EU Transportation Manager
Stryker
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cork • Ireland
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About the role
- Join a high-performing transportation and logistics team driving cost efficiency, operational excellence, and service reliability across Stryker’s EU Manufacturing network.
- Drive policy development, optimisation, and best-practice sharing across several Stryker countries for raw material shipping to/from our plants.
- Serve as the lead transportation representative from our Global Transportation and Trade (GTT) Centre of Excellence to your assigned countries.
- Partner closely with Transportation Operations, Indirect Procurement, Planning, Finance, Site Leadership, and Sourcing to ensure disciplined execution, continuous improvement, and alignment to Stryker’s service and cost objectives.
- Identify and execute continuous improvement projects that drive cost out of our inbound transportation activities.
- Lead monthly transportation reviews with internal stakeholders across functions within your assigned divisions.
- Develop deep relationships and be a trusted thought partner for our commercial, finance, and operations organisations.
- Monitor and analyse weekly and monthly cost reports, identifying variances, risks, and cost reduction opportunities.
- Develop and own clear routing instructions for carrier, mode, and service selection and drive routing compliance.
- Serve as an escalation point for aggregated transportation issues and lead root cause analysis and corrective action plans.
- Review monthly spend versus budget and partner with Finance to communicate trends, risks, and savings opportunities.
- Act as the primary liaison for all transportation topics across internal stakeholders.
Requirements
- Level 8 Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, transportation, business, operations, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in transportation in a high-volume manufacturing or distribution environment
- Demonstrated experience overseeing dedicated fleet 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
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Hard Skills & Tools
supply chain managementtransportation managementcost analysisdata analysisroot cause analysiscontinuous improvementfleet operationsthird-party logisticsgovernanceoperational discipline
Soft Skills
financial skillsanalytical skillscross-functional collaborationinfluence without authorityaccountabilitycommunication skillsrelationship buildingproblem-solvingleadershippresentation skills
Certifications
Bachelor's degree