TRANSPORTATION PROCUREMENT LEADER EMEA

The Transportation Procurement Leader for Europe, Middle East, and Africa will oversee and provide leadership in developing and executing global sourcing and supplier management strategies for the Transportation Procurement categories.
Collaborating closely with our Deliver Operations teams worldwide, this role will play a key role in driving effective supplier selection and contract management for go-to-market events.
The leader will also champion working capital improvement initiatives and drive category and spend performance strategies by utilizing various capabilities and tools such as category strategy, market intelligence, and advanced sourcing.
Responsibilities.
Strategize, select, manage, align, and implement global sourcing and supplier management strategies for Transportation Procurement categories in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.
Co-lead and provide procurement subject matter expertise to Deliver Operations for go-to-market events, focusing on identifying and contracting partners.
Drive working capital improvement initiatives and provide teams with insights and access to centralized analytics capabilities to achieve tangible improvement.
Develop and shape category and spend performance strategies, utilizing available capabilities and tools like category excellence, advanced sourcing, and market intelligence.
Provide procurement leadership and support stakeholders and business partners in progressing and delivering key capital, growth, and asset-related projects.
Collaborate with project teams and external partners to design and execute sourcing, supplier selection, and supplier relationships, ensuring speed, reliability, and cost efficiency.
Create and implement cost improvement and avoidance initiatives through category strategies, sourcing, supplier relationship management (SRM), and innovation.
Contribute to sustainability and emissions reduction efforts aligned with organizational goals.
Oversee transportation procurement services operations, develop policies, standards, guidelines, technology, and procedures in the assigned area.
Negotiate service agreements and contracts with transportation companies, ensuring supplier quality, transit time, and cost performance goals are met.
Determine the most efficient and economical routing and mode of transportation.
Drive the resolution of complex supplier quality problems, improve business processes, and facilitate effective remediation techniques.
Develop routing guidelines and identify dedicated routings.
Track performance, conduct vendor evaluations, establish key performance metrics, and improve efficiency through process improvements and resource utilization.
Monitor operational budget and contribute to logistics initiatives and worldwide leveraging opportunities.
Participate in audits to ensure compliance with internal/external legal or government regulations.
Manage the preparation of import/export documents.
Qualifications Experience and Skills.
Required.
Bachelor's Degree Minimum 8 years of experience in Sourcing, Procurement, Finance, or Process Excellence Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with senior management Strong analytical skills using Excel, pivot tables, and databases Experience in working with highly confidential information Sophisticated understanding of procurement systems and processes Up to 30% domestic travel and 1-2 international trips per year Preferred.
Experience in Transportation Procurement or Transportation Operations Global experience, preferably working across operating companies and Global Operation Centers (GOCs) 1-2 years of intensive experience in communications, particularly in external-facing roles We are excited to have a talented transportation procurement leader join our team and contribute to our organization's continued success.
If you meet the qualifications and are ready for this challenge, we look forward to reviewing your application.