Senior Group Manager – Logistics, Procurement Services
Location
Pennsylvania
Posted
91 days ago
Salary
$145K - $189K / year
Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglishPython
Job Description
• Drive year-over-year savings while ensuring quality and service level requirements are met.
• Frequently interact with senior members of the client’s organization
• Lead and participate in discussions across levels and cultures.
• Create a positive work environment and fostering cross-functional and cross-regional collaboration.
• Develop medium to long-term category strategies for a variety of Logistics sub-categories.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies through the use of the client’s strategic sourcing process.
• Identify cost savings through negotiations, event driven activities, and alternate sourcing strategies to achieve assigned cost saving goals
• Lead commercial negotiations and drafting contracts
• Manage overall supplier relationships, including supplier performance, capability development, risk mitigation, cost savings, and quality improvements.
• May manage the team’s objective setting, performance, career growth, training, and competency development
• Act as the escalation point for the source to contract (S2C) team, communicating and resolving operational issues, and escalating to the Regional Delivery Lead as necessary.
• Lead Category Managers from 3 other regions to develop, share and implement best practices, and where appropriate leveraging market intelligence to drive innovative regional and global category strategies
• Manage 1 to 2 off-shore direct reports
Job Requirements
- Hands-on knowledge of Logistics sub-categories (including ocean freight, road freight, warehousing, 3PL services)
- Awareness of Logistics industry, key suppliers, major trends, cost drivers and negotiation levers
- Deep understanding of strategic sourcing methods and approaches and an ability to apply various concepts to category-level activities at the client
- Ability to determine the appropriate procurement strategy for assigned categories and business requirements
- Ability to draft simple to complex contractual agreements
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to provide custom solutions to address the client’s challenges
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
- Strong leadership skills, including ability to motivate and manage people
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Ability to leverage analytical tools such as Power BI, AI, Python etc. to conduct analysis on logistics data, deriving insights to inform category & negotiation strategies, as well as drive process improvements
- Ability to manage the complexities of the client service environment
- Bachelor’s Degree, MBA preferred
- 10-12 years of work experience strategic sourcing and category management
- 6 + years of experience with Logistics and related sub-categories
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off (PTO), holidays, and sick leave
- 401(k) with company match or other retirement plan
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
