Global Warehouse & Logistics Operations Leader

Meta; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an experienced transportation manager to scale our warehouse operations in North America. You will partner with internal stakeholders, manage escalations, roll out tooling, and coordinate execution across 1 GW data center sites with 7-day operations on a 5-day schedule.

The role requires leading warehouse and transportation operations, developing routes, negotiating rates, tracking KPIs, and ensuring import/export compliance while traveling ~25% across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Finance, or related field.
• Other technical education, experience, and degrees considered based on professional experience
• 7+ years of experience in warehouse management, 3PL management, transportation management, supply chain, inventory management, operations, or manufacturing
• Proven track record independently leading warehouse and transportation operations and 3PL providers at scale, and driving operational quality and compliance in a large-scale distribution environment
• Demonstrated experience setting operational standards, metrics, and SOPs adopted across teams or regions

Responsibilities

• Must be available to work an 8-hour shift within a 12-hour operational window (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM), with flexibility required for occasional weekend coverage as needed. When a weekend shift is assigned, an alternate weekday off will be scheduled
• Engage with internal customers to understand their current and future needs, and shape the team's customer-facing vision and roadmap in support of it
• Manage and coordinate the movement of goods, supplies, and equipment within the organization's facilities, developing efficient transportation routes and schedules for timely delivery
• Negotiate competitive carrier and transportation rates, and conduct regular benchmarking against industry peers to identify and implement rate-reduction opportunities
• Develop and maintain carrier relationships to ensure high-quality service and compliance with organizational standards
• Conduct regular carrier performance reviews covering service quality, on-time performance, and claims management
• Develop and track KPIs (on-time delivery, transit times, cost reporting) to measure carrier performance, and analyze the data to identify trends, opportunities, and challenges
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align logistics operations with organizational goals
• Manage international shipments while ensuring import/export compliance

Skills

Warehouse management

3PL management

Transportation management

Supply chain

Inventory management

Operations

Manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Finance, or related field

Tools

WMS

TMS

Job description

Meta seeks an experienced transportation manager to scale our warehouse operations in North America. You will partner with internal stakeholders, manage escalations, roll out tooling, and coordinate execution across 1 GW data center sites with 7-day operations on a 5-day schedule.

The role requires leading warehouse and transportation operations, developing routes, negotiating rates, tracking KPIs, and ensuring import/export compliance while traveling ~25% across North America.