About Coty
We’re Coty, one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands 
across fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care, including Hugo Boss, Gucci, 
Rimmel, and Max Factor. Our products are sold in more than 150 countries, and we are 
committed to reducing our environmental impact while driving innovation and excellence 
across our supply chain.
About the Transport Organization
The Transport team is Coty’s center of expertise for transportation strategy, operational 
frameworks, governance and performance management across all transport modes. The 
team leads initiatives that deliver value through Cost, Service, Quality, Compliance and 
Sustainability.
Coty is undergoing a major transformation of its logistics operating model, including the 
centralization of transport teams into a Barcelona Hub. This transition offers 
significant opportunities for dynamic logistics leaders eager to drive change in a global 
environment.
Role Purpose
We are looking for an experienced Road Transport Senior Manager to join the COTY “Go 
to Customer” Transport Team, based in Barcelona.
This role will manage the Transport operations end-to-end, outbound from the DC to 
North and Central European customers, including various Business Units as well as 
DTC for the e-com channel.
Within the Simple, Standard, Central framework, the individual will focus on two 
horizons:
• Centralization of the operations in the SC hub in Barcelona, developing a new 
team and transitioning the current responsibilities from the local team.
• Driving process simplification & standardization, operational improvements, and 
enhancing performance and operational carrier management. to achieve the cost, 
service, agility and sustainability targets
The individual will contribute to the supply strategy in the definition of carrier strategy, 
cooperating with cross functional teams including procurement and project managers, to 
set up the right set of suppliers through tender processes. He/She will be working very 
closely Customer Service and DCs teams and externally very closely with our LSP’s. 
Key relationships in addition will be with the IT community, as well as Finance and 
Procurement.
Key Responsibilities
1. Transport Operations 
• Own all outbound road transport flows from a DC to markets supplied out of the 
DC.
• Ensure daily service performance (OTP/OTD), stable lead times, capacity 
management.
• Act as escalation point for transport disruptions, coordinating corrective actions 
with carriers, DC teams, and markets.
• Ensure flawless handover of operational responsibilities from the Germany DC to 
the Barcelona hub.
• Contribute to the carrier strategy in partnership with Procurement.
2. Carrier Management & Performance Leadership
• Lead performance management cycles with carriers: QBRs, KPI reviews, issue 
resolution and development plans.
• Organize Monthly/Quarterly/Annually Business Reviews with LSP’s 
• Ensure quality of tracking and operational data; challenge carriers where 
standards are not met.
• Cooperate to standardize and simplify critical workprocesses, tool and KPIs, 
serving in the Central G2C team. 
• Drive efficiency initiatives such as consolidation.
• Manage transport volumes and align carriers on required capacity.
• Support RFQs, tender evaluations, cost simulations, and supplier selection for 
road transport.
• Communicate with LSPs and DCs teams and other relevant stakeholders in order 
to obtain all required information to secure a smooth flow of products. 
4. Cost, Cash & Sustainability Management
• Own the transport cost performance for the outbound network.
• Monitor road transport budget alignment and financial KPIs.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities without compromising service.
• Contribute to Coty’s sustainability goals by developing greener and more efficient 
transport flows.
5. Cross-Functional Collaboration
The role interacts extensively with:
• DC teams, Customer Service
• Procurement, Finance.
• IT (for tools, visibility, and reporting solutions)
• External Logistics Service Providers (LSPs)
This requires strong communication, relationship management, and influence across a 
matrixed environment.
What You’ll Bring
Education & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics or Supply Chain; Master’s degree is an advantage.
• 8–10 years of relevant transport/logistics experience, including road freight 
across multiple EU countries. Experience in parcel distribution and express 
courier management 
• Experience in multinational environments is highly valuable.
• Proven success in supply chain transformation, centralization projects, or 
shared-service operations.
Skills & Competencies
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven problem solving.
• Operational rigor with the ability to stabilize and improve complex transport 
flows.
• Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to influence across levels and 
geographies.
• Strong team player - able to effectively and proactively act in a complex matrix 
organization.
• Advanced Excel & Power BI skills; SAP is an advantage.
• Strong communication skills.
• Fluency in English required; German is a plus.
• Autonomous, and able to manage competing priorities under pressure.
• Ability to translate complexity into simple, actionable insights.
What We Offer
• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus.
• A modern, flexible working environment within Coty’s Barcelona hub, a brandnew building where the office is designed to maximize your performance, based 
on the new ways of working. 
• A diverse, truly international environment spanning many nationalities.
• Bonus based on your performance
• Career opportunities in several areas over the world.
• Flexible working hours
Why This Role Matters
This position is a cornerstone of Coty’s European transport centralization, ensuring 
service continuity while shaping the long-term roadmap for a best-in-class road transport 
function. 
Our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing the boldest ideas 
to life every day. If you’re the kind of person who refuses to settle, if you want to think 
bigger, learn faster and go further than you ever thought possible – we’d love to hear from 
you