Procurement Manager- Transporation/Logistics

Job Description

The Team You Will Be Joining

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• Join a global specialty chemicals/manufacturing organization with operations across North America, APAC, Europe, and Latin America
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• Be part of a highly collaborative Executive Assistant team supporting enterprise leadership
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• Work closely with senior executives across supply chain, environmental/HSSE, and product management functions
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• Report into a senior Executive Assistant leader who oversees and mentors the broader EA function
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• Partner cross-functionally with operations, finance, HR, and executive leadership teams across a global matrixed environment
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• Support a leadership team known for being approachable, flexible, and highly respectful of their EA partners
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Why This Role Is Important

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• Lead sourcing, negotiation, and contracting activities for U.S. ground transportation, rail, and warehousing services.
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• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for domestic truck carriers, including flatbed, container, drayage, and bulk transportation, as well as third-party warehousing providers.
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• Negotiate rates, accessorial charges, fuel surcharges, credit terms, service-level agreements, escalation clauses, performance remedies, storage rates, handling fees, and value-added service terms.
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• Support budgeting, freight cost forecasting, savings pipeline development, and category planning for transportation and warehousing spend.
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• Monitor carrier and warehouse performance to ensure safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective service delivery.
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• Lead bid events, evaluate supplier proposals, manage contract workflows, coordinate legal reviews, and finalize agreements.
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• Conduct regular supplier business reviews, including QBRs and MBRs, to assess performance, address issues, and drive continuous improvement.
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• Ensure procurement activities and supplier contracts support applicable transportation safety, regulatory, trade, insurance, and compliance requirements.
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• Collaborate with carriers, warehouse providers, and internal stakeholders to improve logistics operations, service reliability, and supplier accountability.
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• Conduct market research, data analysis, and supplier benchmarking to support supply chain optimization initiatives.
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• Ensure North America transportation and warehousing contracts are complete, current, and maintained in SAP Ariba or the applicable contract management system.
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• Partner with Logistics, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to ensure procurement strategies support operational execution and business priorities.
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• Collaborate with Logistics and Operations to understand shipment forecasts, volume trends, lane requirements, and capacity needs.
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• Translate volume forecasts and network requirements into sourcing strategies, capacity plans, and supplier engagement priorities.
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• Anticipate peak seasons, network changes, market constraints, and risk events that may affect carrier availability, warehouse capacity, service levels, or cost.
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The Background That Fits

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• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field.
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• Minimum of 5 years of logistics or procurement experience in a multinational environment.
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• Experience managing domestic transportation tenders and negotiating carrier contracts.
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• Experience developing and managing RFP processes for warehousing procurement.
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• Demonstrated continuous improvement experience in logistics, procurement, or supply chain operations.
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• Strong data analytics skills, including experience with SAP S/4HANA or other ERP systems, advanced Excel, and Power BI.
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• Experience collaborating with international or cross-cultural teams.
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