Transportation General Manager - Logistics (Corporate 412 West)

Management Level:

86

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

The General Manager of Dry Exports Shipping is a hands-on leader responsible for the timely, compliant, and cost-effective execution of international shipments. This role oversees export transportation strategy, ocean freight execution, carrier performance, shipment visibility, cost management, and service reliability from booking through final container return. The General Manager balances service, cost, capacity, and operational risk while ensuring the team delivers a high level of service to global customers.

The General Manager will lead and develop the export transportation team while partnering with Sales, Supply Chain Strategy, Customer Service, Production Planning, Field Operations, warehouses, and transportation providers to resolve issues, improve performance, and meet customer commitments.

As a people leader, the General Manager will develop and coach export transportation team members, establish meaningful KPIs, ensure appropriate operational coverage, standardize workflows, and drive continuous improvement, automation, and system enhancements. The role should maintain a visible, hands-on leadership presence and be actively engaged in helping the team succeed.

The General Manager will also champion technology and data visibility across the operation, leveraging platforms such as SAP, Sessions, FourKites, Power Apps, Power BI, and transportation management systems to improve shipment visibility, reporting accuracy, system adoption, and decision-making while reducing manual processes.

Key Measures of Success

Success in this role will be measured through:

• On-time departure, delivery, and OTIF performance.
• Booking accuracy, acceptance, and timeliness.
• Reduction of rolled or delayed shipments.
• Carrier and service-provider performance.
• Container utilization and equipment availability.
• Port dwell and exception-resolution performance.
• Freight and accessorial cost management.
• Team development, engagement, productivity, and operational coverage.
• Process compliance, continuous-improvement savings, and error reduction.
• Shipment visibility, system accuracy, and reporting quality.
• Proactive escalation, communication, meeting management, and weekly leadership reporting.

The ideal candidate is an engaged, accountable, and operationally focused leader who is equally comfortable developing strategy and stepping into daily execution when the business or team needs support. They should have strong judgment around escalation, exceptional communication skills, financial discipline, a continuous-improvement mindset, and the ability to build productive relationships across internal teams and external transportation partners. This role requires a leader who maintains visibility across the entire shipment lifecycle and takes ownership for both the team's performance and the customer outcome.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor's degree preferred.

Experience: 3 plus years experience; some international operational experience preferred.

Computer Skills: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. Communication Skills: Effective verbal and written communication skills. Special Skills: Highly motivated with strong problem-solving skills. Extensive knowledge of federal export documentation homeland security and foreign commerce regulatory requirements.

Supervisory: Responsible for supervising and training several Team Members.

Travel: 1-4 trips per year

* RESUME REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE *

Internal Management & Management Support Applicants:

Automatic notification to your current manager will be initiated upon selection for interview. This applies to all candidates who are level 79 or above.

All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Referral Payout Eligible:

No

For Professional Management levels, internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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