Strategic Transportation Quality & Cost Lead

C&S Wholesale Grocers; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 85,420 - 113,100; Full time

Job summary

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC in the United States seeks a Process Quality Manager – Transportation to provide analytical, financial, and strategic planning support for transportation operations. You will lead forecasting, budgeting, KPI development, and cost control across the network while partnering with HR and Operations to align staffing with demand.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, data-driven decision making, and compliance with policies and audit standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business, finance, engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in operations, logistics, supply chain, or transportation.
• Strong understanding of P&L management and cost drivers.
• Advanced analytical skills and ability to interpret data and identify trends.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with SQL, PowerBI, Tableau or similar BI tools.
• Strong communication and leadership with cross-functional influence.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with transportation operations or network planning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation strategic planning including forecasting, budgeting, peak 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 management

Analytical skills

Excel

SQL

PowerBI

leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

QlikView

Job description

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC in the United States seeks a Process Quality Manager – Transportation to provide analytical, financial, and strategic planning support for transportation operations. You will lead forecasting, budgeting, KPI development, and cost control across the network while partnering with HR and Operations to align staffing with demand.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, data-driven decision making, and compliance with policies and audit standards.