Transportation Specialist, Supply Chain & Logistics

Job Title: Transportation Specialist, Supply Chain & Logistics
Location: Rochester Hills, MI (onsite) or Lisle/Bolingbrook, IL (onsite)
Department: Supply Chain & Logistics - Manufacturing Operations
Travel: Less than 10%

As a Transportation Specialist at Molex, you'll play a key role in how our products move across the globe, efficiently, compliantly, and with purpose. This is an opportunity for a logistics professional who enjoys owning transportation processes, working cross‑functionally, and using data and insight to continuously improve how freight moves.

You’ll support both day‑to‑day transportation execution and longer‑term optimization, helping ensure shipments arrive on time, at the right cost, and in alignment with trade and customs requirements. Just as important, you’ll be part of a team that values learning, collaboration, and meaningful contributions.

You’ll join a collaborative Supply Chain & Logistics team that works across Customer Service, Operations, Warehousing, Procurement, and global logistics partners. At Molex, transportation is fully integrated into the supply chain, not a standalone function.

We believe great results come from curious, empowered people who are supported to grow, encouraged to innovate, and focused on creating value for customers and teammates.

In our Principled Based Management culture, you’ll be trusted to take ownership, share ideas, and grow your transportation expertise in a global environment.

In this role, you will:

• Plan, coordinate, and support inbound and outbound transportation to ensure shipments move efficiently, cost‑effectively, and on schedule
• Create routing instructions for new customers, ensuring alignment with Molex transportation policies while considering tariff and trade impacts
• Maintain and continuously improve routing guides, partnering with Customer Service to ensure shipping instructions are complete, accurate, and executable
• Support trade and customs‑related requirements, including understanding bonded operations, validating FIRMS codes, and identifying gaps between customer information and shipping requirements
• Collaborate across teams and with external partners (carriers, vendors, customers) to coordinate shipments, resolve issues, and manage exceptions
• Analyze transportation and logistics data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities (e.g., mode optimization, cost comparisons, routing effectiveness)
• Prepare reports and share insights that help the organization make informed transportation and supply chain decisions
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, bringing forward ideas that improve service, cost, and operational effectiveness

• 2 or more years of experience in transportation, logistics, or supply chain operations
• Handson involvement coordinating freight, working with carriers, or managing shipping instructions
• Experience working with shipping documentation and ensuring compliance with transportation and trade requirements
• Experience managing multiple shipments, priorities, and stakeholders in a fastpaced environment
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team oriented approach

• Experience using SAP or another ERP/TMS to manage routing guides, shipping instructions, or master data (e.g., shipto, plant, or customer codes)
• Exposure to international transportation, trade compliance, or customs‑related processes
• Experience analyzing transportation costs, transit times, or carrier performance
• Familiarity with continuous improvement or data driven problem solving in logistics
• Bachelors degree in any relevant field
• Professional working proficiency in English and Spanish, including the ability to speak, read, and write both languages in a business environment.

For this role, we anticipate paying $75,000 to $85,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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