
• Retail Logistics experience preferred.
• Strong track record in people leadership including attracting, developing, and retaining talent.

Responsibilities

• Develop & 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.

Skills

Strategic thought leadership

Executive presence

Logistics subject matter expertise

Negotiation

Influencing

People leadership

Financial acumen

Change management

Data-driven decision making

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or Engineering-related field

Job description

Burlington Stores, Inc. in the United States seeks a Director of Transportation and Carrier Management to lead domestic line haul operations, strategy, and carrier relationships.

The role focuses on safe, scalable, and cost-effective logistics to enable growth, customer satisfaction, and resilience. You will drive long-range network optimization, capacity planning, and technology strategy, building a high-performing team.