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Procurement Specialist - Logistics & Transportation
Job in
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 44101, USA
Listed on 2026-07-23
Listing for:
Lincoln Electric
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-23
Job specializations:
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Supply Chain & Logistics
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST – LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION supports the execution and continuous improvement of logistics procurement across transportation and warehousing categories – primarily within North America (US and Canada). This role strengthens analytical rigor, sourcing execution, and operational governance within the logistics procurement function. The ANALYST owns RFP and eAuction execution, metrics aggregation, payables issue resolution, and supplier onboarding, while serving as a key business partner to internal stakeholders.
The role enables scalable sourcing operations, provides actionable insights to sourcing leadership, and builds a strong foundation for future category and sourcing leadership roles.
- Aggregate, analyze, and report logistics procurement metrics including freight and warehousing spend, carrier performance, RFP throughput, and compliance.
- Support the maintenance of dashboards and recurring reports (monthly, quarterly, ad hoc).
- Serve as the primary point of contact for freight payables issue resolution in coordination with Finance, Accounts Payable, carriers, and third-party freight audit providers.
- Investigate rate discrepancies, accessorial disputes, and invoice exceptions and track root causes and trends.
- Report on invoice accuracy, audit recoveries, and process gaps.
- Own logistics supplier and carrier onboarding workflows including Ariba setup, ERP and TMS coordination, and freight audit system configuration.
- Ensure compliant, accurate, and timely supplier activation across systems.
- Maintain onboarding documentation, controls, and service level expectations.
- Act as a business partner to logistics, warehousing, supply chain, and finance stakeholders to understand needs and sourcing opportunities.
- Support category strategy development through data analysis, scenario modeling, and project pipeline tracking.
- Identify and support continuous improvement, automation, and digital enablement initiatives within logistics procurement.
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