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Director of Transportation

Thorne

Job Location:

Summerville, SC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 21 August 2026 (27 days ago)

Application Deadline: 18 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Thorne we work to deliver high-quality science-backed solutions to empower individuals to take a proactive approach to their well-being. Each day begins with a mission to help others discover and achieve their best health. We count on our team members to challenge and push the boundaries to make that happen. At Thorne youll be joining a team of more than 750 passionate individuals committed to our cause of providing superior health solutions at every age and life stage.

Candidates who are not local must be based on the East Coast with an expectation of 2550% onsite travel each month.

The Director of Transportation serves as the strategic owner and lead analyst for the companys transportation network across LTL FTL and Parcel. This role is accountable for transportation analytics forecasting carrier strategy and governance executive reporting service performance cost management compliance and network optimization to ensure products move safely efficiently and cost-effectively across the network.

The Director of Transportation leads transportation analysis and strategic execution across inbound outbound and intercompany freight with direct ownership of spend service market trend monitoring capacity planning and forecasting. The role serves as the transportation analytics and market intelligence lead for the organization translating carrier performance and external market conditions into actionable recommendations that improve service cost and network decisions. The role partners with warehouse customer service procurement finance and supply chain leaders while maintaining a regular communication cadence with carriers to review performance capacity issues and improvement opportunities and support data-driven planning decisions

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Transportation Leadership

Owns transportation strategy analysis and performance across LTL FTL and Parcel for inbound outbound and intercompany freight both domestic and international.
Establishes operating priorities service expectations spend targets and forecasting assumptions aligned with business objectives.
Directs transportation execution through leaders and ensures disciplined escalation issue resolution and service recovery.
Aligns transportation strategy with warehouse capacity customer requirements and network priorities.

Organizational Leadership

Leads transportation managers and functional leaders across planning execution analytics carrier management and compliance.
Builds organizational capability through clear accountability talent development succession planning and leadership coaching.
Sets a high-performance culture focused on safety compliance execution and continuous improvement.
Partners with senior leaders to align resources priorities and organizational structure with business needs.

Carrier Strategy Systems and Compliance

Owns carrier strategy service governance transportation analytics and transportation system effectiveness including TMS adoption shipment visibility reporting and process discipline.
Leads carrier selection performance management scorecards and escalation processes for third-party transportation providers and maintains a weekly communication cadence with carriers to review performance capacity issues and opportunities.
Ensures compliance with applicable governing bodies safety environmental and company transportation requirements.
Partners with safety HR legal and operations leaders on audits incident review corrective actions and regulatory readiness.

Network Optimization and Capacity Planning

Leads transportation capacity planning and forecasting across carriers lanes equipment and seasonal demand patterns using internal data and market intelligence.
Drives LTL FTL and Parcel mode route consolidation and tender optimization to improve service carrier performance and total transportation cost.
Leads transportation RFPs bid events and carrier-related network optimization projects from analysis and recommendation through implementation and performance validation.
Maintains contingency plans for disruptions capacity shortages and service exceptions.

Performance Management and Reporting

Owns transportation KPIs including on-time pickup on-time delivery OTIF freight cost cost per mile or shipment tender acceptance claims and carrier performance.
Leads performance reviews with internal stakeholders and external partners including weekly carrier reviews and ensures corrective actions are executed.
Prepares and delivers weekly executive-level transportation reports that summarize KPIs service performance spend market insights risks and recommended actions for leadership review.
Uses internal and external data to monitor market conditions identify trends and root causes and support transportation forecasting planning and continuous improvement opportunities.

Budget Ownership and Strategic Execution

Develops transportation strategy aligned with business growth customer requirements and supply chain objectives.
Owns freight budget performance and partners on rate strategy contract terms and cost-improvement initiatives.
Evaluates transportation network changes new lanes customer programs facility expansions and enabling technologies.
Ensures the transportation organization is scalable resilient and positioned to support future business demand.

WHAT YOU NEED

Bachelors degree required in Supply Chain Logistics Business Transportation or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
10 years of progressive transportation logistics fleet or distribution experience required including substantial leadership experience with transportation operations carrier networks freight strategy transportation analytics forecasting executive reporting RFP leadership and multi-site or network-level accountability.
Strong experience with Microsoft Excel and Word and transportation-related systems including TMS WMS ERP routing EDI and reporting tools.
Demonstrates strong knowledge of transportation operations carrier management routing freight processes and service execution.
Maintains working knowledge of DOT FMCSA and other applicable transportation safety and compliance requirements.
Demonstrates sound judgment strong leadership and effective decision-making.
Builds strong cross-functional partnerships with operations customer service procurement finance and other departments.
Communicates clearly and presents transportation performance insights effectively to leadership.
Applies strong analytical reporting and continuous improvement skills to business decisions.

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