Best Buy

Inbound Transportation Manager - Richfield MN

**Richfield, Minnesota

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Pay: $81,900 – $146,050
Employment: Full-time
Sector: Operations & Manufacturing

Posted: Nov 13, 2026
First found: Nov 14, 2026, 10:18 AM ET

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About the job

As an Inbound Transportation Manager, you will lead a high-performing team and be responsible for managing the performance of our domestic inbound programs with carriers, vendors, and operations partners. You’ll be responsible for carrier management and sourcing, performance of operational KPIs, driving process improvement from origin to destination, operational efficiencies, forecasting and data reporting and analytics. You will lead continuous improvement projects that optimize operations and improve profitability to meet and exceed business objectives. You will work cross functionally with our category/merchandising teams to drive transportation performance, vendor selection and the financial outcomes. This role plays an integral part of managing speed, spend, service and security of our Inbound Operation.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work on site Monday through Thursday at the Best Buy corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota. You can work virtually from home or another non‑Best Buy location on Friday. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.**

What you’ll do **- Evaluate carrier performance, negotiate competitive rates, and manage shipping operations to stay within budget while maintaining speed and efficiency.

Lead performance reviews with vendors and carriers; negotiate contracts and develop benchmarking scorecards to track service levels.
Support carrier selection processes, manage RFPs, and assess network needs for optimization opportunities.
Build and maintain strong relationships with carriers, vendors, and internal operations teams to ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are consistently met or exceeded.
Oversee and manage weekly and monthly reporting cadences, tracking performance against forecasts and budgeted KPIs.
Recommend transportation modes (IMDL, Truckload, LTL, Parcel) based on a balance of speed, cost, service, and security.
Develop and implement strategies to resolve logistical challenges and enhance operational efficiency.
Contribute to holiday peak planning and execution in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Implement cost-saving strategies, including shipment consolidation and cube optimization.
Apply industry trends and insights to continuously improve and evolve transportation operations with a high focus on Freight Theft & Load Security.**

Basic qualifications **- 5 years of transportation or logistics experience

3 years of experience managing vendors or carriers
Ability to communicate effectively, think critically, develop strategies, collaborate internally and externally, and work independently is critical in this role
Strong business and financial acumen with experience in reporting suites (PowerBI)**

Preferred qualifications **- 7 years in transportation or logistics experience, preferably working with carriers, vendors and TMS experiences

2 years of experience with people management
Experienced in designing freight pricing models aligned with network needs and design**

What’s in it for you

**We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

Competitive pay
Great employee discount
Financial savings and retirement resources
Support for your physical and mental well-being

Best Buy provides different types of leaves of absence (LOA) and potential pay sources to employees based on eligibility. The length of your LOA depends on your situation, where you live, your full-time or part-time employment status, and federal and state regulations. Intermittent or reduced-schedule leave is also available for certain medical or family care leaves. Paid time off (vacation or PTO) is offered to full-time and part-time employees based on work location, employment status, salary or hourly status (exempt/non-exempt), and years of continued or bridged service.

Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.

For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.**

About us

**As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.**

Application deadline: **Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.

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Benefits

Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being, as outlined in the Benefits Guide. Eligibility may vary.

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