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# Network Optimization Manager

- **Company:** 48forty Solutions
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $125,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Network Planning and Design, Network Optimization
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=061d6b5db26d0093

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations research, economics, statistics, mathematics, or related quantitative discipline. Master's degree preferred.
 * 4+ more years of experience in supply chain network design, operations research, pricing analytics, logistics analytics, or management consulting with a quantitative focus.
 * Demonstrated ownership of an analytical model that changed a business decision, with a measurable result.
 * Proficiency with network design tools such as Supply Chain Guru (Llamasoft/Coupa), Optilogic, Lyric, AIMMS, Logiflow, or similar platforms preferred
 * Experience in pallets, packaging, industrial distribution, recycling, or another commodity-driven industry is preferred, not required.
 * Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time, domestically

## Description

* Build, own and maintain network optimization model that integrates used pallet supply, pricing, and freight into one regional operating view across all operating locations in the United States and Canada.
 * Partner with Plant Operations, Supply Chain and Commercial leadership to develop mid- and long-term supply chain strategies by evaluating growth opportunities, demand scenarios, capacity requirements, asset utilization, sourcing alternatives, and network investment decisions.
 * Identify, prioritize, and lead network optimization initiatives that improve cost, service, resiliency, asset productivity, and capital efficiency.

Modeling & Advanced Analytics

 * Operate and maintain an account scoring model that scores accounts on strategic value and repricing power and sets a maximum purchase price for used pallets, including accounts that both supply used pallets and buy finished pallets.
 * Develop and maintain network models to evaluate strategic alternatives and quantify trade-offs across cost, service, utilization, risk, and capital requirements.
 * Perform scenario, sensitivity, and capacity analyses to support network design, investment decisions, and long-range planning.
 * Validate model assumptions, inputs, and outputs to ensure analytical rigor and credibility.

Project Leadership & Business Partnership

 * Lead multiple network optimization initiatives, managing project plans, milestones, stakeholder engagement, and deliverables.
 * Partner with Plant Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, and Commercial teams to develop integrated network and capacity plans.
 * Partner with finance on business cases and financial analyses to support capital investments, asset strategies, and network transformation initiatives.
 * Translate complex analyses into clear, actionable recommendations and executive-level presentations.

Capability Development

 * Serve as a functional expert for network optimization methodologies, tools, and industry best practices.
 * Establish modeling standards, governance processes, and knowledge-sharing practices.
 * Continuously enhance organizational network optimization capabilities through technology advancement, process improvement, and best-practice adoption.