Outbound Transportation Manager (Remote)
About the position 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 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 project basis.
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 by transportation SOWs and SLAs
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
- Strong working knowledge and experience with cost drivers in parcel, LTL, and truckload segments of the transportation industry
Nice-to-haves
- Master’s degree in supply chain, business, or related field
- Experience in a regulated, medical device, or healthcare distribution environment