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AirLife

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1981

🏭 Manufacturing

🏥 Healthcare

🧬 Biotechnology

Manufacturing • Healthcare • Biotechnology

AirLife is the global leader in consumable breathing products, specializing in respiratory care, anesthesia, and patient monitoring solutions. AirLife has brought together the most trusted brands in anesthesia and respiratory care, such as SunMed, Salter Labs, Ventlab, Ethox Medical, Westmed, Vital Signs, and Ballard. Their product portfolio spans the continuum of care from first responder to home care, focusing on safety, patient comfort, and clinical performance.

📋 Description

• Lead all domestic and international transportation operations across ocean, parcel, truckload/LTL, drayage, and multimodal flows • Develop and execute global transportation strategy aligned with business growth and service objectives • Build scalable processes and governance to improve visibility, predictability, and execution • Oversee booking, routing, tracking, and escalation management for global shipments • Improve transit time consistency, efficiency, and freight performance to distribution centers, manufacturing sites, and global partners • Drive structured exception management and proactive communication across the shipment lifecycle • Strengthen process discipline and standardization in daily global operations • Own the carrier scorecard program, set KPIs, and enforce service-level expectations • Lead Quarterly Business Reviews, performance deep dives, and corrective action programs • Optimize the global carrier portfolio • Lead RFPs for domestic transportation, ocean freight, NVOCCs, forwarders, and global 3PL partnerships • Benchmark rates, analyze market trends, and recommend data-supported award strategies • Maintain logistics provider relationships and contractual commitments • Analyze transportation performance, lane economics, cost drivers, and network efficiency opportunities • Support budgeting, forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives • Identify consolidation, modal optimization, and long-term cost-reduction opportunities • Ensure transportation practices align with medical device compliance expectations, documentation requirements, and global trade regulations • Maintain audit-ready shipment documentation and product traceability • Develop risk mitigation plans for port delays, geopolitical events, carrier disruptions, and capacity fluctuations • Partner with Supply Planning, Distribution, Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, Customer Service, and Regulatory • Participate in S&OP processes and align transportation capabilities with global demand and supply strategies • Support new product introduction, market expansion, and customer-focused logistics programs • Provide direction, coaching, performance management, recruitment support, employee engagement, career development, succession planning, and budget management for the team

🎯 Requirements

• Deep expertise in global transportation operations, including ocean, domestic truckload/LTL, parcel, drayage, and multimodal logistics • Strong understanding of global freight management, carrier strategy, and RFP execution • Knowledge of Incoterms, customs processes, and international trade compliance requirements • Ability to develop and manage KPIs, scorecards, freight performance analytics, and dashboards • Experience with Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and related technologies • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cost optimization capabilities • Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills • Ability to operate strategically while maintaining hands-on operational involvement • Ability to stay current with global transportation trends, carrier market cycles, capacity impacts, and emerging technologies • Results-driven mindset with a continuous improvement orientation • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in transportation, logistics, or global supply chain • Proven success managing global freight operations and carrier networks • Experience in regulated industries such as medical device, pharma, or healthcare manufacturing preferred • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or related field required • Advanced degree preferred • Moderate travel, up to approximately 30%, including occasional international travel

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • 401(k) • Paid time off • Paid holidays • Bereavement leave • Employee Assistance Program resources • Medical leave benefits • Certain positions may be eligible for bonus, commission, or other incentive compensation