L&S Assistant Procurement Manager - Linehaul and Cartage

Maersk•Torrance, CA

33d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Procurement professional, you will play a key role in driving strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier partnerships, and purchasing excellence across the organization. You will be responsible for identifying cost-saving opportunities, leading sourcing and contract negotiations, optimizing procurement processes, and ensuring the timely acquisition of goods and services that support business operations. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, influence business decisions, and contribute to continuous improvement in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in procurement, preferably within transportation procurement and/or transportation operations.
Strong financial acumen and analytical capabilities.
Advanced proficiency with Excel and experience creating presentations and reporting in PowerPoint.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Professional, approachable, and task-oriented personality.
Ability to serve as a liaison with terminal managers and business stakeholders.
Willingness to travel regionally as needed.
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Experience with digital sourcing tools (e.g., Keelvar).
Experience with Maersk Brokerage.

Responsibilities

Deploy and own the Linehaul procurement strategy aligned with network design, volume forecasts, and service requirements.
Establish procurement governance, rate discipline, and contract standardization across the linehaul network.
Drive annual savings, cost avoidance, and productivity improvements.
Lead large-scale RFPs, tenders, and auctions using digital sourcing tools (e.g., Keelvar).
Negotiate commercial frameworks with core and regional linehaul providers.
Ensure the majority of linehaul spend is covered by robust, compliant contracts.
Develop strategic partnerships with key linehaul carriers.
Ensure capacity readiness for peak seasons and network changes.
Monitor supplier performance, financial health, and service reliability.
Partner with Network, Operations, and Product teams to support route optimization, linehaul balancing, and asset utilization.
Support new lanes, hubs, and structural network changes from a procurement standpoint.
Drive adoption of advanced sourcing and optimization tools (e.g., Keelvar).
Improve spend transparency, award logic, and data-driven decision-making.
Leverage analytics to support sourcing strategies and carrier mix decisions.
Act as a senior procurement partner to Operations, Network Design, Product, Finance, Legal, Commercial, and Program Management leadership.
Support customer solutions and pricing strategies with linehaul cost intelligence.