Transportation Manager

Location: San Giovanni Valdarno

Overview
We are accelerating electrification and a more sustainable future. We have ambitious plans for impact, company growth, and customer satisfaction.

To support this journey, we are looking for an outstanding Transportation Manager to build and lead a leading transportation capability across our global operations.

This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in complex international environments, combining strong logistics expertise with digital process ownership, and can turn transportation into a competitive advantage.

You will own global transportation performance, ensuring deliveries are executed on time against customer-confirmed dates, while driving reliability, cost competitiveness, visibility, and service excellence across the network.

Accountabilities

Managing our partners to ensure timely deliveries and transport operations (including customs clearance processes), as well as efficient solutions

Establish effective and competitive transportation rates, in partnership with procurement

Developing and owning the digital tools which enable your objectives, including SAP shipping routes and the transport management system (TMSs)

Developing and maintaining track-and-trace capabilities to increase shipment visibility

Continuously improving and driving convergence towards best-in-class standards of transportation processes, performance, and digital integration across regions

Qualifications
We are looking for a hands‑on, business‑minded transportation leader with global experience, strong supplier management skills, and the ability to connect operational execution with strategic growth. The ideal candidate is structured, data‑driven, customer‑focused, and comfortable working across functions, systems, and geographies. You know how to manage complexity, challenge partners, improve processes, and deliver results.

Other essential requirements:

5+ years in global transportation/logistics management (ideally in an industrial environment) with team leadership experience

Exceptional analytical, structured, and data‑driven approach, with the ability to turn operational issues into sustainable process improvements

Strong capability to define, monitor, and improve logistics KPIs such as OTIF, OTD, pickup reliability, delivery reliability, claims, lead time, and transport cost

Solid knowledge of SAP, TMS & track and trace solutions, with the ability to implement new systems to drive performance improvements

Superior ability to work effectively across global regions, plants, warehouses, sales, customer service, trade compliance, IT, procurement, and external logistics partners

Excellent English and Italian communication skills and the seniority to influence internal stakeholders and external partners

Compensation Details
The employment framework is based on the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for the Metalworking Industry, with an indicative level between B3/A1 and a minimum gross annual salary starting from €53,000. The specific level and compensation package will be defined based on the outcome of the selection process (including experience, skills set, and role fit), in accordance with objective, transparent, and gender‑neutral criteria, in line with pay equity and equal opportunity principles.

The total compensation package also includes a variable bonus linked to individual and company targets.

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