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Director, Transportation & Trade Management COE

Rockwell Automation
paid time off, 401(k)
United States, Indiana, Whitestown
4255 South 500 East (Show on map)
May 07, 2026
Whitestown, Indiana, United States

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility -our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how thework we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

As Director, Transportation and Trade Management COE, you will lead global strategy, governance and project execution activities related to transportation and trade management operations. You will be a key partner in representing and collaborating across our Integrated Supply Chain organization, the broader enterprise, service providers, local distributors and end customers. You'll help optimize service and cost and simplify our customers' experience in working with us.

When you join us, you'll bring your fresh ideas and supply chain expertise to this role. This matters because Rockwell Automation is growing rapidly as a global leader in automation and technology, helping to shape the future of manufacturing - and you can be a part of it!

You will report to the Vice President of Global Logistics.



Your Responsibilities:
  • Lead, motivate and develop the management and supervisory teams.
  • Partner with regional leadership to monitor metrics, spend management and supplier relationships for all transportation and import/export activities and drive improvements for resolution.
  • Drive improved and reliable on-time delivery of finished goods and spare parts to manufacturing plants, distributors, and end-customers.
  • Enhance TCO model and drive discipline across ISC.
  • As a member of our global logistics leadership team, you will be an active participant in shaping and evolving our strategy and global network optimization efforts.
  • Support end-to-end visibility, network modeling and digital roadmap initiatives as transportation and trade management SME.
  • Complete and maintain risk management assessment of and compliance roadmap related to import and export activities and costs.
  • Evaluate technology requirements to support transportation and trade management requirements.
  • Identify, enable and support cost optimization efforts.
  • Develop and execute a multi-year strategic roadmap to support company forecast and priorities.
  • Gather and examine the right data and analytics to determine business effectiveness.
  • Standardizes SOPs and ensures strong training program is in place to meet operational objectives.


The Essentials - You Will Have:
  • Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience.
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas for this job opening.


The Preferred - You Might Also Have:
  • Typically requires a minimum of 12 years management experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business & Administration or Letters & Sciences - MBA is appreciated.
  • At least 10 years of experience in supply chain management and 12 years of leadership experience.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of end-to-end integrated supply chain, with experience leading across two or more supply chain functional areas.
  • Strong ability to build a collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture resulting in improved employee engagement.
  • Successful in leading in a global, matrixed organization structure across cross-functional lines.
  • Demonstrated expertise leading within a complex global supply chain organization and ability to provide both technical and managerial leadership to the organization.
  • Proven experience driving strategic and operational business outcomes with an emphasis on progress over perfection.
  • Experience attracting, developing and retaining strong teams.
  • Articulate, persuasive, and persistent to drive change and overcome normal organizational resistance while providing hands-on leadership to the organization.
  • Networks across the organization and develops successful internal and external relationships.
  • Able to drive problems towards resolution while monitoring the progress of others and redirecting efforts as needed.
  • Experience presenting and communicating to all levels of an organization including executive leadership both internally and externally.


What We Offer:
  • Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401k
  • Paid Time off
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
  • To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.


At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at +1 (844) 404-7247.

Rockwell Automation's hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.

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