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MANN+HUMMEL

Filtration and separation solutions provider

Director Global Transport Management - m/w/d

Logistics & TransportationUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeLudwigsburg, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A successfully completed university degree in Supply Chain Management, logistics, business administration, industrial engineering, or a comparable program.
  • More than 10 years of professional experience in global transportation management, logistics, or supply chain management.
  • Demonstrated success developing and implementing global transportation strategies, managing transportation tenders, and overseeing logistics service providers (3PL/4PL).
  • Sound knowledge of Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and SAP-based logistics and transportation processes.
  • Experience with shared-service models or service centers and with transforming and continuously developing global operating and organizational models.
  • Business-fluent spoken and written English; additional language skills are an advantage.
  • Strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills in complex global matrix organizations.
  • Strategic thinking combined with strong execution and clear results orientation.
  • High intercultural competence and willingness to travel globally up to 50%.

Responsibilities

  • Own the global transportation-management strategy and guide consistent implementation of the One Template approach across all regions, clusters, and production sites.
  • Develop, implement, and continuously improve global standards for managing transportation service providers, including performance management through Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), and related contractual frameworks.
  • Ensure global standardization of transportation contracts, freight-rate structures, and service definitions in close collaboration with Procurement.
  • Define and implement standardized tendering processes and lead global and regional transportation tenders in collaboration with regional transportation-management and Procurement teams.
  • Establish and operate a global Transportation Management Center (TMC) in close collaboration with the Service Center to advance operational excellence, process standardization, and efficiency.
  • Reduce and consolidate fragmented 4PL solutions in favor of a standardized, scalable operating model.
  • Ensure alignment across functions and regions and promote the exchange of best practices within the global transportation-management community.
  • Define, monitor, and manage transportation KPIs to create end-to-end performance transparency and establish standardized reporting structures.

Desired Qualifications

  • Additional language skills.

About the Company

MANN+HUMMEL

Filtration and separation solutions provider

Global filtration technology leader focused on intelligent filtration and separation solutions for transportation, life sciences, and environmental sectors. Its products filter air and liquids and separate contaminants in applications ranging from clean mobility to clean water and clean industry. The company differentiates itself through its large global footprint, long family-owned history since 1941, and integrated solutions across automotive, healthcare, and environmental markets, enabling cleaner mobility, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner industry while protecting the environment and conserving limited resources. Its goal is to help customers reduce environmental impact and use resources more sustainably.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Portage, MI
Founded
1941

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