[Hiring] Logistics Manager @MKS Instruments

Role Description

As a Manager of Global Logistics at MKS, you will partner with Supply Chain, Distribution, Global Trade Management, Customer Care, and other Departments to manage the domestic and international global logistics. In this role, you will report to the Director of Global Logistics.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Managing global transportation operations, carrier relationships, freight spend, and mode optimization to ensure cost-effective and reliable movement of goods.
• Focusing on transportation strategy, carrier performance, freight procurement, and logistics network efficiency.
• Managing relationships with freight forwarders, parcel, LTL, and couriers.
• Overseeing carrier sourcing, bid events, and rate management.
• Leading freight payment processes and freight audit programs to ensure billing accuracy and cost control.
• Analyzing transportation spend and identifying cost-savings opportunities.
• Developing and executing mode optimization strategies balancing cost, service, and transit time requirements.
• Monitoring carrier performance through KPIs including on-time delivery, claims ratios, capacity utilization, and service reliability.
• Collaborating with procurement, planning, customer service, and operations teams to support transportation requirements.
• Attending quarterly business reviews with carriers and logistics service providers.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives related to freight operations and transportation execution.
• Evaluating network routing opportunities and transportation efficiency initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of global transportation and logistics experience.
• 3+ years managing teams or leading cross-functional logistics initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Logistics, or a related field.
• Strong expertise in multi-mode transportation, carrier management, and freight procurement.
• Solid analytical and financial acumen, including transportation cost analysis and budgeting.
• Demonstrated ability to drive logistics cost savings and operational improvements.
• Experience managing carrier performance, KPIs, and service level agreements.
• Proven ability to collaborate across functions to support supply chain and customer requirements.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Ability to travel as needed (approximately 10–25%).

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience collaborating across supply chain, operations, and customer-facing teams.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or influencing team members in a matrixed environment.
• Exposure to change management initiatives within logistics or transportation operations.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools, including advanced Excel (PivotTables, Power Query).
• Familiarity with freight audit and payment systems or transportation management systems (TMS).
• Experience developing and tracking KPIs to measure transportation performance.
• Ability to analyze freight spend and identify optimization opportunities.
• Working knowledge of mode selection strategies and transportation conversion analysis.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision).
• 401(k) with company match.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Sick time.
• 15 paid vacation days.
• 6 weeks fully paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition reimbursement.