Transportation Performance Manager

• Provide clear, accurate visibility into $300M+ of transportation spend across modes, regions, and programs
• Track, forecast, and report freight costs while ensuring strong alignment between operational activity and financial outcomes
• Analyze key freight cost drivers, including rates, accessorials, volume shifts, mode changes, service failures, fuel impacts, and network changes
• Partner with fulfillment leadership to understand operational decisions and their financial implications, while identifying opportunities for efficiency and cost improvement
• Support the development, validation, and tracking of transportation cost-saving initiatives to ensure benefits are clearly defined and realized
• Serve as a liaison with finance to ensure transportation performance is clearly reflected in the P&L, including gap analysis and corrective actions as needed
• Own and manage freight accrual data from systems such as Trax / D2L, leveraging analytical models and dashboards
• Oversee freight pay and accrual processes, including month-end close support, variance analysis, and true-up activities
• Audit freight invoices to ensure accuracy, adherence to contracted rates, and timely resolution of discrepancies
• Collaborate with finance to strengthen controls that ensure financial accuracy, audit readiness, and compliance with internal policies
• Identify and address root causes of accrual inaccuracies, including late invoices, duplicate payments, and other cost leakage risks
• Develop analytical models and tools to support freight spend analysis, forecasting, and scenario modeling
• Translate complex and incomplete datasets into actionable insights for fulfillment and finance leadership
• Produce recurring and ad hoc reporting with clear narratives explaining trends, risks, and mitigation actions
• Support business cases for network, sourcing, or operational changes by quantifying cost, service, and risk trade-offs
• Act as a key connector across fulfillment, finance, planning, commercial, and customer service teams
• Influence stakeholders to adopt financially sound operational decisions, balancing cost and service in line with Baxter’s fulfillment strategy
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to freight spend transparency, process efficiency, and data quality
• Create and document standard processes, assumptions, and financial playbooks for transportation management

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, supply chain, analytics, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in transportation, supply chain finance, logistics analytics, or freight audit and payment
• Advanced Excel skills
• Tableau or Power BI experience preferred
• Strong executive communication, analytical, and cross-functional leadership skills

Tableau or Power BI experience

• Medical and dental coverage that start on day one
• Insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) with options for employee contributions and company matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Educational assistance programs
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
• Family and medical leaves of absence
• Paid parental leave
• Commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Childcare benefits