Global Transportation Mode Manager

Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; minimum 10% travel required.

Company

hirify.global develops power and energy solutions that protect homes, strengthen businesses, and support a more resilient and sustainable energy future.

What you will do

• Oversee global transportation activities, including sourcing, carrier selection, rate negotiations, freight audit and payment, cost controls, and supplier relationship management.
• Provide logistics expertise to business units and serve as a liaison between business-unit stakeholders and logistics leadership.
• Develop and deploy transportation KPIs, metrics, standard operating procedures, and service-level agreements.
• Assess logistics networks and transportation rates to optimize execution and costs while generating year-over-year savings.
• Lead RFP/RFQ initiatives, negotiate domestic and international freight contracts, and conduct quarterly business reviews or annual supplier reviews.
• Identify transportation trends, resolve complex logistics issues, and drive continuous improvement with internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in transportation and logistics strategic sourcing for a large company with domestic and international operations.
• At least 3 years of experience leading or mentoring teams or leading large-scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of transportation operations, freight tariffs and surcharges, pricing, regulations, contracts, carrier operations, and logistics costs.
• Demonstrated negotiation, carrier selection, process improvement, analysis, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and multiple business applications.

Nice to have

• Experience with tariff and rating methodologies across US and global regions.
• Experience leading and influencing multiple individuals and groups.
• Experience with multiple global transportation modes and freight contracts.
• Experience in logistics analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with global business units and internal and external supply-chain partners.
• Support a power and energy business focused on resilience, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Travel internationally and domestically as needed, with at least 10% travel expected.