Strategic Transportation Process Quality Leader

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC; North Hatfield (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is seeking a Process Quality Manager (PQM) for Transportation to provide analytical, financial, and strategic planning support across the transportation network. The role focuses on cost visibility, efficiency, compliance, and continuous improvement while partnering with Transportation, Operations, and HR leadership.

The ideal candidate will drive forecasting, budgeting, KPI development, and data-driven insights to optimize labor, costs, and service.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in operations, logistics, supply chain, or transportation.
• Strong understanding of financial concepts including P&L management and cost drivers.
• Advanced analytical skills to interpret data and identify trends.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience with SQL, PowerBI, Qlikview, Tableau or BI tools a plus.
• Strong communication and leadership skills to influence cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation strategic planning including forecasting, budgeting, peak/holiday planning, and capacity modeling.
• Own transportation reporting including labor, headcount, service metrics, and cost performance.
• Provide in-depth P&L variance analysis and data-driven insights.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize cost, service, and efficiency.
• Partner with Transportation leadership to remove operational barriers and improve performance.
• Support network changes including startups, transitions, and routing or volume shifts.
• Develop KPI scorecards; analyze trends and provide actionable recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, transportation standards, and audit requirements.
• Conduct audits, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Partner with HR and Operations on staffing plans aligned to transportation demand.
• Support onboarding coordination and expense management aligned to budget and P&L.
• Collaborate with PQM peers to standardize best practices across regions.
• Travel Requirement: Up to 25%.

Skills

P&L analysis

Leadership & influence

Data analysis

Communication

Excel

SQL/BI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SQL

PowerBI

Qlikview

Tableau

Job description

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is seeking a Process Quality Manager (PQM) for Transportation to provide analytical, financial, and strategic planning support across the transportation network. The role focuses on cost visibility, efficiency, compliance, and continuous improvement while partnering with Transportation, Operations, and HR leadership.

The ideal candidate will drive forecasting, budgeting, KPI development, and data-driven insights to optimize labor, costs, and service.