Transportation Excellence Lead

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States; four days per week in the Seattle offices

Salary: $104,217–$156,325 per year

Company

hirify.global develops and sells running footwear and related products through a global supply chain.

What you will do

• Lead initiatives within the global end-to-end transportation roadmap in partnership with Supply Chain leadership.
• Model transportation network scenarios, optimize carrier sourcing, and recommend improvements to cost, capacity, service, and risk.
• Lead carrier sourcing, including RFP design, rate negotiations, supplier evaluation, and selection across air, ocean, intermodal, and trucking.
• Design scalable transportation processes, SOPs, governance frameworks, and operating standards while driving continuous improvement.
• Lead transportation technology initiatives covering requirements, solution design, testing, implementation, and change management.
• Develop financial models and ROI business cases, manage freight invoice auditing, support sustainability reporting, and present recommendations to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• At least 7 years of experience in transportation, supply chain, or related analytical roles.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with measurable business impact and influencing senior stakeholders in complex global environments.
• Expertise in carrier strategy, sourcing, and performance management across multiple transportation modes.
• Advanced proficiency in transportation management systems and analytics tools such as SQL, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Experience mentoring team members, designing scalable operating models, and working independently in ambiguous environments; travel up to 10% is required.

Nice to have

• Lean Six Sigma certification or continuous improvement experience.
• Project management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site collaboration is expected four days per week in the Seattle offices.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA, FSA, family and fertility assistance, and employee assistance benefits.
• 401(k) savings plan with employer match and transportation assistance.
• Five weeks of paid time off, paid holidays, and paid sick and parental leave.
• Potential annual performance bonus, product discounts, fitness discounts, and volunteer and donation benefits.