Director of Transportation

The Director of Transportation is responsible for leading the execution, performance, and continuous improvement of the Company's transportation operations across a network of manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, and customer locations throughout the United States and Canada.

This role provides strategic and operational leadership for all transportation activities, including private fleet operations, driver management, transportation planning, freight procurement, carrier management, transportation technology, and delivery performance. The Director partners closely with Operations, Customer Service, Sales, and Finance to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation solutions that support customer commitments and business objectives.

The Director plays a key leadership role in driving operational excellence, network efficiency, freight cost optimization, regulatory compliance, and organizational capability while building a high-performing transportation team.

• Lead transportation operations across all North American locations to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient movement of goods.
• Manage inbound and outbound transportation activities across all transportation modes.
• Ensure transportation performance consistently supports manufacturing, distribution, and customer service requirements.
• Drive on-time delivery performance and customer satisfaction across all locations and customer segments.
• Monitor operational performance and proactively resolve issues impacting service, cost, productivity, or customer commitments.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align transportation execution with business objectives and growth initiatives.
• Lead private fleet operations, including local, regional, and over-the-road driver teams.
• Improve fleet utilization, driver productivity, asset performance, and equipment reliability.
• Support driver recruitment, onboarding, retention, development, and performance management initiatives.
• Manage transportation carrier relationships, capacity strategies, and service performance.
• Lead freight procurement activities, transportation contract negotiations, and annual bid processes.
• Establish carrier performance metrics and accountability programs focused on service, quality, safety, capacity, and cost.
• Support transportation planning, network design, facility expansions, customer implementations, product launches, and business integration initiatives.

• Manage transportation spending, freight cost performance, and budget accountability.
• Develop and implement strategies that reduce transportation costs while maintaining or improving service levels.
• Analyze transportation costs, freight markets, carrier pricing, and network performance to identify savings opportunities.
• Lead transportation network optimization and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Track transportation performance metrics, savings initiatives, and continuous improvement results.
• Ensure effective stewardship of transportation assets, equipment, and resources.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable transportation regulations, including DOT, FMCSA, Transport Canada, and company policies.
• Lead transportation safety programs that promote accident prevention and operational excellence.
• Foster a culture focused on employee safety, regulatory compliance, customer protection, and risk reduction.
• Monitor compliance performance, conduct reviews, and implement corrective action plans as necessary.
• Partner with fleet maintenance and operational teams to ensure safe and reliable equipment performance.
• Minimize transportation-related business risk through sound governance, oversight, and operational controls.
• Drive the effective utilization and continuous improvement of transportation technology platforms, including Transportation Management Systems (TMS), fleet management systems, telematics, route optimization tools, carrier visibility platforms, and business intelligence solutions.
• Leverage transportation data and analytics to improve operational performance, service levels, and financial results.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that standardize processes, improve efficiency, and promote best practices across all locations.
• Develop transportation strategies that support network growth, scalability, and long-term…