Outbound Transportation Manager
Stryker
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Missouri • United States
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Salary
💰 $102,600 - $222,300 per year
About the role
- Join a high-performing transportation and logistics team that is driving cost efficiency, operational excellence, and service reliability across Stryker’s U.S. distribution network
- Drive policy development, optimization efforts, and best practice sharing across several divisions of Stryker for shipping activity to customers
- Serve as the lead transportation representative from Stryker's Global Transportation and Trade (GTT) Center of Excellence
- Partner closely with Transportation Operations, Indirect Procurement, Finance, Commercial Leadership, Customer Service, and Logistics
- Identify and execute continuous improvement projects that drive costs out of outbound transportation activities
- Lead regular transportation reviews with internal stakeholders across functions
- Develop relationships and be a trusted thought partner for commercial, finance, and operations organizations
- Monitor and analyze weekly and monthly cost reports, identifying variances, risks, and cost reduction opportunities
- Develop and own clear routing instruction for carrier, mode, and service selection and drive routing compliance
- Serve as escalation point for transportation issues and lead root cause analysis
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, transportation, business, operations, or related field
- 8 years of experience in transportation in a high-volume manufacturing or distribution environment
- Strong working knowledge and experience with cost drivers in parcel, LTL, and truckload segments of the transportation industry
- Excellent financial and analytical skills with the ability to interpret cost, utilization, and performance data
- Demonstrated ability to drive cost reduction through governance, optimization, and operational discipline
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and manage complex vendor relationships
Benefits
- Salary plus bonus eligible
- Benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
cost analysistransportation optimizationrouting complianceroot cause analysisfinancial analysisdata interpretationcost reductionvendor managementsupply chain managementtransportation policy development
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationrelationship buildingcommunicationleadershipanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingoperational disciplinetrust buildingstakeholder managementthought partnership
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in supply chainBachelor’s degree in transportationBachelor’s degree in businessBachelor’s degree in operations