Job Description
Req ID:  51480
Job Location:  Ames, IA, US, Baltimore, MD, US, Tallahassee, FL, US
Employment Type:  Full Time
Segment:  Danfoss Climate Solutions Segment
Job Category:  Supply Chain and Operations
Work Location Type:  Remote
Job Title:  Transportation Manager, North America

The Impact You'll Make

As Transportation Manager, North America, you will help ensure products move reliably and efficiently across the United States and Canada. Your work will directly support manufacturing operations, customer commitments, and business performance by strengthening transportation execution across domestic and international networks.
 
You will lead transportation strategy and operations across multiple freight modes while improving carrier performance, freight audit governance, payment accuracy, and claims management. By combining data, market insights, and strong partnerships, you will help create a more resilient and cost-effective transportation network.
 
Working closely with teams across Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Customer Service, Sales, Planning, Distribution, and Warehousing, you will identify opportunities to improve service, reduce disruption, and enable continuous improvement across the transportation function.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Lead transportation operations across truckload, LTL, parcel, intermodal, ocean, and air freight to ensure reliable product movement and customer support.
  • Partner with carriers, service providers, and internal stakeholders to improve transportation performance, capacity planning, cost efficiency, and network resilience.
  • Manage freight audit, payment, and claims processes to improve accuracy, strengthen governance, and increase financial visibility.
  • Use transportation data, market insights, and performance reviews to identify improvement opportunities and drive operational excellence.
  • Resolve transportation disruptions, urgent freight issues, and service escalations to protect production schedules and customer commitments.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience leading domestic and international transportation operations across multiple freight modes within a manufacturing, distribution, or supply chain environment.
  • Strong knowledge of freight audit and payment programs, carrier management, transportation sourcing, contract oversight, and claims administration.
  • Ability to analyze transportation data, identify trends, and communicate recommendations that balance service, cost, and operational performance.
  • Proven success building collaborative relationships across cross-functional teams, carriers, suppliers, and external service providers.
  • Experience using transportation and business systems, including transportation management platforms, ERP systems, and reporting tools.

What You'll Get from Us

 

  1. The opportunity to influence transportation strategy and operational performance across a complex North American network.
  2. A collaborative environment where your ideas, expertise, and continuous improvement mindset can make a visible impact.
  3. Access to learning, development, mentoring, and global career opportunities that support your professional growth.
  4. Flexibility, autonomy, and support to help you do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
  5. The chance to work on meaningful challenges that help drive operational excellence and deliver value to customers around the world.
  6. You’ll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

Ready to Make a Difference?

 

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

 

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

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