The opportunity
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. Our Ocean Procurement Team is essential to winning new business, supporting all current business, and building out the future of Flexport’s ocean services.
What you'll do
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
Coordinate and negotiate annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly procurement activities
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
Work closely with commercial Ocean and demand teams to win new business and: execute for current book of business
Educate and enable the broader Flexport organization with carrier and: tradelane intelligence to foster better decision making, client engagement and growing the trade
What they're looking for
- Lead regular cross team meetings
- Work collaboratively with colleagues in Asia to execute trade strategy and fulfillment
- Dive into escalations both in Asia and in the U.S. to keep our business moving
- + 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;
