(USA) General Transportation Manager - Regional (Transportation)

Position Summary... What you'll do...The General Transportation Manager is responsible for leading transportation operations within a Walmart distribution network, ensuring safe, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective movement of freight while delivering exceptional service to stores, clubs, customers, and business partners. This role provides strategic and operational leadership across fleet readiness, transportation planning, asset management, safety, compliance, vendor relationships, and associate development while driving a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. The General Transportation Manager partners with cross-functional teams to optimize network performance, leverage data-driven decision making, manage transportation assets, and ensure the successful execution of Walmart's supply chain strategy. What You'll Do Lead Transportation Operations Direct daily transportation operations to ensure on-time delivery, service reliability, and execution of operational goals. Manage inbound and outbound transportation activities across multiple freight types and business channels. Drive optimization of routing, scheduling, capacity utilization, and network efficiency. Identify opportunities to enhance transportation performance while balancing cost, service, and safety objectives. Partner across Supply Chain, Fleet Maintenance, Distribution, Store Operations, and Home Office teams to support network initiatives. Drive Fleet Readiness and Asset Performance Oversee fleet availability and utilization to meet business demand and operational schedules. Lead programs that maximize the lifecycle, reliability, and performance of transportation assets. Guide preventive maintenance strategies that improve fleet uptime and reduce operational disruptions. Support fleet planning decisions involving company-owned, leased, and third-party transportation resources. Ensure effective management of parts inventories, equipment replacement strategies, and total cost of ownership initiatives. Utilize Data and Technology to Improve Performance Leverage transportation, operational, and financial data to drive business decisions and improve outcomes. Monitor key performance indicators and develop actionable insights to improve transportation network performance. Lead adoption of innovative technologies, predictive analytics, automation, artificial intelligence, and digital tools that create efficiencies and reduce costs. Partner with Technology, Data Science, and Analytics teams to develop future-state capabilities that support business objectives. Promote a culture of data-driven decision-making across the operation. Lead Exception Management and Business Continuity Oversee response strategies for transportation disruptions, service interruptions, and operational escalations. Drive network preparedness for planned and unplanned events impacting transportation execution. Implement processes that reduce non-value-added activities and improve operational resilience. Lead teams through crisis management situations while minimizing customer and business impact. Ensure resources, training, and technologies are in place to support operational continuity. Promote Operational Excellence Champion continuous improvement initiatives that drive productivity, efficiency, and cost savings. Evaluate transportation processes and implement best practices aligned to Walmart's One Best Way methodology. Lead root cause analysis efforts to identify and resolve operational challenges. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to simplify processes, reduce waste, and improve service levels. Ensure consistency and compliance with standard operating procedures across the transportation operation. Ensure Safety and Regulatory Compliance Foster a culture where safety is the top priority for associates, drivers, contractors, and business partners. Ensure compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT), OSHA, EPA, and all applicable federal, state, and …

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