Carrier Development Procurement

PURPOSE:

• Support the company strategy at a regional level
• Build and maintain a strategic approach regarding our Procurement & Service Provider utilization and development across the region

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

• Develop and execute a Service Provider strategy focusing on procurement and building capacity for the Region that supports the business needs.
• Promote effective relationships with our Service Providers and collaborate with the various teams at District level to ensure alignment and compliance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Procurement & Carrier Development

• Understand the local and regional market as to develop and execute a carrier onboarding tactical strategy
• Promote positive and trusting relationship with Carrier base
• Carrier development: constantly assess Carrier base for onboarding new and/or facilitate removal of carriers
• Understand ground transportation business for adequate Carrier Lane selections in accordance with local needs and opportunities
• Support branches with any Carrier escalations that may occur from a commercial or operations standpoint
• Develop Procurement strategy with the goal to track the Products buying trend and maintained records regarding Service Provider rates
• Ability to effectively negotiate attractive pricing leveraging regional volumes
• Develop lane management programs to effectively reduce overall transportation costs
• Timely provide feedback to Service Providers on pricing/rates
• As applicable participate in the monthly / quarterly evaluations with service providers

Business Development Support

• Collaborate with Product Services Sales and Account Management teams as support is requested
• Engage with North America branches as to increase their level of ground transportation knowledge within our Region & collaborate with the usage of strategic Service Providers for keybusiness into our Region
• Collaborate with Regional Transcon Manager Services and other Products to assess ongoing items alignment projects or needed support as determined

Communication

• Timely response to all branches and/or Service Providers inquiries
• Active communication and periodic meetings with Regional Product Managers and Local Product Managers to monitor alignment and collaborate on any business needs
• Weekly/Monthly data capture on relevant metrics that support the regional strategy (Service Provider usage volume trade lanes rate behavior etc.
• Quarterly reviews with Regional Vice President & Director to provide summary on regions performance goal tracker and/or support needed from their end

Systems and Tools

• Develop basiclevel knowledge of Expeditors systems
• Develop expertlevel knowledge of Scout bidding platform
• Good knowledge of Office Software

Qualifications :

Qualifications and Requirements

Skills Experience and Education

• 5 years experience working in supply chain management logistics or related field
• Bachelors degree or higher with training or relevant experience in supply chain management logistics and trade compliance
• Understand routing and effective modes of transportation 
• In depth knowledge of approved carrier base 
• Minimum four years Expeditors experience
• Ability to create/write and articulate business plans at an executive level Knowledge of required Expeditors operating systems as well as available tools in Microsoft package that supports task assessment data analysis process mapping etc.
• Demonstrated customer service skills and proven interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Bilingual: English and Spanish

Culture 

• Proactively promote the companys 10 cultural attributes: Appearance Attitude Confidence Curiosity Excellence Integrity Pride Resolute Sense of Humor and Visionary.

Additional Information :

• Vacations
• IMSS
• Health Insurance 
• Live Insurance
• Training Program

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime