Transportation Strategy & Process Quality Manager

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

Job summary

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC in United States, MA, is seeking a Process Quality Manager (PQM) – Transportation to provide analytical, financial, and strategic planning support for transportation operations. You will drive cost visibility, efficiency, and compliance while partnering with leadership across teams.

You will lead forecasting, budgeting, KPI development, and cost analysis; oversee audits and staffing alignment; and travel up to 25% to optimize network performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (supply chain, logistics, business, or engineering).
• 5+ years of experience in operations, logistics, supply chain, or transportation.
• Strong understanding of P&L management and cost drivers.
• Advanced analytical skills to interpret data and identify trends.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with BI tools is a plus.

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 understanding

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Multitasking

Education

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

Bachelor's Degree - Business, Bachelor's Degree - Logistics Management, Bachelor's Degree - Operations & Supply Chain Management

Tools

SQL

PowerBI

Qlikview

Tableau

Job description

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC in United States, MA, is seeking a Process Quality Manager (PQM) – Transportation to provide analytical, financial, and strategic planning support for transportation operations. You will drive cost visibility, efficiency, and compliance while partnering with leadership across teams.

You will lead forecasting, budgeting, KPI development, and cost analysis; oversee audits and staffing alignment; and travel up to 25% to optimize network performance.