The
Data Center Inbound International Logistics Specialist owns end-to-end international transportation execution for critical data center shipments, coordinating global movements from origin suppliers-specifically overseas suppliers (including China) and Carrier's Mexico factory-through final delivery to warehouses and jobsites across the US and Canada.
This role is responsible for ocean, air, and over-the-road freight execution, network capacity planning, shipment visibility, and timely issue resolution to protect customer commitments as data center volume and complexity grow exponentially.
Key Responsibilities- International Freight Execution: Manage operational execution for ocean, air, and truck freight from global supply locations (China, Mexico) through final delivery in the US and Canada. Oversized shipment experience strongly recommended.
- Capacity & Partner Management: Coordinate directly with ocean carriers, booking agents, freight forwarders, truckers, customs brokers, and 3PL warehouses. Actively manage ocean allocations-scaling up during peak periods and adjusting during lower-volume cycles.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the primary international logistics point of contact for Customer Service, SIOP, Sales, Procurement, Freight Accounting, Engineering, Finance, and project teams.
- Performance & Continuous Improvement: Support network initiatives, process standardization, supplier performance gap analyses, and cost/budget optimization while ensuring tracking accuracy and proactive exception management.
- Global Support: Flexible to handle after-hours calls with overseas suppliers as required by global time zones.
Core Metrics / Priorities- On-Time Delivery (OTD)
- Cost Management & Reduction
- Service Quality & Root Cause Problem Solving
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelors Degree
- 7+ years of prior logistics/transportation experience OR Master's degree with 5+ years of prior logistics/transportation experience
Pay RangeThe annual salary for this position is between $96,000.00 - $192,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.
Other CompensationThis position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
BenefitsEmployees are eligible for benefits, including:
- Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
- Retirement Benefits
- Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
- Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
- Tuition Assistance
To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier CorporateThe specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Application DeadlineApplications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 30 September 2026
Job Applicant's Privacy NoticePlease click on the link to review the Job Applicant Privacy Notice.
Use of AITechnology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.
