North America Transportation Manager (Logistics)

Location: Hybrid in Leawood, Kansas, United States. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction; occasional visits to operational facilities may require personal protective equipment.

Company

hirify.global manufactures premium ropes and operates manufacturing plants, distribution facilities, and research and development centers worldwide.

What you will do

• Own North American domestic, cross-border, and international transportation planning and daily inbound and outbound freight execution supporting the United States and Mexico.
• Manage transportation budgets, forecasts, cost-reduction plans, freight payment, audits, claims, invoice disputes, and financial performance.
• Lead carrier sourcing, rate negotiations, domestic and cross-border bid events, routing guides, carrier onboarding, scorecards, business reviews, and escalations.
• Manage service, safety, trade, export, customs, documentation, contingency, and compliance requirements across carriers, brokers, 3PLs, and internal teams.
• Drive continuous improvement through freight analytics, root-cause analysis, dashboards, standard work, TMS and enterprise-system enhancements, automation, and data-quality improvements.
• Lead, coach, and develop the transportation team while coordinating with manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, commercial, customer care, finance, and IT stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field.
• Six or more years of progressively responsible transportation, logistics, or supply chain experience, including at least two years leading teams and managing North American domestic and cross-border freight.
• Experience managing United States–Mexico transportation operations and a multimodal network covering truckload, LTL, intermodal, parcel, and ocean or air freight.
• Experience improving transportation service, controlling costs, managing carrier procurement, competitive bids, rate negotiations, service expectations, and routing guides.
• Strong financial skills in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, freight audit accuracy, and transportation profitability.
• Knowledge of import and export requirements, shipping documentation, Incoterms, HTS classification, customs brokerage, USMCA, and other applicable free trade agreements.
• Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, including dashboards, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, stakeholder influence, and partner accountability.
• Proficiency with TMS and ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, and business intelligence tools such as Power BI; ability to implement process improvements and system adoption across multiple facilities.
• Ability to coach employees, manage competing priorities, and maintain service and compliance in a fast-paced, global, matrixed organization; commitment to safety, ethical business practices, sustainability, and WBS behaviors.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction, be at least 18 years old, and pass applicable post-offer background, drug, and physical screening requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or relevant professional certification in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or international trade.
• Transportation management experience in manufacturing with multiple plants and distribution centers.
• Experience with Canadian freight, broader international transportation networks, network optimization, TMS enhancements, freight analytics automation, and transportation improvement initiatives.
• Experience maintaining service during capacity shortages, border disruptions, port delays, labor disruptions, or other logistics challenges.
• Experience incorporating sustainability objectives into transportation planning and carrier selection.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with wages, a bonus program, paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) retirement plan with company match; company-paid life and disability insurance.
• Work in a collaborative, accountable, transparent, inclusive, and improvement-oriented environment guided by hirify.global Business System behaviors.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.