Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
6+ years work experience in Procurement and/or Transportation, with a focus on Category management and/or Strategic Sourcing with expertise in transportation for consumer goods or retail
Deep understanding of the transportation market and modes of transportation. Key categories include: Full Truckload, Less-Than-Truckload, Pool Point, Drayage, Intermodal and Small Parcel
Deep understanding of P&L for a logistics service provider
Experience with clean sheet should cost modeling and negotiation methodology
Total Cost of Ownership approach to spend management
Rigorous cost savings approaches and analytics, with expertise in total delivered cost
Familiarity with product management and development approaches, including consumer insights and competitive product analysis
Experience working cross-culturally on global categories, with leadership, influencing and communication skills gained across a range of cultural environments
Track record managing business partners and relationships (Carriers and/or SRM)
Project management, presentation and influencing skills and the ability to interact with management (including developing action plans, identifying deliverables, and presenting results)
Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or similar internationally accredited qualification is preferred
Strong project management, including developing action plans, identifying deliverables and presenting results
Experience with Procurement technology/ e-Sourcing tools (i.e., Jaggaer) is a plus
Benefits
Whether it's transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness - inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.