Transportation Specialist (Hybrid - Eagan, MN OR Remote)

Solventum (3M Healthcare); United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Solventum (3M Healthcare) is seeking a Transportation Specialist to lead ocean and air freight operations across the US and Canada, coordinating with internal teams and logistics partners to ensure on-time, compliant shipments. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making and cross-functional collaboration.

You will monitor carrier performance, drive continuous improvement, and support budgeting, capacity planning, and network optimization with a focus on service and cost balance.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or higher and 7+ years in transportation, logistics, and/or import/export OR a high school diploma with 11+ years of experience in these areas.
• Experience using ERP/TMS systems (e.g., SAP) is preferred.
• Strong understanding of ocean/air freight operations and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day ocean and air freight operations originating in the Americas, including shipment planning, booking, export coordination, visibility and delivery performance.
• Monitor freight forwarder performance using KPIs and action plans to meet service, cost, capacity and compliance targets.
• Resolve disruptions, capacity constraints, delays and escalations by coordinating recovery plans and alternate routes while balancing service and cost.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to support transportation strategies, budgets, capacity planning, sourcing, and network optimization.
• Collaborate with procurement, manufacturing, distribution, Trade Compliance, Quality and Regulatory teams to align transportation with business needs and compliance requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and projects focused on service, visibility, standardization, cost reduction, and system enhancements.

Skills

Experience in transportation

SAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Transportation management systems

Job description

Transportation Specialist

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

3M Health Care is now Solventum

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

As a Transportation Specialist, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. You will make an impact by providing functional expertise, project leadership, and oversight of operational execution of transportation activities for Solventum across US and Canada. This role requires a subject matter expert who will coordinate with both internal and external clients as well as with logistics service providers. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Managing day-to-day ocean and air freight operations originating in the Americas, including shipment planning, booking, export coordination, shipment visibility, and delivery performance.
• Monitoring freight forwarder performance through established operating standards, KPIs, and corrective action plans to meet service, cost, capacity, and compliance objectives.
• Resolving transportation disruptions, capacity constraints, shipment delays, and service escalations by coordinating recovery plans and alternative routing solutions while balancing service, cost, compliance, and supply continuity.
• Providing operational expertise and data-driven recommendations to support transportation strategies, budgets, capacity planning, sourcing initiatives, network optimization, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Partnering with procurement, manufacturing, distribution, regional operations, Trade Compliance, Quality, and Regulatory teams to align transportation services and routing strategies with business needs and compliance requirements.
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives and transportation projects focused on service performance, shipment visibility, process standardization, cost reduction, and logistics system enhancements, including managing project scope, priorities, timelines, resources, budgets, and milestones.
• Serving as the ocean and air freight subject matter expert, providing guidance and best practices while communicating transportation performance, capacity risks, shipment exceptions, market conditions, and project updates to regional and global stakeholders.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) AND seven (7) years of experience in transportation, logistics, and/or import/export OR High School Diploma/GED (completed and verified prior to start) AND eleven (11) years of experience in transportation, logistics, and/or import/export

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Advanced degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related discipline (completed and verified prior to start).
• Experience using ERP systems and/or transportation management systems, including SAP.
• Experience supporting air and ocean freight forwarding operations.
• Experience analyzing transportation or logistics data to support decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience independently analyzing and resolving complex transportation, logistics, and/or import/export issues.
• Experience communicating complex transportation or logistics information to stakeholders across functions and organizational levels.
• Experience identifying and addressing customer requirements and resolving transportation or logistics service issues.
• Experience influencing and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to advance initiatives without direct authority.

Work location:

• Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Eagan, MN location when required)
• Remote Eligible in the United States

Travel

May include up to 10% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance

Relocation Assis