Senior Director Transportation
 The Hershey Company | |
 United States, Pennsylvania, Hershey | |
 Nov 13, 2026 | |
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Note: If you apply for a role at Hershey through our career's website, we may use technologies that use automation to filter your candidacy based on objective criteria. We also use AI-enabled tools that help us facilitate the selection of our future Hershey talent. These tools may help with activities such as matching and scoring candidates to roles based on requirements and scheduling interviews. These systems process only the information you provide in your application, including your resume, work history, education, and responses to screening questions. While these technologies assist with certain steps in our recruitment process and may provide recommendations, all final decisions, including those affecting whether candidates advance to subsequent stages in the applicant process, are made by our talent acquisition teams with meaningful human review and independent judgment. Depending on your location and the specific role you apply for, additional disclosures about our use of AI in recruitment may be provided to you separately. Senior Director Transportation Posted Date: Nov 12, 2026 Requisition Number: 131119 Location: This position is based in Hershey, PA three days per week onsite; Relocation is provided. Why Hershey: At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hershey's enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy, we create positive impact by supporting communities, helping children thrive, and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long standing partnership with Milton Hershey School, where we invest in education, workforce readiness, and hands on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom. Supported by strategic grantmaking, product donations, cross brand collaboration, and strong employee volunteerism, Hershey offers a place to work where making a difference-locally and globally-is part of how we do business every day. About the Hershey Company
At The Hershey Company, we make more moments of goodness through some of the world's most iconic brands, including Hershey's, Reese's, Kit Kat, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Dot's Pretzels, Lesser Evil and more. Our team supports a global portfolio of over 90 brands, creating opportunities to shape strategies and drive impact across a breadth of businesses that few companies can offer. While many organizations focus on a handful of brands, Hershey provides exposure to a diverse portfolio of category-leading brands enjoyed by consumers around the world. What truly sets us apart is our legacy. Inspired by Milton Hershey's belief that business should create opportunity for others, we have been making a positive impact for more than a century through our commitment to communities, philanthropy, and our longstanding partnership with Milton Hershey School. When you join Hershey, you become part of a company where purpose, growth, and making a difference are woven into how we do business every day. How will you fit in the big picture?
The Senior Director, Transportation will lead Hershey's transportation strategy and operations, building a high-performing, cost-effective network that delivers strong customer service. This leader will oversee a significant third-party transportation network, including carrier procurement, sourcing, negotiation and contracting, while advancing payload utilization, reducing unnecessary miles and strengthening on-time delivery. Working across manufacturing, warehousing, planning and customer service, this role will improve cost, capacity and service across the end-to-end network. What will you do?
Transportation Procurement & Carrier Strategy
Transportation Operations & Customer Service
Network Optimization
Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership
Minimum Education & Requirements
Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. Advanced degree preferred. Experience: 13+ years of relevant transportation, logistics or supply chain experience in a large, complex distribution environment, including significant leadership responsibility. Additional Qualifications:
The anticipated base salary range for this role is $190,800 to $238,500per year. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of jobrelated factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skill set, education, and training. In addition to a market-competitive base salary, our Total Rewards package includes performancebased incentives and a comprehensive, competitive benefits package designed to support overall physical, mental, and financial wellbeing (as applicable). Learn more about Hershey's benefits and all the resources Hershey provides to support our employees' physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing by visiting the Hershey Digital Employee Experience at www.askHRbenefits.hersheys.com The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. #LI-CT1
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