Global Transportation Strategy Lead

J. Jill; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

401(k) retirement plan with match

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Shuttle service

Job summary

J.Jill is strengthening its global transportation leadership to manage international freight, domestic transportation, and small parcel operations. The Senior Manager will balance cost, speed, and service, using data to drive improvements and reduce expense.

The role requires overseeing carrier performance, budgeting, and collaboration with Sourcing, Planning, Distribution, and Finance to align transportation strategies with company objectives. A strong leadership track record is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of international import logistics, domestic transportation, freight forwarding, and carrier management.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, freight-cost analysis, and cost-to-serve evaluation.
• Experience developing KPIs, executive-level reporting, carrier scorecards, and corrective action plans.
• Knowledge of transportation management systems, ERP systems, and freight audit and payment processes.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of international and domestic transportation strategies that support company service, inventory, and financial objectives.
• Lead carrier and freight-forwarder sourcing, contract negotiations, rate management, capacity planning, and service-level agreement development.
• Establish and monitor carrier and freight-forwarder performance through scorecards, business reviews, corrective action plans, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Oversee the authorization, booking, movement, tracking, and delivery of import shipments while balancing cost, speed, capacity, and service reliability.
• Develop transportation forecasts, capacity plans, and floor-set shipment visibility to support distribution, sourcing, planning and allocation, and other business partners.
• Define, analyze, and communicate logistics KPIs, including on-time performance, transit time, booking compliance, cost per unit, capacity utilization, exceptions, and provider performance.

Skills

International logistics

Freight management

Contract negotiations

Cost budgeting

KPIs & reporting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management

Tools

ERP systems

TMS (transport management systems)

Excel & BI tools

Job description

J.Jill is strengthening its global transportation leadership to manage international freight, domestic transportation, and small parcel operations. The Senior Manager will balance cost, speed, and service, using data to drive improvements and reduce expense.

The role requires overseeing carrier performance, budgeting, and collaboration with Sourcing, Planning, Distribution, and Finance to align transportation strategies with company objectives. A strong leadership track record is essential.