Transportation Supervisor

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Job Description:

We’re one of the world’s largest providers of transportation and logistics services. Our customers range from small and mid-sized companies up to global enterprises. Our Global Logistics and Distribution business unit provides comprehensive logistics services and warehousing solutions utilizing a global network of distribution centers, innovative technology and supply chain expertise to manage the flow of goods from receiving to storage and order processing to shipment.

Job Summary:

The Senior Transport Planning Supervisor is responsible for leading and optimizing pickup execution, placard compliance, and Lab Port operational performance within the managed transportation network. This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant pickup visibility across laboratory and healthcare logistics flows, with a strong emphasis on exception prevention, data integrity, and carrier accountability.

The position oversees daily operations related to pickup placard generation, validation, and execution, as well as Lab Port performance management, ensuring adherence to customer SLAs, regulatory requirements, and UPS Healthcare quality standards. The Supervisor partners cross-functionally with operations, carriers, Lab Port teams, and customers to proactively identify risks, resolve systemic issues, and drive continuous improvement.

This leader manages and develops a team responsible for standardized transportation processes, leveraging analytics, transportation management systems (MxTMS), and operational dashboards to improve pickup reliability, reduce service failures, and enhance end-to-end shipment visibility. The role plays a critical part in escalation management, root-cause analysis, and corrective action execution, ensuring sustainable performance improvements across the network.

Qualifications:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office
  - Required
• Must be currently located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to relocate yourself
  -Required
• Softeon knowledge
  - Required
• Inventory experience
  - Required
• 3PL experience
  - Required
• Experience in managing direct reports
  - Preferred
• UPS Small Package Knowledge  Prior work experience
  - Preferred
• Cross-functional team leadership experience
  - Preferred

Working Hours: Monday through Friday from 7:00AM to 3:30PM.

Job Level : 77 - Supervisor

Job Grade: 20E

Final date to receive applications: August 3rd, 2026, at 11:59 PM.

Employee Type:

Permanent

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Other Criteria:

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.