Senior Manager, Procurement Global Raw Materials & Transportation
Alpharetta, GA - USA
Job Summary
CHEP helps move more goods to more people in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets crates and containers. We employ approximately 13000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model the worlds biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently safely and with less environmental impact.
What does that mean for you Youll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere and small enough to get you there sooner. Youll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. Youll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through ourHybrid Work Model.
Key Responsibilities May Include:
- Lead and develop a team of procurement professionals building team capabilities to align with evolving global transportation requirements.
- Manage the annual transportation budget delivering targeted cost savings for transformation initiatives
- Negotiate commercial terms with carriers formalizing a transportation strategy and establishing a core carrier network to enhance operational efficiency.
- Design and implement a global RFP process for transportation ensuring consistency and scalability across regions.
- Oversee compliance with federal and global regulations for all freight movements including import/export documentation and adherence to standards like C-TPAT ISPM-15 and INCOTERMS.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with domestic and international carriers and freight forwarders ensuring alignment with CHEPs safety insurance and service requirements.
- Develop and monitor key performance metrics for transportation operations carriers and freight forwarders including the creation of an International Carrier Scorecard.
- Drive integration of carrier freight management technologies enhancing reporting capabilities and fostering collaboration across internal regional and global teams.
The primary role of this position is to maintain targeted customer service levels and drive out domestic and international transportation costs through utilizing industry knowledge leveraging carrier relationships and expanding our global presence across the CHEP regions. This role will also be responsible for managing the transportation compliance of all raw materials globally which includes overseeing all documents related to customs import/export requirements. They will collaborate with Raw Material Procurement Planning teams across multiple regions. This Manager will be responsible for year over year cost savings for all Transformation initiatives.
What You Will Do
Major/Key Accountabilities:
The key performance indicators for this role are driven by the line of business strategic goals and cover the following categories of performance:
Leadand develop a team of five direct reports to expand team capability beyond current state
Manage annual budget of multi-million-dollar transportation spend (spend will increase as Blue Forest continues to roll out)
Deliver targeted costsavings for Transformation initiatives for CHEP USA and CHEP Global
Formalize transportation strategy and core carrier network
Facilitate carrier on-boarding andsun-setting
Maintain relationships with carriers thatmeet all safety and insurance requirements
Drive team performance levels and further integrate carrier freight management through increased use of technology including reporting and systems
Develop and define key performance metrics for teamcarriers and freight forwarders
Create an International Carrier Scorecard to share cross-regionally and with the carriers
Establish reporting to share with regions identifying inter-regional activity savings and service
Ensure all global CHEP freight movements fall within accordance of all federal and global compliance regulations (i.e. C-TPAT ISPM-15 INCOTERMS etc.)
Approximately 30% travel required domestic and international
What You Will Bring
Qualifications:
Detailed knowledge of the international transportation industry including ocean rail barge drayage FCL LCL and airfreight
Knowledge of standard transportation import and export procedures and US DOT requirements
Previous experience conducting global freight RFQs
Advanced experience with international transportation pricing methods and practices customs entry processes and brokerage/clearance requirements preferred
Experience negotiating commercial terms for both master transportation agreements and ad hoc projects with freight forwarders NVOCCs customs brokers and steam ship lines
Fundamental understanding of CHEP Global Operations and business segments preferred
Thorough understanding of the CHEP Network pallet flows and seasonality preferred
Experience:
Bachelors degree in a business or technical field preferred
5-7 years experience in Transportation Logistics or Supply Chain
2 years experience with leading/managing people
Skills and Knowledge:
Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of business rules and processes
Good problem solving organization and time management skills
Customerservice oriented and able to handle large volumes of inquiries
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office (Excel Word Outlook) SAP R/3 and
Business Warehouse Salesforce Power BI
What To Expect
Scope:
Direct reports: 3; total: 5
Responsible for multi-million-dollar annual budget (Blue Forest rollout)
Regulatory Compliance of international transportation which includes all import/export documentation retention
Accountable for ocean drayage and intermodal freight for all raw materials related to Blue Forest Program
Building and maintaining relationships with freight forwarders and carriers
Cost Management
Quarterly RFQs
Purchase Orders accuracyand maintenance
Transportation & Service KPIs
Financial Reporting & Budgeting
What We Offer
Employee Package:
Competitive Pay & Annual Bonus Structure
Benefits Day 1!
Paid Time Off plus Holiday Observances
401K w/ company match (up to 4%)
FREE company-paid vision short-term disability and life insurance!
Tuition reimbursement parental leave childcare assistance profit sharing and more!
Compensation Statement:
The salary range for this position is $128000 to $176000 per & hourly ranges provided take into account a wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications geographic differentials and other business and organizational needs. Therefore actual amounts offered may be higher or lower than the range provided. If you have questions please speak to your Talent Acquisition Partner about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Dependent on the position offered other forms of compensation may be part of a total offeringbeyond medical & retirement benefits and may include other monetary incentives or business benefits.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly with respect and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class.
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Required Experience:
Senior Manager
About Company
Middle East & North Africa’s leader in supply chain solutions, with a presence in the Middle East since 2003, CHEP is registered as 100% privately CHEP owned businesses, which enables all of our customers to deal with CHEP in a confidential manner. CHEP has a footprint throughout the ... View more