Senior Manager, Sortation Cost & Strategy

DoorDash, Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, ILDallas, TXAtlanta, GALos Angeles, CANew York, NY
Salary
$170,000–$250,000 / yr
Posted
22 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $185k
This role $210k
$135k most similar roles pay here $262k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $155,525–$214,900 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $210k versus about $185k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About DoorDash, Inc

DoorDash, Inc. is an American company operating online food ordering and food delivery. It trades under the symbol DASH. With a 56% market share, DoorDash is the largest food delivery platform in the United States.

DoorDash, Inc currently has 187 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $144,800–$212,950 across 166 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Manager, Sortation Cost & Strategy

As a Sr. Manager, Sortation Cost & Strategy on the Logistics team, you will own the cost and capacity strategy for the sort network to balance efficiency with service quality. You will be responsible for building forward-looking capacity models to forecast volume growth against facility throughput, identifying automation investments to reduce cost-per-unit, and leading real estate procurement including site selection and lease negotiations. Additionally, you will negotiate 3PL contracts to diversify the provider network and mitigate concentration risk. This role requires high financial fluency to model cost-per-unit and ROI trade-offs while collaborating cross-functionally with Finance, Real Estate, and Engineering teams. The position focuses on solving complex logistics problems by optimizing sort footprint costs and infrastructure investments within a fast-growing environment where you will manage contract negotiations and large-scale capital expenditure decisions for the sorting network.

What you'll do

  • Build forward-looking capacity models to forecast volume growth against facility and automation throughput.
  • Identify and lead automation investments to reduce cost-per-unit while maintaining sort quality.
  • Manage site selection and lease negotiations for new sort facilities in partnership with Real Estate and Finance.
  • Lead commercial negotiations with 3PL partners to optimize costs, terms, and service levels.
  • Develop a multi-provider strategy to diversify the 3PL network and reduce concentration risk.
  • Align cost strategies with growth targets by collaborating across Finance, Engineering, and Operations teams.

What we're looking for

  • You must have 6+ years of experience in network strategy, logistics, procurement, or operations.
  • You must be analytically and financially fluent to model cost-per-unit, capacity, and ROI trade-offs.
  • You must have direct experience negotiating commercial contracts for 3PL, real estate, or vendors.
  • You must have experience leading or influencing automation and capital expenditure decisions.
  • You must be able to operate cross-functionally and influence others without direct authority.

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