Smart Hub Transportation Lead – North America

Essity North America Inc. in; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Paid Holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Essity Global Distribution and Transport team is seeking a Transportation Supervisor based in our Service Excellence Center in Appleton, WI. You will manage transportation planning, supervise planners, and ensure efficient, cost-effective transport solutions across North America manufacturing sites and 3PL locations.

Key duties include coordinating Smart Hub resources, driving service levels, and presenting improvement ideas.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years' experience in Transportation Planning and Execution and Managed Service.
• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred but not required.
• Diverse Professional Transportation knowledge and Supply Chain Management skills; preference for retail fulfillment experience.
• Strong analytical and business oriented.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Smart Hub (Central Transport Planning Team) resources and workloads.
• Lead Smart Hub for transport planning and execution to deliver service level agreement.
• Proactively advise about improvements on transport planning scope for the region, e.g. exclusion of lanes, simulation of new scenarios, optimization projects.
• Manage relationship with different stakeholders, Customer Service, Site Logistics Teams, RDM, Transportation Manager, etc.

Skills

Transportation planning

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Power BI

TMS

Job description

The Essity Global Distribution and Transport team is seeking a Transportation Supervisor based in our Service Excellence Center in Appleton, WI. You will manage transportation planning, supervise planners, and ensure efficient, cost-effective transport solutions across North America manufacturing sites and 3PL locations.

Key duties include coordinating Smart Hub resources, driving service levels, and presenting improvement ideas.