Job Description
Transportation Manager
Job Location:  San Giovanni Valdarno
Department:  Master scheduling
Work Model:  On Site
Full-Time/Part-Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent
Job Req ID:  1657

We are accelerating electrification and a more sustainable future. We have ambitious plans for impact, company growth, and customer satisfaction.
To support this journey, we are looking for an outstanding Transportation Manager to build and lead a leading transportation capability across our global operations.
This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in complex international environments, combining strong logistics expertise with digital process ownership, and can turn transportation into a competitive advantage.
You will own global transportation performance, ensuring deliveries are executed on time against customer-confirmed dates, while driving reliability, cost competitiveness, visibility, and service excellence across the network.

 

In this role your main accountabilities will be:  

  • Managing our partners to ensure timely deliveries and transport operations (including customs clearance processes), as well as efficient solutions
  • Establish effective and competitive transportation rates, in partnership with procurement
  • Developing and owning the digital tools which enable your objectives, including SAP shipping routes and the transport management system (TMSs)
  • Developing and maintaining track-and-trace capabilities to increase shipment visibility
  • Continuously improving and driving convergence towards best-in-class standards of transportation processes, performance, and digital integration across regions

 

We are looking for a hands-on, business-minded transportation leader with global experience, strong supplier management skills, and the ability to connect operational execution with strategic growth. The ideal candidate is structured, data-driven, customer-focused, and comfortable working across functions, systems, and geographies. You know how to manage complexity, challenge partners, improve processes, and deliver results. Other essential requirements:

  • 5+ years in global transportation/logistics management (ideally in an industrial environment) with team leadership experience
  • Exceptional analytical, structured, and data-driven approach, with the ability to turn operational issues into sustainable process improvements
  • Strong capability to define, monitor, and improve logistics KPIs such as OTIF, OTD, pickup reliability, delivery reliability, claims, lead time, and transport cost
  • Solid knowledge of SAP, TMS & track and trace solutions, with the ability to implement new systems to drive performance improvements
  • Superior ability to work effectively across global regions, plants, warehouses, sales, customer service, trade compliance, IT, procurement, and external logistics partners
  • Excellent English and Italian communication skills and the seniority to influence internal stakeholders and external partners


Why join us

This is a unique opportunity to shape the global transportation backbone of a fast-growing industrial company at a pivotal stage of its journey.
You will have visibility, ownership, and the chance to make a measurable impact on customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and business growth.
If you are ready to lead global transportation in a company with bold ambitions and strong momentum, we would like to hear from you.

 

Compensation Details
The employment framework is based on the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for the Metalworking Industry, with an indicative level between B3/A1 and a minimum gross annual salary starting from € 53.000. 
The specific level and compensation package will be defined based on the outcome of the selection process (including experience, skills set, and role fit), in accordance with objective, transparent, and gender-neutral criteria, in line with pay equity and equal opportunity principles.
The total compensation package also includes a variable bonus linked to individual and company targets.

 

About ABB E-Mobility   
ABB E-mobility is a world leader in EV charging technology and a partner of choice for the world’s biggest electric vehicle OEMs and nationwide EV charging network operators. With a strong R&D pipeline, our robust product portfolio of innovative holistic solutions – from grid to charge point and domestic installations to large fleet depots – means we are actively enabling the future of E-Mobility, not just predicting it.  

Information at a Glance

Operations

Welcome to Operations, where strategic supply chain management and operational excellence meet. Our teams focus on supply chain strategy, vendor partnerships, and KPI tracking to ensure cost-effective operations. We manage transitions to mass production and fulfill European and North American demand from our factories in San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy and Phoenix, USA whilst optimizing the global value chain. Within Operations advanced capabilities drive quality standards and continuous improvement, while HSE ensures safety and environmental compliance. Warranty management and PMO lead operational projects aligned with strategic goals.