Transportation Solutions Manager

Work Flexibility: Remote

What you will do-

Join a high-performing transportation and logistics team that is driving cost efficiency, operational excellence, service reliability, and commercial value across Stryker’s U.S. distribution network. As Transportation Solutions Manager, you will lead collaboration and drive policy development to unlock the commercial value of our transportation solutions.

You will serve as the lead transportation representative from our Global Transportation and Trade (GTT) Center of Excellence to our commercial to ensure maximized value in transportation. The focus of this role is to develop and own the value proposition of freight for Stryker. In this role, you will examine, review, and progress our freight billing strategy and policies to align Stryker and customer goals. This role partners closely with Transportation Operations, Indirect Procurement, IT, Finance, Commercial Leadership, Customer Service, and Logistics to understand what our customers require in transportation and match operational steps, systems, and commercial solutions to those requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the overall policy framework for commercialization of transportation services
• Implement policies through strategic initiatives which align with commercial objectives
• Understand, catalogue, and maintain processes for customer freight terms set up and updates
• Understand freight billing methodologies and their intersection with cost structures and systems capabilities
• Develop deep relationships and be a trusted thought partner for our commercial, finance, and operations organizations as applicable
• Monitor and analyze weekly and monthly cost and revenue reports, identifying variances, risks, and revenue improvement opportunities
• Review monthly revenue versus budget and partner with Finance to communicate trends, risks, and savings opportunities
• Act as the primary liaison for all transportation revenue topics across internal stakeholders, including Procurement, Commercial, Transportation, and Logistics

What you need-

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, transportation, business, operations, or related field
• 8+ years of experience in transportation or related areas in a high-volume manufacturing or distribution environment
• Working knowledge and experience with cost drivers in the parcel, LTL, and courier segments of the transportation industry
• Excellent financial and analytical skills
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration through multiple functions
• Ability to influence without direct authority and hold partners accountable to performance expectations
• Experience leading issue resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present data-driven insights to senior leadership
• Consultant-grade presentation building skills with an adept understanding of and appreciation for audience
• 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 various information modeling techniques (such as data and process flow diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams)
• SAP ERP knowledge and SAP TM experience
• Familiarity or experience with Lean, Six Sigma and/or other continuous improvement methodologies

Travel Percentage: 20%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.