Responsibilities
- Define and execute global category strategies for External Warehousing/3PL Distribution and Transportation.
- Build a multi-year logistics sourcing roadmap; align with S&OP/IBP to manage demand, inventory, capacity, and service risk.
- Partner on network design/transformation; quantify and optimize cost-to-serve via network, operating model, and commercial levers.
- Lead make vs. buy assessments; set sourcing approach, supplier requirements, and transition strategy.
- Lead complex RFx (RFI/RFP/RFQ): requirements definition, modeling, evaluation, risk assessment, award recommendations, and stakeholder alignment.
- Design/negotiate commercial models (e.g., open-book/indexed structures, volume bands, gainshare).
- Negotiate/implement agreements with controls (SLAs/KPIs, governance cadence, audit rights, change control, business continuity, transition/exit provisions).
- Manage supplier performance (MBR/QBR/EBR), KPI dashboards, escalations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with Quality/Regulatory for supplier qualification, audit readiness, and compliance monitoring.
- Coordinate cross-functionally (Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, EHS, Finance, Legal/Contracting) across end-to-end warehousing/3PL and transportation/logistics enabling services.
Qualifications
- Bachelorβs degree (Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related).
- 6β10 years procurement/sourcing experience in logistics (external warehousing/3PL and/or transportation); RFx leadership; negotiation/contracting; supplier performance management.
- Experience leading services RFx with requirements definition, evaluation criteria, scenario/total cost modeling, and award recommendations.
- Experience negotiating logistics agreements with commercial/operating controls (SLAs/KPIs, rate structures/indexing/open-book where applicable, governance cadence, change control).
- Strong stakeholder influence and communication; ability to build/scale governance in matrix/multi-region environments.
- Analytical judgment and project/change management skills.