Doors Transportation Operations Leader

Doors Transportation Operations Leader Location(s): Toledo, OH, US, 43659-0001 Function: Supply Chain Audience: Experienced Professional Work Arrangement: On Site Requisition ID: 70337 The Transportation Operations Leader - Doors provides operational leadership for the transportation function across the Owens Corning Doors business. This role is accountable for transportation service, cost, carrier performance, and execution across inbound, transfer, and outbound transportation activities, including leadership of the Doors Load Center team. The leader connects business priorities with transportation execution, ensuring day-to-day operations, carrier capacity, network performance, and customer commitments are supported through disciplined processes, data-driven decision making, and strong cross-functional alignment. Internally, this position collaborates closely with Customer Service, Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Sourcing, Finance and Supply Chain leadership. Externally, the role works with transportation carriers and logistics partners to strengthen performance, mitigate service risk, and deliver cost-effective solutions. The successful candidate will act as a trusted business partner and transportation subject matter expert, building credibility through excellent communication, analytical problem solving, and an action-oriented leadership style. This leader will leverage technology, metrics, and process discipline to improve operational performance while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Knowing the Doors Business and Strategy - Build strong relationships with business leadership, customer service, planning, manufacturing, procurement, sourcing, finance, supply chain partners, and transportation stakeholders to support the strategic objectives of the Doors business. - Develop a deep understanding of the Doors supply chain, customer requirements, business channels, transportation network, product flow, service expectations, and operational constraints. - Understand and articulate business priorities and translate them into transportation strategies, operational priorities, team objectives, and clear execution plans. - Connect business plans, customer expectations, and transportation capabilities to identify areas of operational risk and opportunity. - Act as a transportation advocate and trusted advisor in support of business growth, customer experience, service reliability, and supply chain performance. - Provide visibility to transportation risks, service concerns, and cost impacts while proactively developing mitigation plans that reduce disruption to customers and the business. Developing and Executing Transportation Strategy Lead transportation execution across inbound, transfer, and outbound freight movements to ensure delivery of service, cost, and customer commitments. Translate transportation strategy into operating priorities, resource plans, performance expectations, and standard work for the Doors transportation organization. Drive transportation performance through disciplined management of KPIs, operational reviews, root-cause analysis, corrective action planning, and follow-through. Develop and implement transportation solutions that optimize cost, improve service, reduce operational complexity, and support current and future business objectives. Partner with transportation sourcing, planning, manufacturing, finance, customer service, and operations teams to ensure transportation capacity and carrier performance are aligned with business needs. Leverage transportation systems, reporting tools, automation, and analytics to improve decision m