Transportation Manager, Network Strategy

Exol; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K

PTO and other benefits

Job summary

Exol is seeking a strategic Transportation Manager, Network Strategy to lead, design, optimize, and continuously improve the transportation network. This role develops scalable strategies, capacity plans, routing models, and business cases to improve service, cost, and network performance.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in transportation planning, network design, or supply chain strategy, with strong analytics, Excel, and TMS experience, preferably Manhattan Active TM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, engineering, business, or related field.
• 8+ years of transportation planning, network design, or supply chain strategy.
• Experience with Transportation Management Systems, preferably Manhattan Active TM.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Proficient in Excel and data visualization tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management in fast-paced environments.
• Experience designing and optimizing retail consolidation transportation networks.
• Experience supporting supplier-to-retailer distribution networks and cross-dock operations.
• Experience with multi-origin, multi-stop planning and freight consolidation.
• Experience building network optimization business cases and capacity models.

Responsibilities

• Network Strategy & Design: Develop and maintain transportation network strategies, optimize transportation flows, evaluate cross-dock footprint and service areas, and build routing and consolidation strategies to improve scalability and performance.
• Capacity Planning: Create short- and long-term capacity plans, identify constraints, and model transportation scenarios to support growth and customer expansion.
• Network Analytics: Analyze transportation costs, shipment flows, and performance trends; develop business cases and recommendations that support executive decision-making.
• Planning Systems & Governance: Define and maintain transportation planning parameters within Manhattan Active TM, establish planning standards, and partner with IT and Continuous Improvement to enhance planning capabilities.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with transportation, supply chain, IT, continuous improvement, and operations teams to support scalable and efficient network performance.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial modeling

Problem-solving

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

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

Tools

Manhattan Active TM

TMS

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Who we are

More efficient. More accurate. More accessible. Exol is bringing industry-leading automation to businesses of all sizes through an innovative warehouse-as-a-service model.

What we need

Exol is seeking a strategic and analytical Transportation Manager, Network Strategy to lead, design, optimize, and continuously improve our transportation network. This role will develop scalable network strategies, capacity plans, routing models, and transportation business cases that improve service, cost, capacity utilization, and overall network performance. The ideal candidate will have experience in transportation planning, network design, supply chain strategy, and logistics analytics and the ability to partner cross-functionally to support network expansion, planning governance, and operational performance.

What we do

Exol is pioneering warehousing-as-a-service, offering outsourced warehousing operations and specializing in automated warehousing solutions. Our focus is on the efficient movement of goods in cases and pallets across wholesale, retail, and general merchandising sectors. Exol is an independently managed joint venture between Symbotic and Softbank.

What we’ll do

• Network Strategy & Design: Develop and maintain transportation network strategies, optimize transportation flows, evaluate cross-dock footprint and service areas, and build routing and consolidation strategies to improve scalability and performance.
• Capacity Planning: Create short- and long-term capacity plans, identify constraints, and model transportation scenarios to support growth and customer expansion.
• Network Analytics: Analyze transportation costs, shipment flows, and performance trends; develop business cases and recommendations that support executive decision-making.
• Planning Systems & Governance: Define and maintain transportation planning parameters within Manhattan Active TM, establish planning standards, and partner with IT and Continuous Improvement to enhance planning capabilities.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with transportation, supply chain, IT, continuous improvement, and operations teams to support scalable and efficient network performance.

What we need

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in transportation planning, network design, or supply chain strategy.
• Experience with Transportation Management Systems, preferably Manhattan Active TM.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments.
• Experience designing and optimizing retail consolidation transportation networks.
• Experience supporting supplier-to-retailer distribution networks, including cross-dock operations and final delivery to retailer distribution centers.
• Experience with multi-origin, multi-stop transportation planning, freight consolidation, and load optimization.
• Experience developing network optimization business cases, capacity models, and transportation cost analyses.
• Experience in brokerage, managed transportation, retail transportation management, greenfield operations, or large-scale transportation transformations.

Our Environment

Up to25% of travel may berequired. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations. The employeeis responsible forowning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis.

About Exol

Exol provides flexible and scalable outsourced warehouse services to meet the dynamic needs of the modern supply chain. We operate state-of-the-art distribution centers, allowing you to focus on your business while we handle the complexities of warehouse operations. For more information, visit www.exol.com.

Compensation

The base range for this position in the posted location is $95,000.00 - $130,900.00 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

• The compensation package includes medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, PTO and/or other benefits.