Flexport
Manager, Ocean Procurement
Los Angeles, California, United States · Senior
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About the role
- The Ocean team at Flexport works globally to make sure all business moves smoothly and our ocean product is the best it can be for our clients.
- As a Procurement Manager, you'll be an integral part of helping achieve Flexport's growth goals.
- It's a face-paced and integral position for both winning new business, and supporting our current book of business.
Responsibilities
- Drive all things ocean carrier procurement for TPEB and take direct responsibility for carrier development and partnership on the respective trade, demonstrating Flexport's competitive advantages
- Desire to build / scale ocean business
- Build scalable procurement operating rhythms and tools, including working directly with internal contract tools for cost and pricing management
- Lead rate setting and strategy for RFP season on the trade
- Lead regular cross team meetings
Requirements
- 7+ years of prior Ocean procurement experience at a top freight forwarder or trade experience at a carrier or 7+ years of supply chain experience and a BA/BS Degree;
- Ability to travel regionally and internationally
- People management experience desired (but not required)
Skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills;
Compensation
- The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base salary for the position in the posting's respective region.
- Coordinate and negotiate annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly procurement activities
Benefits
- Strategic vision and continuous desire to improve-get into the weeds and build process from ground-up when needed
Company info
- About Flexport: At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward.
- That's why it's our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it.
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