Emma – The Sleep Company

Junior Transportation Manager

Emma – The Sleep Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Lisbon • 🇵🇹 Portugal

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Job Level

Junior

Tech Stack

Tableau

About the role

  • Own First Mile & Mid-Mile operations: Oversee daily shipments, invoice approvals and take proactive action to mitigate risks or delays.
  • Manage carriers & suppliers: Build strong relationships with external partners, steer performance based on KPIs, and ensure adherence to SLAs. Monitor KPIs and SLAs on cost, quality, and service, analyzing performance to drive efficiency improvements.
  • Drive operational visibility: Improve shipment tracking, reporting, and flow of information across the network. Support system integrations and develop process improvement recommendations.
  • Lead carrier negotiations: Secure competitive pricing for all lanes and negotiate service levels. Identify cost drivers, prepare tenders, analyze proposals, and support negotiations, contracts, and change requests.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with warehouses, suppliers, and carriers to ensure seamless inbound/outbound flow. Manage and update shipments while maintaining communication with internal stakeholders and external partners.
  • Solve problems fast: Address transportation issues (capacity constraints, delays, exceptions, challenges in the market) with a data-driven approach.

Requirements

  • You have a bachelor's degree in Logistics, Management, Engineering, or Supply Chain.
  • You bring 1+ years of experience in Logistics, Supply Chain or 3PL’s Management.
  • You possess both a strong analytical capacity and strong communication skills.
  • You have advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel - Power Query, Shiptify or Tableau is a plus.
  • You have a hands-on mentality, strong analytical thinking, and excellent problem-solving abilities.
  • A passion for driving results in a fast-moving operational environment
  • Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
  • Willingness to learn, flexibility, and resilience.
Benefits
  • Private Health Insurance
  • 24 vacations days per year, with 1 extra day per year worked (until a limit of 29 days per year)
  • 22 remote days per quarter policy, with offices in Parque das Nações, Lisbon.
  • Get to know your team members at our exciting company events
  • Working from a pet-friendly office

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
LogisticsSupply Chain ManagementData AnalysisProcess ImprovementCarrier NegotiationPerformance MonitoringShipment TrackingProblem SolvingAnalytical ThinkingCost Analysis
Soft skills
CommunicationCollaborationRelationship BuildingFlexibilityResilienceHands-on MentalityAnalytical CapacityProblem-solving AbilitiesLeadershipAdaptability