Director of Transportation

Job description

**At Thorne, we work to deliver high-quality, science-backed solutions to empower individuals to take a proactive approach to their well-being. Each day begins with a mission to help others discover and achieve their best health. We count on our team members to challenge and push the boundaries to make that happen. At Thorne, you’ll be joining a team of more than 750 passionate individuals committed to our cause of providing superior health solutions at every age and life stage.**Candidates who are not local must be based on the East Coast with an expectation of **25–50% onsite travel each month.** The Director of Transportation serves as the strategic owner and lead analyst for the company’s transportation network across LTL, FTL, and Parcel. This role is accountable for transportation analytics, forecasting, carrier strategy and governance, executive reporting, service performance, cost management, compliance, and network optimization to ensure products move safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively across the network. The Director of Transportation leads transportation analysis and strategic execution across inbound, outbound, and intercompany freight, with direct ownership of spend, service, market trend monitoring, capacity planning, and forecasting. The role serves as the transportation analytics and market intelligence lead for the organization, translating carrier performance and external market conditions into actionable recommendations that improve service, cost, and network decisions. The role partners with warehouse, customer service, procurement, finance, and supply chain leaders while maintaining a regular communication cadence with carriers to review performance, capacity, issues, and improvement opportunities and support data-driven planning decisions