About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Engineering.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring a Transportation Lane Manager (International Trade) to own day-to-day planning and cross-border lane operations. You will drive operational excellence across assigned lanes to deliver service, cost/cash and compliance outcomes. This role acts as the business owner for assigned lanes and requires proactive issue resolution and structural interventions for sustainable results.

• Monitor KPIs and provide root-cause analysis to improve OTD, reduce detention & demurrage and air freight, and support sustainability goals.
• Oversee end-to-end cross-border operations and set clear direction for 3PL/4PL partners.
• Manage carrier and 3PL/4PL performance and operational relationships.
• Collaborate with planners, plants, distribution centers, purchasing, regional BPX/KU, SPS, receiving and sending regions.
• Support Global Business Unit initiatives, lane sourcing changes, and new lane start-ups.
• Attend Daily Direction Setting (DDS) sessions and intervene on milestone timeliness and data accuracy.
• Delegate tasks appropriately and ensure execution of lane-creation, carrier reviews, and 3PL/4PL action plans.

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What We’re Looking For

Required minimums:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in transportation operations.

Preferred/valuable experience:

• Experience managing 3PL/4PL and carrier relationships in international trade lanes.
• Familiarity with KPI tracking, root-cause analysis, and cost-to-serve initiatives.
• Experience supporting lane design, lane data management, and carrier performance reviews.

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Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management — able to influence across functions and levels.
• Clear written and verbal communication; strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Discipline in execution and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strategic thinking — capable of building and executing short- and long-term plans.
• Ability to advocate for and enforce global/regional I-Trade standards.
• Comfortable identifying lane data gaps and implementing corrective actions.
• Bilingual English/Spanish fluency is a plus (encouraged but not required).

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Compensation & Logistics

• Employment type: Full time
• Starting salary / range: $85,000 - $122,200 per year (range provided by Confidential Client)
• Job segmentation / level: Entry Level
• Immigration sponsorship: Not available for this role.
• Confidential Client participates in E-Verify as required by law.
• Reasonable accommodations: Please contact us if you need an accommodation during the hiring process.

Confidential Client bases compensation on non-discriminatory factors including location, role, credentials and experience. Total rewards may include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.