Director Transportation Advisory Atlanta

Company Overview  

LIDD is a leading supply chain management consulting firm. We design complex distribution centers and logistics systems to help companies move goods more efficiently. Our clients are manufacturers, distributors and retailers, including many brand names in food & beverage and consumer goods. From our offices in Montreal, Toronto, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Seoul, we tackle challenging projects in a fun and supportive environment.

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LIDD is an equal-opportunity employer. When you join our team, you'll feel like you belong regardless of your ethnicity, religion, race, origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. Let us know if you need accommodation during the recruitment process.

As the Director of Transportation Advisory, you will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery, quality, and growth of our Transportation Advisory service offering. This role leads complex client engagements focused on transportation optimization, network design, carrier strategy, and logistics cost-to-serve, while also building the team, tools, and methodologies that underpin the practice.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role that blends client delivery, commercial leadership, and practice building.

Responsibilities:

Client Delivery & Technical Leadership

• Own delivery of all Transportation & Network Advisory engagements, including: Distribution and transportation network design, Carrier sourcing, RFPs, and bid management, Transportation cost-to-serve and service-level modelling, Network rationalization, consolidation, and growth scenarios, TMS/WMS requirements definition and implementation support

• Ensure projects are analytically rigorous, financially sound, and operationally realistic.
• Serve as the senior subject-matter expert for transportation economics, routing, carrier strategy, and network trade-offs.
• Provide executive-level storytelling and decision support to client leadership teams.

Practice & Methodology Ownership

• Define, maintain, and continuously improve the Transportation & Network Strategy methodology, including: Network modelling approaches, Transportation cost and service frameworks, Carrier strategy and bid playbooks, Sustainability and carbon modelling approaches
• Ensure consistency, quality, and scalability across all engagements.
• Drive the adoption of advanced analytics, modelling tools, and dashboards.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead and grow a team of transportation and network consultants and analysts.

• Set performance expectations, coach project leaders, and develop future subject-matter experts.
• Build a culture of accountability, analytical excellence, and client obsession.
• Identify hiring needs and help recruit top talent into the practice.

Commercial & Client Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders across supply chain, operations, finance, and logistics.
• Lead proposal development, scoping, and pricing for transportation advisory services.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing accounts and cross-sell into adjacent supply-chain services.
• Support marketing, thought leadership, and industry presence for the practice.

Financial & Performance Management

• Own the financial performance of the Transportation Advisory service area, including revenue, margin, and utilization.

• Forecast demand, manage staffing plans, and ensure profitable delivery.
• Track KPIs such as project margin, client satisfaction, win rate, and practice growth.

Within 12–18 months, you will have:

• Built a repeatable, scalable Transportation Advisory service offering with clear methodologies and tools

• Developed a strong bench of consultants who can independently run engagements
• Become the go-to leader for complex transportation and network decisions
• Grown a profitable, in-demand practice with long-term client relationships

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain, logistics, or management consulting

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or related field.
• Proficiency in TMS, ERP, data analytics, and project management tools.
• Strategic thinking, analytical skills, strong communication, negotiation, and leadership.
• Deep expertise in transportation strategy, network design, and logistics economics

• Proven track record delivering complex, multi-stakeholder consulting projects
• Experience leading teams and managing P&L or practice-level financials
• Strong executive communication and client-facing skills