Product Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related field
• At least 5 years of experience in transportation and logistics procurement, preferably in a global organization
• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of procurement best practices and industry trends
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Fluent in English (oral and written)
• Proficient in procurement software and tools

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related field
• Professional certification in procurement (e.g. CIPS, CPSM)
• Knowledge of ERP systems and data analytics tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Buying fixed & floating rate products & space commitments from ocean carriers in the trades between Asia & the USA; securing advantageous terms for DSV based on our buying power & establishing clear service level expectations with the ocean carriers.
• Driving growth in trade volumes by acting as an enabler throughout the sales cycle; identifying & prioritizing opportunities which are the best fit for DSV’s FCL products; regular interaction with customers in both virtual & physical meetings; managing flawless implementations of new business with our ocean carriers.
• Providing long-term, fixed rate, selling rate guidance to Branches, Sales & the Tender Teams for contract terms ranging up to 12 months’ validity.
• Taking calculated risks to win new or retain existing business, either independently or in collaboration with Region/Country/Branch management.
• Providing market insights & risk mitigation strategies to Branches, Sales & Customers, making DSV a ‘trusted advisor’ on the market & how best to navigate its challenges.
• Allocation management: working together with the Customer Performance & Carrier Performance managers to assign customer volume commitments by carrier to deliver on our ‘customer promise’; holding Branches, Sales & Customers accountable to fulfill volume awards & addressing ‘ship-to-profile’ variances.
• Optimizing yield by guiding Branches & Sales to implement the best combination of price/service/routing that satisfies customer requirements & optimizes DSV’s GP. Re-procuring buying rates &/or recommending increased selling rates where necessary.

Benefits

• medical
• prescription
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health spending accounts
• short-term disability coverage
• long-term disability coverage
• wellness resources
• 401(k) plan offers company-matching contributions up to 5%
• generous paid time off
• paid holidays
• additional floating holidays