Job details
Join a high-performing transportation and logistics team that is driving cost efficiency, operational excellence, and service reliability across Stryker’s EU distribution network. As Transportation Manager, you will drive policy development, optimization efforts, and best practice sharing across several countries of Stryker for shipping activity to our customers.
You will serve as the lead transportation representative from our Global Transportation and Trade (GTT) Center of Excellence to your assigned countries. This role partners closely with Transportation Operations, Indirect Procurement, Planning, Finance, Commercial Leadership, Customer Service, and Distribution Logistics to ensure disciplined execution, continuous improvement, and alignment to Stryker’s service and cost objectives.
This requires travel to distribution sites within our network on a per project basis.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and execute continuous improvement projects that drive cost out of our outbound transportation activities
- Lead monthly transportation reviews with internal stakeholders across functions within your assigned divisions
- Develop deep relationships and be a trusted thought partner for our commercial, finance, and operations organizations as applicable for your assigned divisions
- Monitor and analyze weekly and monthly cost reports, identifying variances, risks, and cost reduction opportunities
- Develop and own clear routing instruction for carrier, mode, and service selection and drive routing compliance
- Serve as escalation point for aggregated transportation issues, leading root cause analysis and corrective action plans while also creating pathways for fast self-serve resolution
- Review monthly spend versus budget and partner with Finance to communicate trends, risks, and savings opportunities
- Act as the primary liaison for all transportation topics across internal stakeholders, including Procurement, Commercial, Transportation, and Logistics
- Perform periodic audits to ensure compliance with contractual terms, service level agreements, and cost-plus structure
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, transportation, business, operations, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in transportation in a high-volume manufacturing or distribution environment
- Demonstrated experience overseeing dedicated fleet operations and third-party logistics providers
- Fluent English is required and Fluent Spanish is an advantage
- Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to interpret cost, utilization, and performance data
- Demonstrated ability to drive cost reduction through governance, optimization, and operational discipline
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and manage complex vendor relationships
- Ability to influence without direct authority and hold partners accountable to performance expectations
- Experience leading issue resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present data-driven insights to senior leadership
- Exercises sound judgment and balances risk and reward in dynamic and ambiguous environments
