Director of Transportation and Distribution

Position:

Director of Transportation and Distribution

Location:

Minneapolis, MNRemote Status:
Hybrid

Job :

6762

# of Openings:

1

DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTIONHYBRID | ONSITE AT JOSTENS’ MINNEAPOLIS HEADQUARTERS 3 DAYS/WEEK

ABOUT YOU:

The Director of Transportation and Distribution is responsible for developing and executing the enterprise transportation and distribution strategy across a complex, highly seasonal network.

The role leads domestic and international freight strategy, carrier and third-party logistics providermanagement, network optimization, freight visibility, and distribution operating-model improvement.

This leader balances cost-to-serve, service reliability, working capital, compliance, and execution risk while creating clear accountability for transportation performance and sustainable margin improvement.

This is a hybrid role which requires the selected candidate to be onsite at our Minneapolis location from Tuesday - Thursday.

YOU WILL:

Responsibilities of this role include:

Enterprise Transportation and Distribution Strategy Develop and implement multi-year strategies and operating policies for inbound, outbound, intercompany, parcel, LTL, truckload, ocean, air, and cross-border transportation.

Translate business growth, SIOP, sourcing, and customer-service requirements into an executable network roadmap.

Network Optimization and Cost-to-Serve Lead lane-level routing, mode selection, shipment consolidation, zone-skipping/pool-point, inventory-positioning, and distribution-node analyses.

Evaluate build, buy, or partner options and convert recommendations into implementation plans with clear cost, service, capital, and risk trade-offs.

Enterprise Network Strategy & Transformation Evaluate and implement network redesign opportunities including 3PL strategy, distribution footprint optimization, nearshore network development, cross-border flows, and automation initiatives.

Develop the long-term transportation and distribution roadmap supporting growth, service, working capital, and margin objectives.

Freight Financial Management and Cost Optimization Own freight budgeting, forecasting, monthly variance bridges, and savings delivery.

Establish total-cost and cost-to-serve views by mode, lane, site, product, customer, and shipment type.

Control fuel, accessorial, residential, expedite, and other surcharge exposure and ensure savings are validated with Finance and reflected in operating results.

Data, Technology, and Performance Management Establish a standardized KPI and governance framework for cost, on-time pickup and delivery, transit time, tender acceptance, claims, damage, expedites, carrier compliance, and forecast accuracy.

Improve transportation data integrity and use analytics to identify root causes and prioritize action.

Risk, Compliance, and Cross-Functional Leadership Partner with Global Trade Compliance, Sourcing, Planning, Operations, Finance, Sales, Product, Customer Service, and IT to manage cross-border flows, vendor routing requirements, business continuity, peak execution, and transportation-related regulatory obligations.

Lead scenario planning and issue resolution for capacity, service disruption, tariffs, and network transitions.

This role does have a 25% travel requirement and some international travel may be required.  This role also has one direct report.  YOU HAVE:

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field. 12+ years of experience in transportation, logistics, distribution, and supply chain leadership. Strong working knowledge of parcel, LTL, truckload, intermodal, ocean, air, cross-border, and final-mile transportation. Proven experience developing transportation and distribution strategies, managing carrier and 3PL networks, and leading complex RFPs and commercial negotiations.

Demonstrated ability to build cost-to-serve models, freight budgets and forecasts, and mode/lane/site-level performance views. Experience implementing transportation cost-reduction and service-improvement initiatives with measurable financial impact. Knowledge of carrier contracts, fuel and accessorial structures, routing guides, SLAs, claims, and contingency planning. Ability to lead cross-functional network design and implementation work across Operations, Finance, SIOP, Sourcing, IT, Sales, and Customer Service. Strong analytical and executive communication skills, with the ability to convert complex network…