Transport Operations Manager
Pubblicato il 02-10-2026 - KeyPartners in Roma
For a multinational company operating in the distribution sector and a leader in its market, we are looking for a Transport Operations Manager .
Location: Rome
Mission of the role:
The Transport Operations Manager is accountable for the deployment, and execution of the transportation network, acting as a key orchestrator of the company’s logistics ecosystem. The role combines strategic design with hands‑on accountability on execution, ensuring that transport processes, systems, and provider ecosystems are not only defined but effectively implemented and operated across the network. The Transport Operations Manager ensures that transport capabilities are scalable, resilient, and fully aligned with business growth, delivering high service levels, cost efficiency, and regulatory compliance across all operations.
Key responsibilities include:
definition and deployment of processes, systems, and data architecture
orchestration and operational management of internal and external transport providers
direct accountability on execution performance and service delivery
support to the transport network design and evolution revision and validation.
Responsibilities:
Transport Network Operating Model
Support revision and improvement the design and continuously evolve the transport network architecture (hubs, flows, routes, modal choices)
Support the definition of the target operating model for transport (in‑house vs outsourced, centralized vs decentralized)
Support the network re‑design initiatives driven by volume evolution, new business, or cost optimization
Process & Service Design
Define, standardise and continuously improve end‑to‑end transport processes (planning, execution, exception management, returns)
Ensure full operational adoption and consistent execution of defined processes across sites and providers
Establish governance routines to monitor execution discipline and service quality
Guarantee integration with upstream/downstream processes (warehouse, planning, custo