Associate Transportation Manager
Stryker
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Limerick • Ireland
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About the role
- Join a high-performing transportation and logistics team that is driving cost efficiency, operational excellence, and service reliability
- Collaborate closely with carrier partners to drive performance and efficiency
- Provide guidance and train businesses to make educated transportation decisions
- Maintain, communicate and enforce policies and procedures for relevant processes and functions
- Ensure projects are followed through on and completed on time by working with the transportation ops team
- Build strong relationships with Stryker locations to provide premier customer service
- Analyse internal customer requirements and other data to identify opportunities and activities to improve cost, quality, and service
- Communicate and present ideas, projects, and KPIs & metrics to the appropriate stakeholders
Requirements
- Level 8 Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, transportation, business, operations, or related field
- 4+ years of experience in transportation in a high-volume manufacturing or distribution environment
- Demonstrated experience overseeing operations and third-party logistics providers
- Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to interpret cost, utilisation, and performance data
- Demonstrated ability to drive cost reduction through governance, optimisation, and operational discipline
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and manage complex vendor relationships
- Ability to influence without direct authority and hold partners accountable to performance expectations
- Experience leading issue resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present data-driven insights to senior leadership.
Benefits
- Comprehensive rewards package including bonuses
- Healthcare benefits
- Insurance
- Retirement programs
- Wellness initiatives
- Service recognition
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
supply chain managementtransportation logisticsdata analysiscost reductionperformance metricsroot cause analysiscontinuous improvementthird-party logistics managementoperational excellencefinancial analysis
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationinfluence without authorityrelationship buildingleadershipproblem-solvingaccountabilitytrainingpresentation skillsanalytical thinking