Transportation Manager, North America

Wella Company; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

The North America Transportation Manager at The Wella Company leads transportation operations and drives cost savings across North America from Columbus. The role coordinates with carriers, manages freight payment, and guides data-driven improvements using SQL, Power BI, and SAP systems.

You will oversee KPI performance, develop processes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize the supply chain.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in logistics, supply chain, or distribution center roles.
• Experience in transportation focus and carrier networks (FTL, LTL, Parcel, Ocean, Air).
• Knowledge of international import/export operations and compliance.
• Leadership, ownership and project management skills.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI, SQL and data analysis; SAP literacy desired.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, and translate insights into action.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team supporting transportation operations and freight performance across North America.
• Manage international import/export compliance and reporting for the region.
• Interact with FTL, LTL, and ocean carriers, and support vendor compliance for top retailers.
• Own financial results and KPI performance across all transportation modes.
• Develop and improve processes, systems, and metrics for the operations team.
• SQL/Power BI dashboard development/maintenance, monthly carrier reporting, and ad hoc data analysis.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Data analysis

Carrier networks

Project management

Leadership

Transportation knowledge

Education

4-year degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Position Title: Transportation Manager, North America

Location: Columbus Ohio (Hybrid- 3 days on site)

About The Wella Company

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves.Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and GHD. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.

For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com

The Role

The North America Transportation and Project Manager is a key position across the Wella Supply Chain organization. This position will execute a high level of transportation management and coordination between systems, servers and operational metrics that impact freight payment management, operational optimization, and systems development. This position is a key player in driving cost savings and improvement projects as well as leveraging various data sources to support the operational business and drive focus to areas of opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of employees supporting transportation operations and freight performance across North America
• Manage international import/export compliance and reporting for the region
• Manage daily interaction with FTL, LTL, and ocean carriers, and support vendor compliance for top retailers
• Own financial results and KPI performance across all transportation modes
• Develop and improve processes, systems, and metrics for the operations team

Efficiency, Strategic Projects Leadership, & Other Duties

• Identify and lead operational excellence and efficiency projects from idea development through implementation and completion
• Track, communicate, and forecast project savings, productivity, and service results
• Support and drive larger strategic initiatives including supply network design, new software platforms, AI adoption, and cross-functional efforts to unlock savings and opportunities across the supply chain
• Summarize and report project progress and support ad hoc requirements for global company projects
• Reporting development and maintenance: Freight Audit, Operations reviews, Metrics reporting
• Database maintenance (logic, tables, sourcing). Generate/Maintain SAP Purchase Orders
• Manage the relationship with the freight payment provider, 3PL and other logistics service providers
• SQL/Power BI Dashboard development/maintenance, Monthly Carrier Reporting (Scorecard support), & Ad hoc data analysis requests

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Transportation focused roles (Transportation, Order Management) and exposure to carrier networks (FTL, LTL, Parcel, Ocean, and Air)
• 5+ years of experience in a Logistics, Supply chain, or Distribution center role
• Knowledge of international import/export operations and compliance requirements
• 4-year degree from an Accredited College or University
• Leadership, ownership and Project Management skills (planning, organizing and resource allocation)
• Very strong analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills knowledge of international import/export operations and compliance requirements
• Advanced level of Excel, Power BI, SQL, data analysis is a must, SAP Literacy is desired
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions and strong ability to convert data insights into action
• Knowledge of transportation freight payment processes & exposure to Transportation Management Systems

We disclose the compensation range for positions in compliance with local law. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, skills and in comparison to internal incumbents currently in similar roles. Pay Range: $110,000-$115,000 salary per year. The range listed is just one component of Wella Company's total rewards package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonus plan or variable pay, depending on the role. In addition, Wella Company provides a rich variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

NOTICES

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