Procurement Assistant

Title:
Procurement Assistant

Location:

Remote

Contract:

12 months

Pay Rate: 30/hr

Job Description:

Procurement is embedded within the larger North American supply chain across the United States and Canada. This role will have a specific focus on the procurement for over-the-road, bulk, drayage, dedicated fleet, and CPU (customer pickup) transportation services for the
*** distribution network, with annual spend of approximately
*** M across more than 100 carriers including full truckload and bulk.

Pillars of the
*** Procurement Strategy are as follows:

· Competitive Buying:
Supporting delivery for the savings program in Logistics and Procurement and excellence in the sourcing process through following negotiation and contracting standards and processes.

· Superior Service:
Developing supplier resilience, agility, and innovation programs that deliver best in class service in transportation to support delivering the product to the customer on time and in full.

· Digital:
Embrace the digitization of the supply chain and procurement functional areas through mastering the data structures in our area and producing reports to that drive visibility for continuous improvement in the total cost of ownership.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE:

This role will be an individual contributor, reporting to an Associate Procurement Director for Logistics. As an external, you will primarily focus on analytics of rates vs benchmarks/baseline spend, managing Request for Proposal processes with external carrier partners for sourcing needs from the operations, system administration of within the ***, and supplier evaluation and onboarding. This role is a key focal point with the operations team to manage volumes, rates, equipment types, commitment allocation levels, and carrier accountability to contracts.

· You’re a born leader:
You bring a level of creativity and perseverance to the table that people want to emulate. You keep a sense of humor and a level head in all situations and always find a way to make it work. You are not afraid to have tough conversations where necessary but also celebrate and encourage the development of your colleagues and business partners.

· You’re a dot connector:
You can find the pattern and process in even the most complex of situations. You can turn it into a clear, consistent process map and communicate it to all your stakeholders across the landscape. You have a strong grasp for data, analytical abilities, and can turn insights into actions.

· You love to win and have fun doing it:
Conscientious and appreciative of the value and impact of outstanding execution – an eagle eye for detail. Act as an entrepreneur, treats business as his/her own, sets high expectations for oneself and follows through with strong levels of productivity.

· You’re a storyteller:
Strong at selling ideas to local and global business partners, internally and externally, translating these into effective proposals conveying value and communicating it accordingly.

· You’re a change maker:
You embrace change and always push the envelope using better processes and technology to pave the way. You influence others to adopt and adapt while giving them space to make it work for them.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
Experiences & Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, preferably in Logistics, Supply Chain, or Business.

- 2+ of prior logistics experience.

- Work at Eastern Standard Time (time zone) or willing to accommodate to our time.

- The ability to work in a fast-paced business environment, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability by managing numerous priorities concurrently; organizational and time-management abilities are a must.

- Strong technical skills with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and Power Bi.

- Fluent in the English language with excellent oral and written communication skills.

- Demonstrated analytical aptitude with a validated ability to analyze/interpret data, with an emphasis on transportation cost modeling.

- Strong experience working with enterprise level logistics systems, such as a LBC, Jaggaer, and Velocity.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Certificates…