Transportation Specialist; Hybrid OR Remote

Transportation Specialist (Hybrid
- Eagan, MN OR Remote)### Transportation Specialist (Hybrid
- Eagan, MN OR Remote)
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**** Transportation Specialist
**** 3M Health Care is now Solventum
**** At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.
**** We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.
**** The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
** As a Transportation Specialist, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. You will make an impact by providing functional expertise, project leadership, and oversight of operational execution of transportation activities for Solventum across US and Canada. This role requires a subject matter expert who will coordinate with both internal and external clients as well as with logistics service providers.

Here, you will make an impact by:  
* Managing day-to-day ocean and air freight operations originating in the Americas, including shipment planning, booking, export coordination, shipment visibility, and delivery performance.
* Monitoring freight forwarder performance through established operating standards, KPIs, and corrective action plans to meet service, cost, capacity, and compliance objectives.
* Resolving transportation disruptions, capacity constraints, shipment delays, and service escalations by coordinating recovery plans and alternative routing solutions while balancing service, cost, compliance, and supply continuity.
* Providing operational expertise and data-driven recommendations to support transportation strategies, budgets, capacity planning, sourcing initiatives, network optimization, and cost-saving opportunities.
* Partnering with procurement, manufacturing, distribution, regional operations, Trade Compliance, Quality, and Regulatory teams to align transportation services and routing strategies with business needs and compliance requirements.
* Leading continuous improvement initiatives and transportation projects focused on service performance, shipment visibility, process standardization, cost reduction, and logistics system enhancements, including managing project scope, priorities, timelines, resources, budgets, and milestones.
* Serving as the ocean and air freight subject matter expert, providing guidance and best practices while communicating transportation performance, capacity risks, shipment exceptions, market conditions, and project updates to regional and global stakeholders.
** Your Skills and Expertise
** To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
* Bachelor’s Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) AND seven (7) years of experience in transportation, logistics,…