Senior Outbound Transportation Manager (Remote)
What you will do:
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. As Senior Outbound Transportation Manager (Remote), you will drive policy development, optimization efforts, and best practice sharing across several divisions of Stryker for shipping activity to our customers.
You will serve as the lead transportation representative from our Global Transportation and Trade (GTT) Center of Excellence to your assigned divisions. This role partners closely with Transportation Operations, Indirect Procurement, Finance, Commercial Leadership, Customer Service, and Logistics to ensure disciplined execution, continuous improvement, and alignment to Stryker’s service and cost objectives. The employee can work 100% virtually in the US without any set territory or proximity required. This role requires 20% travel to manufacturing and distribution sites within our network on a per project basis.
Key Responsibilities
Identify and execute continuous improvement projects that drive cost out of our outbound transportation activities
Lead regular 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 organizations as applicable for your assigned divisions
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, leading root cause analysis and corrective action plans while also creating pathways for fast self-serve resolution
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, including Procurement, Commercial, Transportation, and Logistics
Serve as the conduit between operations and indirect procurement to ensure that business requirements are well captured in transportation SOWs and SLAs
What you will need:
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, transportation, business, operations, or related field
10 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
Strong working knowledge and experience with cost drivers in parcel, LTL, and truckload segments of the transportation industry
Exercises sound judgment and balances risk and reward in dynamic and ambiguous environments
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in supply chain, business, or related field
Experience in a regulated, medical device, or healthcare distribution environment
Experience with final mile premium couriers in healthcare
Dedicated fleet experience