Senior Transportation & Logistics Leader (Hybrid)

C01 Carrier Corporation; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Carrier is seeking a Senior Manager, Transportation – CSA to lead the domestic transportation model for its North American network. You will guide the transportation planning team, enforce SLA adherence, and drive strategic cost-to-serve improvements.

The role partners with SIOP, DC Ops, Procurement, and BU leadership to optimize network flows, inventory allocation, and freight lead times. Hybrid work at the Atlanta hub is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or business.
• 8+ years of progressive transportation, freight operations, or domestic logistics management experience.
• 5+ years of direct people leadership experience managing logistics planners, dispatchers, or execution analysts.
• 2+ expertise with Enterprise Transportation Management Systems (TMS) such as SAP TM, Oracle OTM, Blue Yonder/JDA, or MercuryGate.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing team of transportation planning professionals and coordinators managing day‑to‑day freight execution across multi‑site distribution networks.
• Drive aggressive FTL utilization (targeting 60%+ based on network/site mix), load consolidation programs, avoidable LTL elimination, and measurable cost‑to‑serve efficiencies.
• Own carrier scorecard reviews, tender acceptance rates, on‑time pickup/delivery performance, and carrier no‑show governance.
• Partner with Procurement to optimize dedicated and brokerage carrier capacity.
• Exception Management & Disruption Recovery: Lead proactive operational recovery for delivery delays, critical transit exceptions, capacity crunches, and weather‑related supply chain disruptions.
• Cross‑Functional Alignment: Partner strategically with SIOP, DC Operations, Quality, and BU leadership to shape network distribution flow, inventory allocation, and freight lead‑time strategies.
• Digital Logistics & TMS Enhancement: Enhance TMS workflow standardization, end‑to‑end shipment visibility, automated milestone tracking completeness, and digital metrics dashboards.
• Continuous Improvement & Standard Work: Implement standardized operating procedures (SOPs), tier accountability cadences, and root‑cause problem solving (DMAIC, 5-Why) to sustain freight savings and operational gains.

Skills

People leadership

Logistics planning

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Transportation/Logistics/Engineering or Business

Tools

SAP TM

Oracle OTM

Blue Yonder/JDA

MercuryGate

Job description

Carrier is seeking a Senior Manager, Transportation – CSA to lead the domestic transportation model for its North American network. You will guide the transportation planning team, enforce SLA adherence, and drive strategic cost-to-serve improvements.

The role partners with SIOP, DC Ops, Procurement, and BU leadership to optimize network flows, inventory allocation, and freight lead times. Hybrid work at the Atlanta hub is required.