Transportation Manager (6-month contract)
DECIEMWHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM? We are a collective of disrupters and doers, of creatives and scientists, with a mission to reimagine the world of beauty. Since inception, our vertically integrated structure, including our own laboratories, manufacturing, retail stores, and brand infrastructure, have enabled us to rapidly identify opportunities and deliver quality. Home to The Ordinary, NIOD, AVESTAN, and other emerging brands, our goal is to create with purpose. We were founded on the principle of doing everything that others don’t. Because normal gets you nowhere. We are DECIEM, The Abnormal Beauty Company. We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us! WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR The Transportation Manager exists to provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of the global Transportation function, ensuring efficient, compliant, and uninterrupted transportation operations. The Lead is responsible for coordinating daily activities, managing and supporting transportation-related projects and process improvements, resolving operational escalations, and serving as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders and external transportation partners. The role also provides cross-functional backup coverage for the four existing Transportation positions during periods of vacation, illness, or other absences, ensuring continuity of critical transportation activities and maintaining service levels across the business. This position is a contract that will expire on June 30th, 2027 and is based out of our Distribution Center located in Mississauga . This position offers a hybrid work schedule of 4-days a week in-office and 1-day a week work-from-home. PAY RANGE The anticipated hourly range for this position is $90,000 to $100,000. Exact hourly rate depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Hourly range may vary based on geographic location. WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE Lead and coordinate daily global transportation activities to ensure timely, efficient, compliant, and cost-effective movement of goods. Monitor transportation performance, service levels, carrier execution, shipment issues, and operational priorities across regions. Coordinate with internal stakeholders, carriers, freight forwarders, customs/brokerage providers, and other logistics partners to maintain service continuity. Utilize ERP and transportation systems, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365), SAP, and TMS platforms, to monitor transactions, shipments, costs, and operational performance Lead transportation-related projects, system enhancements, process improvements, and initiatives designed to improve service, efficiency, visibility, and cost performance. Identify opportunities to standardize processes in the department and implement sustainable improvements. Resolve complex transportation escalations involving service disruptions, carrier performance, shipment delays, routing issues, documentation, system transactions, and other operational challenges. Monitor transportation spend, service performance, carrier KPIs, and operational metrics against established targets. Review transportation costs and identify opportunities for cost avoidance, savings, and improved utilization of transportation resources Make day-to-day operational decisions regarding transportation priorities, shipment execution, carrier selection or escalation, routing, service recovery, and resource allocation within established policies and delegated authority. Provide functional leadership, direction, and subject-matter expertise to the Transportation team and establish priorities to support current and future business requirements. Coordinate workload, coverage, priorities, and resources across the function to ensure effective service delivery SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Transportation, or a relate…