Are you ready to unleash your potential? At the

Straumann Group , we're on an exciting journey of growth, innovation, and impact - driven by our mission to improve oral health and transform millions of lives worldwide.

United by a shared goal, we give our best every day and cultivate a performance-oriented, player-learner culture that fosters collaboration, curiosity, and ambition. Here, you have the opportunity to actively shape your career and further develop your skills, passion, and willingness to learn. Together, we not only create more beautiful smiles but also unlock the potential of people - including our own.

As a

Global Transportation Manager (m/f/d) , you will take the lead in building and shaping our newly established global transportation function. Based in

Madrid , you will define the global transportation strategy and operating model, establish our Logistics Control Tower, and drive greater visibility, resilience, and cost efficiency across our international transportation network. Working closely with regional supply chain teams and key functions across the organization, you will play a pivotal role in transforming and digitalizing transportation at Straumann Group while building scalable capabilities that support our continued growth.

Your responsibilities: Transportation Strategy & Governance

Build and lead the new general transportation function, taking ownership of the transportation strategy, governance, standards, and operating principles

Define the target operating model and develop transportation roadmaps aligned with our end-to-end Supply Chain and GLD strategy

Establish clear governance and KPI review routines while monitoring freight cost development, service quality, and relevant business priorities





Act as the key subject matter expert for intercompany/primary transportation, network performance, service resilience, and cost transparency

Logistics Control Tower

Lead the design, build, and stabilization of the Logistics Control Tower (LCT), covering organizational design, workflows, service catalogue, escalation model, and operating routines

Establish standards for milestone tracking and visibility, as well as playbooks and case management processes for effective end-to-end shipment exception management

Partner with IT, SAP/TMS, Data, and Analytics teams to implement the required digital capabilities, interfaces, dashboards, and reporting solutions

Build capabilities, standardized ways of working, and training programs to enable sustainable adoption across the LCT and regional teams

Transportation Partners, Performance & Cost

Define transportation service models, routing principles, carrier segmentation, preferred provider setups, backup solutions, and requirements for transportation tenders

Manage the performance of carriers and logistics service providers through scorecards, business reviews, escalations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives

Take ownership of freight management principles, cost-to-serve, analytics standards, and transportation KPI performance across the global network





Develop carrier risk management and business continuity strategies and ensure resilient transportation structures, including contingency solutions for specific lanes and regulated goods flows

Support transportation procurement activities in close collaboration with Procurement and Finance

Transformation, Digitalization & Continuous Improvement

Drive transportation network optimization, process standardization, automation, and the TMS and LCT roadmap while improving reporting automation and data quality

Identify and implement initiatives to improve service quality, lead times, carrier reliability, visibility, and freight cost performance

Support broader logistics transformation programs, including S/4HANA, transportation management capabilities, and the evolution of the operating model

Translate global and regional business requirements into scalable transportation solutions that deliver measurable value

Support Straumann Group's sustainability and Net Zero ambitions through relevant transportation initiatives

Regional Collaboration & Leadership

Support regional Supply Chain teams through standards, visibility, escalation routines, and improvement forums, while local import/export execution and last-mile management remain within the regions

Lead global and regional transportation forums and coordinate major transportation incidents, capacity constraints, delayed shipment escalations, and other time-critical situations

Define strategic guardrails for intra-regional intercompany transportation and ensure effective alignment between global design and regional execution

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📌 Global Transportation Manager (Madrid)
🏢 Institut Straumann
📍 Madrid