Sourcing Manager, LTL Transportation
Job Number: 11775
External Description:
The Sourcing Manager, Global Parcel & Transportation is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies for global Parcel transportation services, while supporting the broader transportation team across all
modes in North America, including Truckload, Intermodal, LTL, and Flatbed, and leading logistics analytics transformation initiatives that improve transportation performance, cost, service, and productivity. This role
combines category management responsibilities with advanced analytics leadership in a team-oriented environment, supporting the organization's transition to AI-enabled and data-driven logistics decision making.
Logistics Analytics & Digital Transformation
• Lead logistics analytics initiatives that improve transportation visibility, service performance, and cost
optimization.
• Develop transportation dashboards, KPI scorecards, predictive analytics models, and executive reporting
tools.
• Partner with Digital and Technology teams to implement advanced analytics, automation, AI, and GenAI
solutions across logistics operations.
• Translate transportation data into actionable recommendations that improve business performance.
• Develop long-term logistics analytics roadmaps aligned with supply chain objectives.
• Leverage global parcel, freight spend, carrier, and network data to identify optimization opportunities.
Global Parcel & Multimodal Strategic Sourcing
• Develop and execute global Parcel category strategies.
• Lead carrier RFQs, bid events and negotiations.
• Manage annual global Parcel sourcing processes and support sourcing events for Truckload, Intermodal, LTL, and Flatbed.
• Develop routing guide strategies and carrier allocations.
• Continuously benchmark global and regional market rates and industry trends across all modes.
Carrier Relationship Management
• Manage global, national and regional parcel and freight carrier partnerships.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews.
• Drive carrier accountability through scorecards.
• Resolve service, capacity and performance issues.
Freight & Parcel Cost Optimization
• Improve transportation productivity and savings.
• Analyze modal conversion opportunities.
• Support consolidation and network optimization initiatives globally.
• Increase freight density and utilization.
Analytics & Performance Management
• Monitor transportation KPIs.
• Analyze global parcel and freight spend trends and lane performance.
• Create data-driven recommendations.
• Measure carrier performance and sourcing effectiveness.
Risk & Capacity Management
• Develop contingency plans.
• Monitor global market conditions and fuel trends.
• Diversify carrier portfolio.
• Support business continuity planning.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, Analytics
• 5+ years of experience in transportation sourcing, logistics, procurement, or supply chain.
• 3+ years experience leveraging analytics to drive business results.
Preferred Qualifications
• Strong understanding of global parcel, freight transportation and logistics operations across all modes.
• Experience developing dashboards, KPIs, and business intelligence reporting.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills and a collaborative, team-first approach.
• Experience managing transportation spend exceeding 25M-50M.
• Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or advanced analytics experience.
• GenAI or AI-enabled analytics experience.
• Transportation Management System (TMS) experience.
• Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Manufacturing or distribution environment experience
Job Number: 30219240
Community / Marketing Title: Sourcing Manager, LTL Transportation
Location_formattedLocationLong: Florida, US