Associate Manager, Transportation (100% Remote)

Our Customer is a technology company that connects people with the best of their neighborhoods across the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Germany. They enable local businesses to meet consumers’ needs of ease and convenience, and, in turn, generate new ways for people to earn, work, and live. By building the last-mile logistics infrastructure for local commerce, they’re fulfilling their mission to grow and empower local economies.

We are seeking an Associate Manager, Transportation on a contract basis to help support our Customer's business needs. This role is 100% remote. Reporting to the Director of Strategy & Operations, the position may require 10-20% travel, particularly near major logistics hubs.

The Associate Manager, Transportation will support the strategy, design, and optimization of the end-to-end logistics network. This role focuses on enhancing the cost efficiency, reliability, and performance of first-mile and middle-mile operations.

This role supports the Fulfillment team, which manages strategy, profitability, and operations for new verticals across the U.S., Canada, and Australia. The team operates in a high-growth, fast-paced environment, balancing innovation, quality, and efficiency to expand logistics capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Optimize network performance: Support the design and execution of transportation flows across first-mile and middle-mile operations. Contribute to routing strategies and mode selection frameworks that balance cost, speed, and service-level goals.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with Product, Engineering, Analytics, Finance, and Fulfillment Operations to deploy transportation technologies (e.g., TMS, route optimization tools). Translate operational insights into product feedback for roadmap planning.
• Support network strategy execution: Analyze network performance to identify capacity constraints and efficiency opportunities. Assist with implementing new lanes, consolidation strategies, or regional nodes.
• Drive operational improvements: Use data to uncover cost drivers and service gaps. Lead portions of pilot programs and assist in rolling out processes to improve reliability and scalability.
• Contribute to carrier and mode strategy: Support selection and management of carrier partners, optimize modal strategies (air, ground, LTL, FTL, parcel), and assist with load planning to reduce costs and enhance performance.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in logistics, transportation, operations strategy, supply chain consulting, or a fast-paced tech environment.
• Proven ability to design and support transportation strategies with measurable results.
• Strong data-driven decision-making skills, with experience moving from analysis to execution.
• Excellent collaboration skills with cross-functional and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, build strategies in new domains, and adapt quickly.

Preferred:

• Technical skills in SQL, Python, network modeling tools, or transportation management systems.
• Experience in high-growth startup environments or customer-facing roles.
• Strong communication skills for influencing cross-functional stakeholders and leadership.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.