Director of Transportation

Director of Transportation  

Role Summary  

Advatix™ is looking for a Director of Transportation to join our swiftly growing team. The Director of Transportation is the subject matter expert (SME) for all transportation solutions and is a vital solutions team member. The Director of Transportation will report to the Chief Solutions Officer and serve as an executive team advisor. They will be responsible for establishing and overseeing the development of strategies supporting the company’s growing transportation operations. The Director of Transportation will work with the Chief Logistics Office (CLO) and the SVP of Operations to manage internal, cross-functional relationships and oversee significant third-party supplier and vendor relationships to ensure optimal performance of the outsourced transportation network. They will establish strategy, structure, processes, and systems capable of scaling to support rapidly expanding national line haul operations. The Director of Transportation is responsible for modeling company values and promoting culture while ensuring an effective and deployable succession plan.  

Key Results Areas  

• Establish, in partnership with the senior leadership team, multi-year transportation growth strategies aligned with company-wide strategic and capital allocation priorities and initiatives  

• Work with the commercial teams to demonstrate credibility and drive the development of best-fit solutions for Advatix’s™ customer base  

• Ensure the seamless transition from planning to execution via the CLO, adjusting as market conditions change and evolve  

• Communicate transportation strategy, tactical priorities, and performance expectations across the transportation organization while working collaboratively with leadership to ensure the plans are productively aligned with both annual and long-term goals  

• Research growth opportunities using internal and external reporting, forecasts, and market analysis while working with members of the executive and analytics teams  

• Work with the technology team as an SME in defining requirements for the next generation of Transportation Management Systems (TMS) for the Advatix™ CloudSuite™ (ACS) Platform while filling gaps to execute Customer Solutions being launched  

• Lead cost/benefit analysis and risk assessments to evaluate the feasibility and profitability of potential external partnerships  

• Identify risk reduction measures through effective risk mitigation programs that focus on appropriate financial, operations, regulatory, and customer service needs  

• Manage external partners strategically with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement, as well as operationally ensuring the partners’ adherence to contractual obligations, regulatory governance through SLAs, operational escalation procedures, and day-to-day operational engagement  

• Lisae with internal general counsel and cross-functional leadership to develop contractual agreements with external partners  

• Partner with cross-functional leadership to enhance processes, allocate resources, identify tradeoffs, and leverage our product, technology, and back-office teams to drive execution  

Skills & Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or a related field; master’s degree in supply chain or a related field is preferred  

• A minimum of ten years of experience in the industry with a minimum of seven years of leadership experience and at least five of those years in a senior management or executive role  

• Previous experience with a private company or a significant business unity, preferably with a complex transportation, fleet ops, and logistics footprint  

• Knowledge of business scaling situations focused on significant growth and potential change  

• Strong insight into driving continuous improvement and operational experience  

• Recognized as a transportation “guru”  

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills  

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software with at least a basic understanding of data analytics  

• Experience with WMS and TMS design and development and broad knowledge of transit tracking  

Key Competencies  

• Leadership  

• Business acumen  

• Judgment  

• Communication skills  

• Integrity and ethics  

• Collaboration  

• Management skills (including the ability to involve and coordinate internal and external resources, as well as delegate and supervise)  

• Transportation/Logistics knowledge and expertise  

Advatix®, Inc. is one of the world’s leading providers of e-commerce Supply Chain and Logistics Consulting Services and Solutions that enable its clients to transform their operations for speed, service, and cost of fulfillment and delivery of goods and services. We are committed to an inclusive workplace that does not discriminate against race, nationality, religion, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity. We believe in diversity and encourage any qualified individual to apply. We are an EEOC Employer.    

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