Overview In this Senior Category Manager role, you will own the global category strategy for Logistics and Supply Chain Services, spanning freight, warehousing, courier, customs, MRO and transportation. You'll partner with senior leaders to align roadmaps with business goals, drive high-value sourcing initiatives, and shape supplier frameworks. The role offers impact across cost, service, risk, and sustainability through leadership in transformation and governance. You will work with cross-functional teams to optimize performance and unlock strategic opportunities.
Compensation / Benefits- Robust benefits package
- Global career opportunities
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off
Responsibilities- Develop and manage the global category strategy for Logistics and Supply Chain Services
- Create multi-year sourcing roadmaps aligned with business priorities and risk/compliance needs
- Lead high-value, complex sourcing initiatives and establish negotiation strategies and commercial frameworks
- Structure and negotiate strategic supplier agreements to optimize cost, service, reliability, and long-term value
- Own the global supplier landscape with governance models and preferred supplier frameworks
- Lead senior-level supplier engagements to influence outcomes and drive continuous improvement
- Partner with senior leadership across Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Procurement
- Act as trusted consultant on sourcing approach, supplier capacity, cost reduction, and risk management
- Utilize analytics, market intelligence, and digital/AI tools to improve cost efficiency and supplier performance
- Influence procurement policies, category strategies, and governance frameworks for risk, compliance, sustainability, and standards
- Drive category-level transformation including supplier consolidation, tender strategy, and reporting enhancements
- Establish and track category performance metrics (cost, savings, service levels, lead times, risk)
- Mentor and coach junior procurement and category team members
Key requirements- 10+ years in strategic sourcing, category management, logistics, or related field
- Proven experience developing global or multi-region category strategies for logistics services
- Experience leading complex negotiations with logistics providers and strategic service providers
- Strong ability to influence senior stakeholders and align cross-functional partners
- Global or matrixed organization experience preferred
- Exposure to transformation, supplier consolidation, operating model redesign, or network optimization
- Understanding of logistics cost drivers, contract structures, risk management, and governance
- influencing at senior levels
- strategic problem-solving
- ownership and accountability
- analytics and market intelligence
- digital/AI tools for procurement
- supplier performance governance
