Director of Transportation
gategroup
Springfield, IL · $135k–$145k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where Springfield, IL ranks
Where Springfield, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Midwest71 / 100 · of 20
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Great Lakes70 / 100 · of 16
- #3Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois37% · of 17
- #6Best college towns for junior jobs in the Great Lakes42% · of 39
- #7Best college towns for entry-level and junior jobs42% · of 100
- #8Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Great Lakes$125k · of 16
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among transportation, storage, and distribution managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for transportation, storage, and distribution managers: 10% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
This role is to provide leadership and tactical (strategic) direction for the Transportation department, within the Gate Gourmet Hub operations.
The position is responsible for the total functioning of the Transportation Department to include providing quality process...