# Senior Manager, Global Transportation > tarte cosmetics · New York, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-23 **Workplace:** hybrid **Department:** Operations ## Description **Senior Manager, Global Transportation**  Location: New York, NY (hybrid)  Department: Transportation Logistics   Type: Full-time  Reports To: Executive Director, Warehouse Operations, Logistics & Trade Compliance  **About Tarte**  Tarte is a leading innovator in the cosmetics industry, known for high-performance, cruelty-free beauty products and a loyal global customer base. Getting product to that customer, on time and at the right cost, across retail, e-commerce, and international markets, depends on a transportation network that runs reliably every day. We are seeking a Sr. Manager, Global Transportation to manage that network: leading day-to-day execution, managing carrier and provider performance, tracking and analyzing transportation spend, and improving the processes that keep Tarte product moving around the world.  **Position Overview**  The Sr. Manager, Global Transportation will manage Tarte’s global transportation operations, ensuring product moves efficiently, on time, and within budget across modes, regions, and carriers. This is a hands-on role that combines operational management with analytical and financial responsibility. The successful candidate will manage carriers and providers, track and report on spend, improve processes, and lead a small team, while supporting the broader transportation strategy set with the Executive Director.  **Key Responsibilities**  **Transportation Operations**  - Manage day-to-day global transportation execution across modes, regions, and lanes, including planning, booking, tracking, and delivery.  - Resolve service issues, delays, and exceptions quickly, and manage claims through resolution.  - Identify opportunities to improve cost, service, and capacity, and recommend network changes to leadership.  **Spend Management & Reporting**  - Support the annual transportation budget and own monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and spend reporting.  - Track spend by carrier, mode, lane, and region; identify cost drivers, trends, and savings opportunities.  - Oversee freight audit and payment processes and partner with Finance on accruals and reporting accuracy.  **Data & Performance Analytics**  - Build and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and scorecards covering carrier performance, service levels, and spend.  - Turn data into clear recommendations for cost reduction, carrier decisions, and service improvements.  **Process Improvement**  - Develop, document, and maintain SOPs and workflows for transportation planning, execution, claims, and exception management.  - Identify process gaps and manual work, and implement practical, scalable improvements.  **Carrier & Provider Management**  - Manage relationships with carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, and 3PLs, including scorecards, regular business reviews, and corrective-action plans.  - Support sourcing, RFPs, rate negotiations, and carrier onboarding.  **Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership**  - Lead, coach, and develop transportation team members, setting clear goals and expectations.  - Partner with Warehouse Operations, Logistics, Trade Compliance, Finance, Procurement, IT, and Customer Service to support end-to-end product movement and regulatory requirements.  - Communicate performance, results, and risks to the Executive Director.  **Qualifications**  - Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related field.  - 8+ years of progressive experience in transportation, logistics, or supply chain, including experience managing global or international shipments.  - Experience managing carriers, freight forwarders, 3PLs, or other transportation providers.  - Working knowledge of transportation budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, and freight audit/payment.  - Strong analytical skills; advanced Excel and experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.  - Use AI and automation tools to automate manual and daily tasks, such as reporting, spend analysis, and exception management, and to surface cost and service insights faster.  - Experience with TMS, ERP, or other transportation technology.  - Experience leading or mentoring team members; strong communication and stakeholder skills.  **Preferred Experience**  - Experience in consumer goods, beauty, or retail, and in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.  - Experience developing SOPs, KPIs, and reporting, or leading process-improvement projects.  - Lean/Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM, or related certification.  **What Success Looks Like**  **Within the first 12 months, the successful candidate will:**  - Run reliable day-to-day global transportation operations with strong on-time and service performance.  - Deliver accurate monthly forecasting and spend reporting with clear visibility into cost drivers.  - Implement carrier scorecards, KPIs, and dashboards, and hold providers accountable to them.  - Document and improve core processes and deliver measurable cost or service improvements.  - Build a capable, engaged team with clear roles and accountability.  **Ideal Candidate**  An experienced, hands-on transportation professional who is as comfortable in the data as on a call with a carrier. They are analytical, organized, and operationally strong, take ownership of results, and enjoy improving how things work while developing the people around them.  **Our Perks** - Salary range: $110,000-130,000 (Compensation will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill level, relevant work experience & education) - Medical, dental, vision, 401K plan & access to health & wellness programs - Paid vacation, holidays, summer Fridays, birthdays off, volunteer time & more - Makeup gratis, employee discount on tarte.com, team give back initiatives - Friendly, fun, creative & collaborative work environment **Tarte is an equal opportunity employer.** ## Apply [Apply at tarte cosmetics](https://apply.workable.com/tarte-inc/j/B89A8F4BD6/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)