Manager, International Logistics

Job Description:

Job Title Manager, International Logistics

You will translate global transportation strategies into effective regional execution while driving improvements in service, cost, reliability, visibility, resiliency, and operational performance.

• Leading USAC international Ocean and Air transportation operations, ensuring reliable, efficient, and cost-effective execution aligned with business and customer requirements.
• Developing and executing regional transportation strategies aligned with global logistics direction and USAC priorities.
• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of more than 20 logistics professionals, establishing clear priorities, accountability, performance expectations, and development plans.
• Establishing effective operating models, governance, and management mechanisms to drive consistent execution and operational excellence.
• Managing and strengthening relationships with ocean carriers, airlines, freight forwarders, and logistics service providers, driving performance and continuous improvement.
• Developing and monitoring transportation KPIs, dashboards, and scorecards across service, cost, reliability, visibility, and operational performance.
• Serving as a regional escalation point for complex transportation issues and driving timely resolution, root‑cause analysis, and sustainable corrective actions.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on transportation cycle time, cost, reliability, productivity, process standardization, and service.
• Strengthening end‑to‑end shipment visibility, data quality, and exception management to enable proactive decision‑making.
• Partnering with Planning, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and other stakeholders to improve transportation forecasting, capacity planning, cost, and execution.
• Monitoring global transportation markets, capacity constraints, service disruptions, and emerging risks, and developing mitigation and contingency solutions.
• Leading the adoption of transportation technologies, analytics, automation, and digital visibility capabilities.
• Providing strategic insights on transportation capabilities, market conditions, performance, costs, risks, and opportunities to regional and global stakeholders.
• Leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives and resolving global logistics challenges across multiple regions, stakeholders, and logistics providers.
• Building organizational capabilities and promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer‑focused execution.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
• Fifteen (15) years of progressive experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Transportation in a private, public, government, or military environment.
• Five (5) years of experience in domestic and international logistics and transportation, including international Ocean and Air freight.
• Three (3) years of experience leading and developing teams and managing complex, cross‑functional initiatives.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Strong knowledge of international Ocean and Air transportation, freight forwarding, carriers, and international transportation operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing large logistics teams and building organizational capabilities.
• Experience managing logistics service providers and driving performance through KPIs, scorecards, business reviews, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated experience resolving complex global logistics and supply chain problems across regions, functions, and external partners.
• Experience working in a highly matrixed, global organization and influencing stakeholders…