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We are seeking a strategic, results-oriented Director, Transportation to lead the development and execution of sourcing and procurement strategies across Arconic's transportation and warehousing network.

In this role, you will: Strategic Category Leadership - Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies across: - Domestic and international transportation - Truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) freight - Rail transportation - Ocean and air freight - Warehousing - Third-party logistics (3PL) providers - Inbound, outbound, and intracompany freight

- Establish short- and long-term strategies aligned with business objectives, operational requirements, and growth plans. - Monitor transportation markets, capacity, inflationary pressures, regulatory developments, technology trends, and supply chain disruptions, translating these insights into actionable business strategies. - Develop a longer-term transportation roadmap that improves competitiveness, service, resiliency, and scalability across the network.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management - Lead complex sourcing events, commercial negotiations, contracting, and major agreement renewals. - Develop and maintain executive-level relationships with strategic carriers, logistics providers, and other key partners. - Establish supplier performance frameworks and scorecards with measurable KPIs, including: - Cost competitiveness - On- time pickup and delivery performance - Tender acceptance - Service and quality performance - Dedicated asset utilization - Sustainability objectives

- Lead regular business reviews with strategic providers, ensuring accountability and corrective action where performance gaps exist. - Continuously evaluate the supply base to improve competitiveness, capacity, resiliency, and service.

Transportation & Logistics Optimization - Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Logistics teams to optimize transportation networks, routing strategies, and freight flows. - Drive initiatives that improve service and reliability while reducing total transportation and landed cost. - Evaluate carrier mix, routing guides, freight consolidation opportunities, dedicated fleet utilization, and emerging transportation solutions. - Lead major freight bid events and network optimization initiatives. - Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve freight execution, and increase utilization of existing transportation assets and capabilities.

Financial & Analytical Leadership - Deliver annual savings, cost avoidance, productivity, and working capital objectives. - Develop and manage category budgets, forecasts, and value-creation pipelines. - Leverage spend analytics, market intelligence, and external benchmarks to identify opportunities and inform sourcing decisions. - Develop financial models and reporting that provide visibility to historical freight performance, explain key cost drivers, and forecast future transportation cost impacts. - Translate transportation market changes into clear financial implications and actionable insights for business and executive leadership.

Risk Management & Governance - Identify and mitigate transportation, supplier, operational, geopolitical, capacity, and broader supply chain risks. - Develop contingency plans, alternate sourcing strategies, and supplier diversification approaches to strengthen business continuity. - Ensure compliance with procurement policies, contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and governance standards. - Partner across functions to assess emerging risks and establish appropriate mitigation strategies.

Technology & Continuous Improvement - Provide leadership for the effective use and continuous improvement of Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and related procurement and logistics technologies. - Identify opportunities to improve automation, data visibility, analytics, and decision-making across transportation and procurement processes. - Partner with internal stakeholders to develop technology roadmaps that support operational efficiency, scalability, and improved business intelligence. - Champion continuous improvement and adoption of best practices across the transportation organization.

Leadership & Team Development - Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing transportation procurement team. - Establish an organizational structure, roles, and capabilities aligned with the long-term transportation strategy. - Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, commercial excellence, and continuous improvement. - Build strong cross-functional partnerships and influence decisions across business, operational, and functional leadership teams. - Lead organizational and change management efforts associated with procurement and logistics transformation initiatives.