Global Freight Procurement Manager (Hybrid Work Set-Up)
- Alabang, Muntinlupa City
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and execute procurement strategies for global freight (air, ocean, ground) to secure cost-effective and reliable transportation solutions.
- Align procurement strategy and execution with regional transportation leaders and BU logistics council members across the globe.
- Execute the competitive bid, negotiation, contracting processes for global transportation service - Air, Ocean and small parcel. Ensure bid results are executed among TE organization.
- Utilize analytics tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau etc) to evaluate freight spending and identify the productivity opportunity. Generate actionable proposals for implementation.
- Work with global freight forwarders and collaborate across business units and different regions on cost saving initiatives through process improvements
- Monitor global supplier performance metrics. Drive continuous forwarder performance improvement including on time delivery, damage control and report etc.
- Conduct regular industry and market research to understand, analyze and report the latest market trends and conditions
- Keep abreast of emerging technology changes and innovations through formal or informal workshops, newsletter or industry publications
- Strategic thinking and know-how of end-to-end supply chain and logistics
- Solid hands-on experience and insights on global trade dynamics and regional logistics
- Ability to report, business correspondence and presentation to different levels of audience
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate and drive results across the global organization.
- Develop and execute procurement strategies for global freight (air, ocean, ground) to secure cost-effective and reliable transportation solutions.
- Align procurement strategy and execution with regional transportation leaders and BU logistics council members across the globe.
- Execute the competitive bid, negotiation, contracting processes for global transportation service - Air, Ocean and small parcel. Ensure bid results are executed among TE organization.
- Utilize analytics tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau etc) to evaluate freight spending and identify the productivity opportunity. Generate actionable proposals for implementation.
- Work with global freight forwarders and collaborate across business units and different regions on cost saving initiatives through process improvements
- Monitor global supplier performance metrics. Drive continuous forwarder performance improvement including on time delivery, damage control and report etc.
- Conduct regular industry and market research to understand, analyze and report the latest market trends and conditions
- Keep abreast of emerging technology changes and innovations through formal or informal workshops, newsletter or industry publications
- Strategic thinking and know-how of end-to-end supply chain and logistics
- Solid hands-on experience and insights on global trade dynamics and regional logistics
- Ability to report, business correspondence and presentation to different levels of audience
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate and drive results across the global organization.
- Bachelor's degree in business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or a related field.
- Fluent written and oral English as working languag
- Minimum 10 years' experience in logistics roles from global forwarding industry (key account management role preferred with solid operation knowledge) or multinational manufacturing industry (as corporation function)
- Independent project management experience is a must
- SAP S4 experience would be a plus