Senior IT Application Delivery Manager - Transportation

The Senior IT Application Delivery Manager serves as a strategic business and technology partner supporting transportation operations, direct store delivery (DSD), fleet operations, international logistics, and transportation management initiatives. The role is responsible for overseeing all aspects of technology delivery and support to ensure solutions drive measurable business value across route delivery, transportation planning and execution, fleet management, carrier collaboration, and global logistics operations. In this role, you will lead a team and work cross functionally with business leaders, transportation operations, logistics, fleet management, customer service, warehousing, procurement, finance, and IT teams to lead solution planning, evaluation, and execution; manage project portfolios and budgets; and ensure deployed technologies are effectively sustained.

The technology landscape may include Transportation Management Systems (SAP TM), Direct Store Delivery (DSD) applications and handheld devices, fleet management and telematics platforms (Samsara), international shipping applications, transportation visibility solutions, routing and optimization platforms, carrier integration solutions, logistics analytics, and integrations between transportation systems and enterprise applications.

You will work closely with senior leadership to identify innovative opportunities, influence strategic decisions, and communicate progress across key initiatives. With authority over small to large projects, you’ll guide cross-functional teams, strengthen business relationships, and ensure Transportation solutions are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to organizational goals.

WHAT YOU’LL DO: The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

• Business Partnership: Serve as the strategic linkage between business units and IT - engaging at all levels, including executive leadership, transportation operations, finance leadership, and warehousing teams - to align technology solutions with business and operational needs.

• Decision & Priority Leadership: Drive decisions, set priorities, and communicate project status and business-unit requests across all appropriate levels of the organization.

• Technology Advisory: Proactively share insights on technology risks, opportunities, and innovations across Transportation Management, Direct Store Delivery, Fleet Management, Telematics, Transportation Visibility, and International Shipping ecosystems to strengthen competitive advantage and improve operational efficiency.

• Strategic Planning: Define and influence strategic initiatives and long-term plans that drive significant value and prepare various transportation teams for future needs.

• Change Enablement: Own and manage the planning and execution of business and operational changes enabled through technology, ensuring adoption and alignment with business objectives.

• Delivery Alignment: Partner with program managers, IT delivery teams, transportation stakeholders, finance, and operations teams to ensure timely project execution that meets business and transportation expectations.

• Systems Integration Strategy: Shape the strategy for integrating and rationalizing systems across transportation operations. Support integration across SAP Transportation Management (TM), Direct Store Delivery (DSD) platforms, fleet telematics solutions, international shipping applications, transportation visibility platforms, ERP, Warehousing, carrier connectivity solutions, and supply chain applications.

• Innovation Leadership: Lead business process improvements and technology innovation initiatives. Initiatives may include transportation optimization, route execution, digital proof of delivery, fleet tracking and telematics, transportation visibility, carrier collaboration, international logistics automation, freight settlement automation, driver mobility solutions, and transportation analytics.

• Research & Solution Evaluation: Guide research, support pilots, evaluate emerging technologies, and communicate recommendations involving Transportation Management Systems, fleet telematics platforms, route optimization solutions, transportation visibility technologies, driver mobility applications, international logistics solutions, logistics analytics, and transportation architectures.

• Transportation Technology Leadership: Partner with transportation operations, logistics, fleet leadership, distribution teams, and business stakeholders to develop and execute technology roadmaps supporting transportation management, route delivery, fleet operations, transportation visibility, international shipping, logistics integration, and transportation modernization initiatives.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 8+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, required. Candidates with a relevant Master’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 6+ years of relevant experience will be considered qualified.

• Strategic IT Leadership: 2+ years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership required.

• Prefer experience in at least 3 of the following areas:

• Transportation Management Systems (TMS), such as SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM)

• Direct Store Delivery (DSD) applications, mobile devices, and route accounting solutions

• Fleet management, telematics, ELD, and driver technologies such as Samsara

• International shipping, customs, export, and trade compliance applications

• Transportation visibility, tracking, and logistics monitoring platforms

• Routing, scheduling, and transportation optimization solutions

• Strategic & Analytical Capability: Ability to lead and manage under ambiguity, prioritize IT projects based on business value, and apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively in a matrixed organization and influence across departments and reporting lines.

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively engage peers and executive leadership.

• Change & Process Leadership: Demonstrated ability to drive operational excellence, facilitate organizational change, and promote continuous improvement.

OTHER SKILLS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT:

• 7+ years of experience in SAP TM, Blue Yonder TMS, Manhattan TMS or Oracle transportation Management (OTM).
• 3+ years of experience in Infios DSD, SimplyDepo or Descartes DSD solutions

The expected pay range for this position is $120,000 - $162,500 annually.

Smithfield Foods provides pay ranges that reflect its good faith estimate of thesalary or hourly wagethe company reasonably expects to pay for a positionat the time of hire. Individual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, location of the position, the candidate’s qualifications and experience, internal equity, external market pay for comparable positions and budget considerations. At Smithfield Foods, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about our benefits package here. Relocation Package Available Yes