Americas Transportation Operations Leader
$187,600–$257,950 year
On-siteEagan, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Lead transportation operations across the Americas, ensuring safe, compliant, cost-effective, and reliable execution of domestic, cross-border, and international freight movements. Develop regional strategies, operating plans, budgets, and carrier strategies while directing activities by setting priorities, allocating resources, and monitoring performance against service, cost, quality, and compliance objectives. Provide leadership for the transportation team through coaching, performance management, and succession planning, and manage complex challenges such as service disruptions and capacity constraints. Partner with Supply Chain, Procurement, and Manufacturing teams to optimize transportation performance and support business continuity. This role supports Solventum's mission to enable better, smarter, safer healthcare through game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material, and data science.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, transportation, business, engineering, or a related field
- 10-12 years of experience
- Experience with Transportation operations, carrier management, freight execution, import/export coordination, logistics systems, operational governance, and related supply chain processes
- Experience with Regional operating requirements, customer expectations, and transportation market dynamics
- Experience with Transportation management systems, ERP platforms, freight audit and payment processes, analytics tools, and relevant corporate systems
- Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status)
- Must be available for travel to Eagan when required
- Must be available for up to 10% domestic/international travel
- Relocation Assistance: May be authorized
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in supply chain, logistics, transportation, business, engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution
- Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence across functions and drive results through others
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