What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Transportation Consultant position at Miebach?
About Miebach
Miebach Consulting is a global leader in supply chain advisory and engineering. For over 50 years, we've helped organizations transform their supply chains into strategic assets. Our Fishers, Indiana office is a dynamic growth hub within our North American network, offering exciting opportunities for learning, collaboration, and impact.
Position Summary
Miebach Consulting is seeking a Senior Transportation Consultant with a strong foundation in transportation project management, cold chain logistics, and export operations to join our growing team. This role will play a key role in a major pharmaceutical transportation program, supporting high-visibility initiatives while contributing to Miebach’s broader life sciences and healthcare consulting practice. The ideal candidate will blend hands-on project management capabilities with expertise in temperature-controlled logistics, transportation visibility platforms, and export compliance. This role is based in Indianapolis and requires regular on-site presence at the client location.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management & PMO Support
Miebach Consulting is a global leader in supply chain advisory and engineering. For over 50 years, we've helped organizations transform their supply chains into strategic assets. Our Fishers, Indiana office is a dynamic growth hub within our North American network, offering exciting opportunities for learning, collaboration, and impact.
Position Summary
Miebach Consulting is seeking a Senior Transportation Consultant with a strong foundation in transportation project management, cold chain logistics, and export operations to join our growing team. This role will play a key role in a major pharmaceutical transportation program, supporting high-visibility initiatives while contributing to Miebach’s broader life sciences and healthcare consulting practice. The ideal candidate will blend hands-on project management capabilities with expertise in temperature-controlled logistics, transportation visibility platforms, and export compliance. This role is based in Indianapolis and requires regular on-site presence at the client location.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management & PMO Support
- Lead and coordinate transportation-focused initiatives and project workstreams as part of a larger PMO.
- Collaborate directly with client stakeholders, including the Senior Director of Cold Chain Logistics.
- Ensure timely delivery of milestones, maintain risk logs, and drive issue resolution across workstreams.
- Contribute to the definition and documentation of business requirements, especially around transportation visibility, export flows, and compliance.
- Serve as subject matter expert for cold chain and temperature-controlled transportation (aircraft and ground), including temperature excursion monitoring, temp control towers, and pharma-specific protocols (-4°C to 80°C range).
- Provide operational insight into transportation systems and control tower platforms (e.g., Project44, TransVoyant), and advise on SAP-based transportation integration.
- Collaborate with global teams and external partners on international shipping, export documentation, and compliance.
- Maintain a strong on-site presence to foster collaboration and responsiveness.
- Actively support Lilly’s goals through pragmatic, results-driven project leadership.
- Coordinate with Miebach’s cross-country delivery teams for aligned implementation.
- 4–8 years of experience in transportation, logistics, or supply chain consulting, ideally with a focus on pharmaceuticals, cold chain, or temperature-sensitive logistics.
- Proven experience in project management; PMP or equivalent certification a strong plus.
- Hands-on knowledge of temperature-controlled logistics, including monitoring systems and exception management.
- Familiarity with transportation platforms (e.g., SAP TM, Project44, TransVoyant) and control tower implementations.
- Experience with export logistics and basic compliance requirements (e.g., customs, documentation).
- Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or related field.