Global Logistics Manager: Carrier Strategy & Cost Savings
MKS Inc.
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Job summary
MKS is seeking a Manager of Global Logistics in the United States to lead transportation operations, optimize freight spend, and build carrier partnerships. You will partner with Supply Chain, Distribution, Global Trade Management and Customer Care to move goods domestically and internationally, reporting to the Director of Global Logistics.
You will drive cost savings, shape transportation strategy, and oversee multi-mode transportation, tender processes, and KPI monitoring while collaborating
Qualifications
- 5+ years of global transportation and logistics experience.
- 3+ years managing teams or leading cross-functional logistics initiatives.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Logistics, or a related field.
- Strong expertise in multi-mode transportation, carrier management, and freight procurement
- Solid analytical and financial acumen, including transportation cost analysis and budgeting
- Demonstrated ability to drive logistics cost savings and operational improvements
- Experience managing carrier performance, KPIs, and service level agreements
- Proven ability to collaborate across functions to support supply chain and customer requirements
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement
- Ability to travel as needed (approximately 10–25%)
Responsibilities
- Manage global transportation operations, carrier relationships, freight spend and mode optimization to ensure cost-effective and reliable movement of goods.
- Focus on transportation strategy, carrier performance, freight procurement, and logistics network efficiency.
- Manage relationships with freight forwarders, parcel, LTL and couriers.
- Oversee carrier sourcing, bid events and rate management.
- Lead freight payment processes and freight audit programs to ensure billing accuracy and cost control.
- Analyze transportation spend and identify cost-savings opportunities.
- Develop and execute mode optimization strategies balancing cost, service and transit time requirements
- Monitor carrier performance through KPIs including on-time delivery, claims ratios, capacity utilization and service reliability.
- Collaborate with procurement, planning, customer service, and operations teams to support transportation requirements.
- Attend quarterly business reviews with carriers and logistics service providers.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to freight operations and transportation execution.
- Evaluate network routing opportunities and transportation efficiency initiatives.
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MKS is seeking a Manager of Global Logistics in the United States to lead transportation operations, optimize freight spend, and build carrier partnerships. You will partner with Supply Chain, Distribution, Global Trade Management and Customer Care to move goods domestically and internationally, reporting to the Director of Global Logistics.
You will drive cost savings, shape transportation strategy, and oversee multi-mode transportation, tender processes, and KPI monitoring while collaborating
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