Senior Level Transportation Manager Jobs
Senior level transportation manager jobs place experienced professionals in charge of supply chain strategy, logistics network decisions, and the teams and projects that keep freight moving efficiently. Roles are concentrated across Consulting & Professional Services, Construction & Real Estate, and Healthcare & Medical Services, with 29% offering remote or hybrid arrangements, and employers like HDR, Michael Baker International, and Ardurra hiring at this level now.
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Senior Manager, Global Transportation
Location: New York, NY (hybrid)
Department: Transportation Logistics
Type: Full-time
Reports To: Executive Director, Warehouse Operations, Logistics & Trade Compliance
About Tarte
Tarte is a leading innovator in the cosmetics industry, known for high-performance, cruelty-free beauty products and a loyal global customer base. Getting product to that customer, on time and at the right cost, across retail, e-commerce, and international markets, depends on a transportation network that runs reliably every day. We are seeking a Sr. Manager, Global Transportation to manage that network: leading day-to-day execution, managing carrier and provider performance, tracking and analyzing transportation spend, and improving the processes that keep Tarte product moving around the world.
Position Overview
The Sr. Manager, Global Transportation will manage Tarte's global transportation operations, ensuring product moves efficiently, on time, and within budget across modes, regions, and carriers. This is a hands-on role that combines operational management with analytical and financial responsibility. The successful candidate will manage carriers and providers, track and report on spend, improve processes, and lead a small team, while supporting the broader transportation strategy set with the Executive Director.
Key Responsibilities
Transportation Operations:
- Manage day-to-day global transportation execution across modes, regions, and lanes, including planning, booking, tracking, and delivery.
- Resolve service issues, delays, and exceptions quickly, and manage claims through resolution.
- Identify opportunities to improve cost, service, and capacity, and recommend network changes to leadership.
Spend Management & Reporting:
- Support the annual transportation budget and own monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and spend reporting.
- Track spend by carrier, mode, lane, and region; identify cost drivers, trends, and savings opportunities.
- Oversee freight audit and payment processes and partner with Finance on accruals and reporting accuracy.
Data & Performance Analytics:
- Build and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and scorecards covering carrier performance, service levels, and spend.
- Turn data into clear recommendations for cost reduction, carrier decisions, and service improvements.
Process Improvement:
- Develop, document, and maintain SOPs and workflows for transportation planning, execution, claims, and exception management.
- Identify process gaps and manual work, and implement practical, scalable improvements.
Carrier & Provider Management:
- Manage relationships with carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, and 3PLs, including scorecards, regular business reviews, and corrective-action plans.
- Support sourcing, RFPs, rate negotiations, and carrier onboarding.
Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership:
- Lead, coach, and develop transportation team members, setting clear goals and expectations.
- Partner with Warehouse Operations, Logistics, Trade Compliance, Finance, Procurement, IT, and Customer Service to support end-to-end product movement and regulatory requirements.
- Communicate performance, results, and risks to the Executive Director.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in transportation, logistics, or supply chain, including experience managing global or international shipments.
- Experience managing carriers, freight forwarders, 3PLs, or other transportation providers.
- Working knowledge of transportation budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, and freight audit/payment.
- Strong analytical skills; advanced Excel and experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
- Use AI and automation tools to automate manual and daily tasks, such as reporting, spend analysis, and exception management, and to surface cost and service insights faster.
- Experience with TMS, ERP, or other transportation technology.
- Experience leading or mentoring team members; strong communication and stakeholder skills.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in consumer goods, beauty, or retail, and in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Experience developing SOPs, KPIs, and reporting, or leading process-improvement projects.
- Lean/Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM, or related certification.
What Success Looks Like
Within the first 12 months, the successful candidate will:
- Run reliable day-to-day global transportation operations with strong on-time and service performance.
- Deliver accurate monthly forecasting and spend reporting with clear visibility into cost drivers.
- Implement carrier scorecards, KPIs, and dashboards, and hold providers accountable to them.
- Document and improve core processes and deliver measurable cost or service improvements.
- Build a capable, engaged team with clear roles and accountability.
Ideal Candidate
An experienced, hands-on transportation professional who is as comfortable in the data as on a call with a carrier. They are analytical, organized, and operationally strong, take ownership of results, and enjoy improving how things work while developing the people around them.
Our Perks
- Salary range: $110,000-130,000 (Compensation will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill level, relevant work experience & education)
- Medical, dental, vision, 401K plan & access to health & wellness programs
- Paid vacation, holidays, summer Fridays, birthdays off, volunteer time & more
- Makeup gratis, employee discount on tarte.com, team give back initiatives
- Friendly, fun, creative & collaborative work environment
Tarte is an equal opportunity employer.
Senior Manager, Global Transportation
Location: New York, NY (hybrid)
Department: Transportation Logistics
Type: Full-time
Reports To: Executive Director, Warehouse Operations, Logistics & Trade Compliance
About Tarte
Tarte is a leading innovator in the cosmetics industry, known for high-performance, cruelty-free beauty products and a loyal global customer base. Getting product to that customer, on time and at the right cost, across retail, e-commerce, and international markets, depends on a transportation network that runs reliably every day. We are seeking a Sr. Manager, Global Transportation to manage that network: leading day-to-day execution, managing carrier and provider performance, tracking and analyzing transportation spend, and improving the processes that keep Tarte product moving around the world.
Position Overview
The Sr. Manager, Global Transportation will manage Tarte's global transportation operations, ensuring product moves efficiently, on time, and within budget across modes, regions, and carriers. This is a hands-on role that combines operational management with analytical and financial responsibility. The successful candidate will manage carriers and providers, track and report on spend, improve processes, and lead a small team, while supporting the broader transportation strategy set with the Executive Director.
Key Responsibilities
Transportation Operations:
- Manage day-to-day global transportation execution across modes, regions, and lanes, including planning, booking, tracking, and delivery.
- Resolve service issues, delays, and exceptions quickly, and manage claims through resolution.
- Identify opportunities to improve cost, service, and capacity, and recommend network changes to leadership.
Spend Management & Reporting:
- Support the annual transportation budget and own monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and spend reporting.
- Track spend by carrier, mode, lane, and region; identify cost drivers, trends, and savings opportunities.
- Oversee freight audit and payment processes and partner with Finance on accruals and reporting accuracy.
Data & Performance Analytics:
- Build and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and scorecards covering carrier performance, service levels, and spend.
- Turn data into clear recommendations for cost reduction, carrier decisions, and service improvements.
Process Improvement:
- Develop, document, and maintain SOPs and workflows for transportation planning, execution, claims, and exception management.
- Identify process gaps and manual work, and implement practical, scalable improvements.
Carrier & Provider Management:
- Manage relationships with carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, and 3PLs, including scorecards, regular business reviews, and corrective-action plans.
- Support sourcing, RFPs, rate negotiations, and carrier onboarding.
Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership:
- Lead, coach, and develop transportation team members, setting clear goals and expectations.
- Partner with Warehouse Operations, Logistics, Trade Compliance, Finance, Procurement, IT, and Customer Service to support end-to-end product movement and regulatory requirements.
- Communicate performance, results, and risks to the Executive Director.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in transportation, logistics, or supply chain, including experience managing global or international shipments.
- Experience managing carriers, freight forwarders, 3PLs, or other transportation providers.
- Working knowledge of transportation budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, and freight audit/payment.
- Strong analytical skills; advanced Excel and experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
- Use AI and automation tools to automate manual and daily tasks, such as reporting, spend analysis, and exception management, and to surface cost and service insights faster.
- Experience with TMS, ERP, or other transportation technology.
- Experience leading or mentoring team members; strong communication and stakeholder skills.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in consumer goods, beauty, or retail, and in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Experience developing SOPs, KPIs, and reporting, or leading process-improvement projects.
- Lean/Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM, or related certification.
What Success Looks Like
Within the first 12 months, the successful candidate will:
- Run reliable day-to-day global transportation operations with strong on-time and service performance.
- Deliver accurate monthly forecasting and spend reporting with clear visibility into cost drivers.
- Implement carrier scorecards, KPIs, and dashboards, and hold providers accountable to them.
- Document and improve core processes and deliver measurable cost or service improvements.
- Build a capable, engaged team with clear roles and accountability.
Ideal Candidate
An experienced, hands-on transportation professional who is as comfortable in the data as on a call with a carrier. They are analytical, organized, and operationally strong, take ownership of results, and enjoy improving how things work while developing the people around them.
Our Perks
- Salary range: $110,000-130,000 (Compensation will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill level, relevant work experience & education)
- Medical, dental, vision, 401K plan & access to health & wellness programs
- Paid vacation, holidays, summer Fridays, birthdays off, volunteer time & more
- Makeup gratis, employee discount on tarte.com, team give back initiatives
- Friendly, fun, creative & collaborative work environment
Tarte is an equal opportunity employer.
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Senior Level Transportation Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level transportation manager job?
Employers at this level look for candidates who have owned logistics outcomes end to end, not just executed tasks. Demonstrating that you have led cross-functional initiatives, managed carrier relationships at scale, and driven measurable cost or service improvements will set you apart. Experience mentoring junior staff and presenting to executive stakeholders is increasingly expected at senior-level roles.
Which companies hire senior level transportation managers?
Companies hiring senior level transportation managers right now include HDR, Michael Baker International, and Ardurra, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from large manufacturers, third-party logistics providers, and retailers with complex distribution networks that need experienced leaders to own performance.
Are there remote senior level transportation manager jobs?
Yes, though many roles at this level remain on-site or hybrid given the operational oversight they require. About 29% of senior level transportation manager openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, concentrated largely in companies with mature logistics technology stacks where network strategy can be managed without a daily floor presence.
What makes a transportation manager role senior level?
Senior level roles are defined by scope and accountability. Where a mid-level manager executes within an established framework, a senior transportation manager sets that framework, owns the budget, and is responsible for outcomes across the entire network or region. These roles also carry a mentoring dimension, with direct reports or junior managers looking to them for technical guidance and strategic direction.
Which industries hire the most senior level transportation managers?
Senior Level transportation manager roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Construction & Real Estate, and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Those sectors drive hiring at this level because their logistics volumes and regulatory requirements demand experienced leaders who can make high-stakes decisions about carrier selection, route optimization, and compliance without close supervision.