Senior Manager Transportation Purchases
About The Position
This role in the Purchasing Market Operations job family is responsible for executing purchasing strategies within the market operations team. It requires a keen understanding of market dynamics and the ability to contribute to the development of new procedures and services. The successful candidate will source transportation across multiple ship sites in the United States and Canada and serve as the relationship owner for dozens of carriers, driving capacity, service, and structural cost. The position offers significant exposure to internal and external stakeholders. The role focuses on one or more brands, channels, lines, categories, or teams with clearly defined objectives. The employee works under limited supervision, determines their own priorities, and may contribute individually or supervise entry-level professionals.
Requirements
- Significant experience negotiating value.
- Strong external relationship-management skills for carrier relationships.
- Ability to develop and leverage relationships with Transportation Operations, Categories SNO leaders, Customer team leaders, and ship sites.
- Comfort working with large data sets and efficiently manipulating data to identify insights and take action.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic transportation and business environment.
- Ability to work under limited supervision and determine priorities.
- Experience developing knowledge and skills necessary for current job requirements.
- Ability to coach and advise team members on compliance with stewardship requirements.
Responsibilities
- Source transportation across multiple ship sites in the United States and Canada.
- Own relationships with dozens of carriers and drive capacity, service, and structural cost.
- Contribute to and execute strategies within the team or organization.
- Identify and lead the development of new ideas, techniques, procedures, services, or products.
- Focus on assigned brands, channels, lines, categories, or teams with clearly defined objectives.
- Work under limited supervision and determine priorities.
- Perform as an individual contributor or supervise entry-level professionals.
- Coach and advise team members on compliance with stewardship requirements.
Benefits
- Salary and bonus, if applicable, plus benefits; specific benefits are not detailed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
