Manager, Domestic Transportation
ArhausJob Details Description Overview The Manager, Domestic Transportation leads the strategy, planning, execution, and continuous improvement of the Company's domestic transportation network. This role is responsible for transportation performance across distribution centers, hubs, stores, and customers, ensuring service, cost, capacity, and operational objectives are achieved. The Manager provides leadership for transportation associates, develops transportation strategies, manages carrier relationships, and partners cross-functionally to drive operational excellence and business growth. Success in this role is measured through on-time delivery, transportation cost management, trailer utilization, carrier performance, load efficiency, reverse-logistics execution, forecast accuracy, team development, and achievement of departmental goals. Essential Duties And Responsibilities Lead the daily execution and overall performance of domestic transportation operations, ensuring efficient movement of inventory throughout the network. Establish and manage transportation schedules, capacity plans, and load-planning activities to support service and cost objectives. Partner with distribution centers, hubs, stores, and transportation providers to ensure on-time delivery performance and effective capacity utilization. Develop transportation forecasts and analyze operational performance to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. Lead reverse-logistics activities, ensuring timely and compliant return processing across hubs and distribution centers. Manage transportation requirements for store transfers, new-store openings, and special projects. Lead carrier sourcing, contract negotiations, onboarding, performance management, and relationship development. Ensure transportation costs are controlled through invoice auditing, rate compliance, and network optimization initiatives. Support transportation systems and technology enhancements by defining business requirements and driving user adoption. Develop and maintain transportation KPIs, dashboards, and reporting to support decision-making and performance management. Lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance service, efficiency, scalability, and financial performance. Serve as the primary escalation point for transportation issues and drive timely resolution of operational challenges. Ensure compliance with company policies, transportation regulations, contractual obligations, and safety standards. Lead, coach, and develop direct reports through performance management, training, succession planning, and career development. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer focus, and continuous improvement. Manage staffing, workload allocation, onboarding, and employee development to support current and future business needs. Build strong cross-functional partnerships and serve as a transportation subject matter expert for the organization. Perform other duties and special projects as assigned Competencies Leadership and team development Strategic thinking and business acumen Transportation and logistics expertise Financial and analytical acumen Data-driven decision making Continuous improvement mindset Change leadership and adaptability Effective communication and influence Cross-functional collaboration Customer focus and service orientation Accountability and results orientation Problem-solving and decision-making skills Education, Experience And Other Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business, or a related field. Five or more years of experience managing domestic transportation operations, including truckload, LTL, parcel, and linehaul transportation. Two or more years of leadership experience with responsibility for coaching, developing, and managing employees. Experience with transportation management systems (TMS) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Demonstrated success managing transportation performance, carrier rel…