Director, Procurement & Category Management – Logistics & Warehousing

Job Overview:

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) maintains one of the most complex networks in North America. Freight market volatility, capacity swings, fuel and accessorial inflation, warehouse rate escalation, and an evolving distribution footprint make logistics one of the highest-impact, highest-visibility categories in the enterprise.

The Director of Procurement & Category Management – Logistics & Warehousing owns sourcing and category strategy for the full logistics services portfolio, including truckload, less-than-truckload, intermodal, dedicated fleet, parcel, ocean and air freight, drayage, final mile, and third-party warehousing and distribution services.

This leader moves the function towards strategic leadership and transformation. The role will challenge and reshape the logistics operating and supplier model: bringing procurement leadership to network strategy, 3PL architecture, control tower design, make/buy decisions, and other structural choices that influence cost, service, resiliency, and enterprise agility.

The role partners with Logistics Operations, Transportation Planning, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, and Sustainability to translate requirements into operating strategies that support supply chain performance objectives.

Reporting to North America Procurement leadership, this position is hybrid and leads a team of procurement and category management professionals supporting the North America business. Some travel is required for supplier business reviews, network site visits, and bid negotiations.

The position is based in Burlington, MA, Montreal, Canada, or Essex, VT office and will have a hybrid schedule.

Category scope: Truckload, LTL, intermodal, parcel and small package, ocean and air freight, drayage, final mile, freight brokerage and managed transportation, 3PL and contract warehousing, co-packing logistics, returnable assets and pallets, and transportation technology (TMS/WMS, visibility and freight audit & pay).

• Own end-to-end category strategy for logistics & warehousing spend, building multi-year roadmaps that balance total cost, service, capacity assurance, and risk.
• Lead annual and in-year bid events, and RFPs across modes; design lane-level award strategies, routing guide construction, and carrier allocation to maximize coverage and rate performance.
• Build should-cost, cost-to-serve, and index-based rate models; manage fuel surcharge programs, accessorial schedules, detention and demurrage exposure, and contractual escalation mechanisms.
• Negotiate master transportation, brokerage, dedicated fleet, and warehousing, SLAs, indemnity, insurance, and payment terms agreements in partnership with Legal and key stakeholders
• Source and manage 3PL and warehousing including, but not limited to: site selection support, storage and handling rate structures, labor assumptions. This is inclusive of start-up and exit provisions.
• Develop sourcing strategies in partnership with Logistics Operations and Network Planning that support network design, DC optimization and freight consolidation opportunities.
• Serve as the partner to North America Supply Chain, influencing decisions across network design, 3PL strategy, control tower capabilities, make/buy alternatives, capacity models, and governance.
• Lead logistics procurement transformation initiatives. Rethink how KDP buys, governs, and partners with transportation, warehousing, managed transportation, and technology providers.
• Leverage global JDE/KDP scale, supplier relationships, benchmarks, market intelligence, and cross-region synergies where they create value, while tailoring solutions to North America.
• Own market intelligence for freight and warehousing, using capacity, rate index, and macroeconomic data to…