Transportation Excellence Lead

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; equivalent combination of education and years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree(s)
• 7+ years of experience in transportation, supply chain, or related analytical roles
• Lean Six Sigma certification, continuous improvement skills, or project management preferred
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional transportation or supply chain initiatives with measurable business impact
• Proven expertise in carrier strategy, sourcing, and performance management across multiple transportation modes
• Advanced analytical capabilities with ability to translate data into strategic recommendations to influence decision-making
• Proven ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments and develop solutions where standard processes may not exist
• Demonstrated experience influencing senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders in complex, global environments
• Strong experience designing scalable processes, governance frameworks, and operating models
• Advanced proficiency in transportation management systems (TMS) and analytics tools such as SQL, Power BI, or Tableau
• Experience working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with competing priorities
• Experience mentoring, coaching, or developing team members
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating effective listening through concise, clear verbal and written communication
• Excellent interpersonal skills that inspire and build trust resulting in effective working relationships across the company
• Ability to anticipate how a decision made can affect our customers, our partners, our products, or other departments' operations and/or morale; "connecting the dots"

Additional Information

Your Job: As the Transportation Excellence Lead at Brooks, you are responsible for designing, optimizing, and scaling Brooks' global transportation network to support business growth, cost efficiency, and service excellence. You will serve as the subject matter expert for global transportation strategy, systems, and process design. You will be responsible for translating E2E business strategy into scalable operating models, systems, and partner strategies across ocean, rail, and trucking networks. You will interface Supply Chain Excellence, IT, Market Supply Planning, Sourcing, Customer Service, and other cross-functional teams to align Transportation processes, standards, and systems with broader Supply Chain and enterprise goals. You will drive operational, analytical, and project decisions by establishing financial and strategic guardrails, resolving issues independently, and escalating for sponsorship when required. You possess strong analytical expertise, the ability to operate in ambiguous environments, and the capability to design and implement solutions that scale with Brooks' global growth. You will collaborate with other subject matter experts to construct business cases with clearly defined requirements and financial analyses including calculated returns on investment (ROI). For business cases that evolve into projects, you will represent Transportation in the planning and analysis, design, testing, and implementation phases. You may also assist with documenting business processes, business rules for data, and organizational roles and responsibilities.

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