About the job
Join us in empowering our global customers to connect to culture through their passions.
Why This Role is Exciting
This prestigious executive leadership position offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of commerce through a technology-driven global supply chain. As the Vice President of Global Transportation, you will be responsible for developing and enhancing a worldwide transportation network that significantly impacts cost, speed, and customer satisfaction within our marketplace. You will collaborate with the Supply Chain Leadership Team and work closely with senior executives to formulate strategies affecting every seller and buyer globally. If you thrive in managing complex international networks, devising carrier strategies, overseeing financial performance, and cultivating high-performing teams, this role provides a platform for you to lead on a large scale and create tangible effects.
Your Responsibilities
- Transportation Network Strategy & Design
- Design and refine a premier global transportation network including Verification Centers, Xpress Fulfillment Centers, Drop-Offs, and additional nodes.
- Enhance carrier and lane strategies to optimize costs, speed, and service quality.
- Direct transportation strategies for facility launches, realignments, and decommissions.
- Strategic Carrier Management
- Oversee global carrier strategies and negotiate master agreements with key global and regional providers such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL.
- Maintain competitive dynamics while fostering long-term, strategic partnerships.
- Integrate new carriers and services to increase redundancy and improve customer experience.
- Financial Performance & Cost Optimization
- Manage an extensive annual transportation budget.
- Continuously pursue reductions in Cost per Trade (CpT) without sacrificing service quality.
- Collaborate with Finance and Planning to conduct freight forecasting and cost modeling.
- Lead invoice audits and forensic cost analyses to pinpoint potential savings.
- Operational Execution & Network Health
- Track inbound and outbound performance and carrier compliance utilizing advanced analytics.
- Initiate projects to minimize Time to Serve (TTS) and enhance end-to-end predictability.
- Create business cases, pilot programs, and proofs of concept to explore innovative transportation solutions.
- Champion exception management and swift resolution strategies during peak periods.
