Manager Sourcing & Supply Management

Ryder•Fort Worth, TX

2d•$115,000 - $125,000

About The Position

The Senior Transportation Procurement Manager develops and refines procurement strategies for a portfolio of Fortune 500 clients and manages a small procurement team. The role works with mentors, local operations teams, supply chain engineers, customer supply chain leaders, and transportation service providers to design, implement, and maintain transportation solutions. It also develops and maintains service-provider networks and fosters relationships to identify mutually beneficial business opportunities. The position serves as a liaison between carriers and customers, including discussions with executive leadership to understand needs, align relationships, and explain the benefits of building business partnerships. It leads client-facing procurement presentations, creates and analyzes RFPs, selects carriers, prepares route guides, and negotiates pricing and service. Additional work includes market research, continuous improvement, strategic customer initiatives, and other assigned duties. Travel is 10–20%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, or a related field.
Seven or more years of experience.
Experience conducting presentations and supervising others.
At least one year of experience presenting to internal and external customers.
At least one year of experience negotiating and building strategic business relationships.
Ability to handle and analyze large data files with the customer in mind.
Ability to develop procurement strategies aligned with client goals and business requirements.
Experience leading and presenting to internal and client executive teams.
Demonstrated ability to independently communicate strategic plans and presentations internally and externally.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to build professional relationships across organizational levels and work effectively with customers, carriers, and colleagues.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment; flexibility, self-direction, multitasking, organization, time management, attention to detail, and follow-up skills.
Advanced knowledge of logistics and integration of supply-chain components.
Advanced working knowledge of transportation management capabilities and industry tools.
Advanced distribution and carrier-management knowledge.
Advanced knowledge of MS Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Advanced working knowledge of standard procurement strategies and principles.
Three or more years of experience managing international, drayage, intermodal, and truckload transportation networks.
Three or more years of experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) vertical specifically managing beer, wine, and spirits clients.

Responsibilities

Develop and refine procurement strategies for client portfolios.
Manage a small procurement team.
Work with operations teams and supply chain engineers to design, implement, and maintain transportation solutions.
Develop and maintain a network of service providers and foster those relationships.
Serve as the liaison between carriers and customers, aligning needs and explaining the benefits of business relationships.
Conduct external client-facing interactions and presentations promoting strategic procurement visions for client carrier portfolios.
Create RFPs and conduct analysis, strategic carrier selection, presentations, and route-guide preparation.
Analyze carriers and negotiate pricing and service.
Interact with internal business and support-service teams.
Conduct market research.
Pursue continuous improvement across business segments.
Support strategic customer initiatives and perform other duties as assigned.
Lead presentations and engage audiences at client-specific carrier events; lead panel discussions and present transportation-industry and market intelligence.