✦ Luna Orbit — Operations & Logistics

Director, Transportation & Logistics Strategy

at Ross Stores

📍 Fort Mill, SC Hybrid Posted April 16, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience executive
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Operations & Logistics

This role directs the development and management of a multi-year transportation and logistics strategy. The leader will partner with supply chain leadership to improve operations, performance metrics, and cost efficiency across enterprise logistics initiatives.

  • Responsible for project and program management for Logistics & Transportation initiatives (IT upgrades, process improvements, 3rd party projects, cost savings initiatives)
  • Develop and manage multi-year logistics strategy focused on process innovation, service enhancements, and cost optimization
  • Partner with Supply Chain leadership to streamline operations and elevate performance metrics
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration across Transportation, Logistics, Sourcing, Network Strategy and stakeholders
  • Manage relationships with external consultants, contractors, and vendors; lead internal IT and subject matter experts

The position emphasizes logistics and transportation program delivery, including IT upgrades and process improvement initiatives, coordinated with internal IT subject matter experts and external vendors/consultants. Success depends on translating strategy into execution and tracking performance improvements and cost savings.

The ideal candidate is an experienced transportation and logistics strategy leader who has built and executed multi-year logistics plans focused on process innovation, service enhancements, and cost optimization against substantial freight spend. They have strong program and project leadership experience, partnering across Transportation, Logistics, Sourcing, and Network Strategy while influencing executives with well-constructed business cases.

multi-year logistics strategy developmentproject and program management for Logistics & Transportation related initiativesfreight spend cost optimizationcross-functional collaboration across TransportationLogisticsSourcingNetwork Strategybuilding compelling business casesinfluencing key stakeholders
IT upgrades
multi-year logistics strategy developmentprocess innovationservice enhancementscost optimizationproject and program managementIT upgradesprocess improvement initiatives3rd party projectscost savings initiativesfreight spend managementlogistics operations streamliningperformance metrics improvemententerprise-wide efficienciescross-functional collaborationtransportation strategy alignmentlogistics strategy alignmentsourcing partnershipnetwork strategy collaborationvendor managementconsultant managementcontractor managementstakeholder influencebusiness case developmentIT and subject matter expert leadershiprelationship management
multi-year logistics strategy developmentprocess innovationservice enhancementscost optimizationproject and program managementIT upgradesprocess improvement initiatives3rd party projectscost savings initiativesfreight spend managementfreight spend exceeding $ 1B annuallylogistics operations streamliningperformance metrics improvemententerprise-wide efficienciescross-functional collaborationtransportation strategy alignmentlogistics strategy alignmentsourcing partnershipnetwork strategy collaborationvendor managementconsultant managementcontractor managementstakeholder influencebusiness case developmentIT and subject matter expert leadershipproject leadershiprelationship management
leadershipcross-functional partnershipcommunicationstrategic mindsetbusiness acumenstakeholder managementrelationship buildingproject leadershipinfluencing key stakeholderscollaborationproblem solving
Industry Logistics
Job Function Lead enterprise transportation and logistics strategy development and program execution to optimize freight spend and improve operational performance.
Role Subtype Director of Operations
DirectorTransportation & Logistics StrategyTransportation & Logisticslogistics strategymulti-year logistics strategyprocess innovationservice enhancementscost optimizationfreight spendfreight spend exceeding $ 1B annuallyproject and program managementprogram managementIT upgradesprocess improvement initiatives3rd party projectscost savings initiativesperformance metricsenterprise-wide efficienciescross-functional collaborationTransportationLogisticsSourcingNetwork Strategybusiness casesstakeholder influencevendor management

Must demonstrate experience developing and managing a multi-year logistics strategy, Must demonstrate project and program management experience for Logistics & Transportation initiatives, Must demonstrate ability to build compelling business cases and influence key stakeholders

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