Position Description: Oversee and guide supplier management strategies to ensure exceptional performance and value delivery across xPL Offsite transportation operations. Drive alignment with service, cost, and operational performance objectives. Cultivate and sustain strong, collaborative relationships with transportation providers and third-party logistics partners to support long-term success. Essential Duties Key Responsibilities: Completely understand client/project objectives to explore possible transportation and supply chain solutions to showcase business value of xPL transportation operations with clients and other stakeholders. Foster and manage strategic relationships with domestic and international transportation partners, including third-party logistics providers to enhance customer service and drive cost-effective logistics solutions. Manage and provide training, coaching, and mentoring to xPL Transportation teams to align with manufacturing nd project expectations. Foster culture of inclusiveness and employee engagement resulting in high team performance. Plan, coordinate, and oversee product shipment lifecycle to ensure timely, cost-effective, and safe delivery from manufacturing site to project delivery location. Facilitate route optimization, carrier negotiation, budget management, compliance with shipping regulations, and investigation of delivery issues as needed. Lead strategic financial oversight of transportation management services by monitoring budgets, aligning spend with long-term financial targets, and analyzing profitability trends to inform planning and investment decisions. Work collaboratively to develop transportation workforce planning strategies focused on assigning the right staff to deliver the right solutions. Collaborate with xPL Project Controls team to develop measurable metrics and provide strategic guidance to clients and internal team leaders to communicate and support transportation and supply chain solutions. Maintain up-to-date progress and monitor overall health of transportation solutions, manage and/or escalate issues and provide summary of individual team progress to xPL leadership team. Create, maintain, and review Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and reporting metrics to identify opportunities to improve costs and services, and financials. Use data analytics to monitor project Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as early indicators of potential risks. Engage with cross-functional xPL teams to review progress and adjust solutions to support alignment to KPIs and minimize risks. Serve as senior transportation escalation resource for onsite project teams, xPL Offsite teams, and other internal leaders. Engage in continuous learning activities to stay informed of emerging transportation technologies, industry trends, and best practices and share findings and best practices with team. Apply active listening skills to remain open to suggestions and encourage recommendations from team. Supervise team and participate in hiring process, onboard new employees, deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with employee development needs. Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned. #LI-TM1