Regional Commodity Manager, Outbound Logistics
You will be part of the Global Freight Fulfilment, Logistics and Trade (GFLT) procurement organization and work as a Regional Commodity Manager, responsible for regional execution of our global procurement strategy for Outbound (Ground, Parcel and Bulk) transportation, reporting to the Global Logistics Procurement Director.
You Will:
- Proactively manage regional contractual expiry and compliance tied to the global category strategy. Deliver cost improvement through the execution of regional sourcing plans and managing RFI/P, as appropriate, via e-procurement tools.
- Increase the visibility of spend and the portion of spend under contract and being actively managed
- Enable the implementation of our global procurement strategy for Outbound Logistics in EMEA by driving alignment across the procurement and regional stakeholder/supply base
- Understand key cost drivers and monitoring regional risk / opportunity. Remain abreast of procurement trends and new developments in the market-space for assigned categories and providing these regional insights in the development of future category strategies.
- Participate in global procurement initiatives and striving to continually improve procurement processes and procedures
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field (MBA or post graduate degree preferred)
- 5+ years of procurement experience as a category manager or similar role or 2+ years of procurement experience as a category manager with MBA or post graduate degree
- Able to leverage advanced negotiation techniques to progress the sustainable achievement of cost, contractual and service level goals
- Strong analytical capabilities including report development and analysis as well as making data-driven recommendations and decisions
- Strong presentation and persuasion skills with an ability to clearly communicate across all levels of the organization
- Ability to build strong, long-lasting business relationships internally and externally
Desirable
- Strong project/program management capabilities
- Previous experience leveraging e-procurement tools
- Experience working within a large, global, center-led procurement team working for a remote line manager
12/09/2025