Supply Chain management / Buyer / Procurement

As a Procurement Specialist- Road, you will coordinate with various teams to support road related procurement activities across Europe, ensuring alignment with business needs and opportunities. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external carriers to secure capacity, drive commercial outcomes, and continuously improve procurement performance.

You will analyze market trends, build data-driven insights, and influence both internal teams and external partners. The role also includes participating in customer discussions and supporting business growth initiatives.

Additionally, you will support procurement activities, including data analysis, reporting, rate management, system input, and contributing to procurement strategies.

Robinson office.

Build and manage strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including truckers, carriers and commercial teams

Influence stakeholders and align on procurement strategies and decisions

Work closely with senior leadership, including the Manager of Procurement, to drive results and improve performance

Support commercial teams (sales, account management) with road procurement input to grow the business

Analyze market trends, carrier performance, and procurement data to identify opportunities and drive improvements

Excel, Power BI) to support decision-making

Collaborate with commercial teams across regions to support air and/or ocean freight business activities

Secure competitive freight rates and ensure sufficient capacity on required trade lanes

Build and maintain relationships with key contacts within shipping lines or airlines

Manage freight contracts, rate filings, and space allocations

Support RFQs and bids with procurement input and rate strategy

Act as a subject matter expert for freight procurement and support internal stakeholders

Collaborate with teams to achieve volume and performance targets

Experience in road transportation related to Global Forwarding. (Container haulage, distribution)

Strong analytical skills with experience in Excel (Power BI or similar tools is a plus)

Ability to analyze data, build insights, and translate them into actionable outcomes

Strong communication skills with fluent English (additional European languages such as French or German are a plus)

Procurement and/or Pricing experience

Background in operations (e.g. Strong commercial mindset with the ability to “sell” ideas and influence decisions

Experience with dashboards or data visualization tools

Ability to navigate complex organizations and build effective internal networks

We will review applications for this role on an ongoing basis and encourage all interested candidates to apply at their earliest convenience.

Your individual base pay within this range is determined by work location, which takes into account geographic cost of labor, and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Robinson, we’re building an inclusive workplace where all employees feel they belong. Robinson solves logistics problems for companies across the globe and across industries, from the simple to the most complex. With $22 billion in freight under management and 19 million shipments annually, we are one of the world’s largest logistics platforms and rank in the FORTUNE 200. We’ve been an innovator in logistics for over 100 years. With the combination of our multimodal transportation management system and expertise, we use our information advantage to deliver smarter solutions for more than 90,000 customers and 450,000 contract carriers on our platform. Our technology is built by and for supply chain experts to bring faster, more meaningful improvements to our customers’ businesses.

As a responsible global citizen, we contribute millions of dollars to support causes that matter to us and our people. Our commitment to excellence is further affirmed by being named a Great Place to Work 2023-24 by the Great Place to Work Institute, one of Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity and one of America’s Greatest Workplaces in 2023 by Newsweek. Join us as we collaborate, innovate, and work as one global team to make life better and more sustainable for our customers, communities, and world.