Strategic Network Optimization Lead

48forty Solutions, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonuses

Long-term career advancement

Paid time off

Insurance package

401(k) retirement plan

Great team environment

Free onsite gym

Job summary

48forty Solutions, LLC in Houston seeks a Network Optimization Manager to build a single view of the network by integrating data on supply, pricing, and freight, and to translate analyses into actionable recommendations for leadership.

You will own the network optimization model across US/Canada, collaborate with Plant Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, and Commercial teams, travel up to 25% domestically, and lead multiple initiatives to improve cost, service, and asset productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations research, economics, statistics, mathematics, or related quantitative discipline.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Demonstrated ownership of an analytical model that changed a business decision, with a measurable result.
• Proficiency with network design tools such as Supply Chain Guru (Llamasoft/Coupa), Optilogic, Lyric, AIMMS, Logiflow, or similar platforms preferred.
• Experience in pallets, packaging, industrial distribution, recycling, or another commodity-driven industry is preferred, not required.
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time, domestically.

Responsibilities

• Build, own and maintain network optimization model that integrates used pallet supply, pricing, and freight into one regional operating view across all operating locations in the United States and Canada.
• Partner with Plant Operations, Supply Chain and Commercial leadership to develop mid- and long-term supply chain strategies by evaluating growth opportunities, demand scenarios, capacity requirements, asset utilization, sourcing alternatives, and network investment decisions.
• Identify, prioritize, and lead network optimization initiatives that improve cost, service, resiliency, asset productivity, and capital efficiency.
• Operate and maintain an account scoring model that scores accounts on strategic value and repricing power and sets a maximum purchase price for used pallets.
• Develop and maintain network models to evaluate strategic alternatives and quantify trade-offs across cost, service, utilization, risk, and capital requirements.
• Perform scenario, sensitivity, and capacity analyses to support network design, investment decisions, and long-range planning.
• Validate model assumptions, inputs, and outputs to ensure analytical rigor and credibility.
• Lead multiple network optimization initiatives, managing project plans, milestones, stakeholder engagement, and deliverables.
• Partner with Plant Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, and Commercial teams to develop integrated network and capacity plans.
• Partner with finance on business cases and financial analyses to support capital investments, asset strategies, and network transformation initiatives.
• Translate complex analyses into clear, actionable recommendations and executive-level presentations.
• Serve as a functional expert for network optimization methodologies, tools, and industry best practices.
• Establish modeling standards, governance processes, and knowledge-sharing practices.
• Continuously enhance organizational network optimization capabilities through technology advancement, process improvement, and best-practice adoption.

Skills

Supply chain design

Operations research

Pricing analytics

Logistics analytics

Quantitative focus

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Supply Chain Guru

Optilogic

Lyric

AIMMS

Logiflow

Job description

48forty Solutions, LLC in Houston seeks a Network Optimization Manager to build a single view of the network by integrating data on supply, pricing, and freight, and to translate analyses into actionable recommendations for leadership.

You will own the network optimization model across US/Canada, collaborate with Plant Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, and Commercial teams, travel up to 25% domestically, and lead multiple initiatives to improve cost, service, and asset productivity.