What you will do:
Join a high-performing transportation and logistics team that is driving cost efficiency, operational excellence, and service reliability across Stryker’s U.S. distribution network. As Outbound Transportation Manager (Remote), you will drive policy development, optimization efforts, and best practice sharing across several divisions 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 divisions. This role partners closely with Transportation Operations, Indirect Procurement, Finance, Commercial Leadership, Customer Service, and Logistics to ensure disciplined execution, continuous improvement, and alignment to Stryker’s service and cost objectives. The employee can work 100% virtually in the US without any set territory or proximity required. This role requires 20% travel to manufacturing and distribution sites within our network on a project basis.
Key Responsibilities
Identify and execute continuous improvement projects that drive cost out of our outbound transportation activities
Lead regular 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 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
Serve as the conduit between operations and indirect procurement to ensure that business requirements are well captured by transportation SOWs and SLAs
What you will need:
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
Strong working knowledge and experience with cost drivers in parcel, LTL, and truckload segments of the transportation industry
Excellent 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
Strong working knowledge and experience with cost drivers in parcel, LTL, and truckload segments of the transportation industry
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in supply chain, business, or related field
Experience in a regulated, medical device, or healthcare distribution environment
$102,600 - $222,300 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.
Travel Percentage: 20%Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.