Sr Category Manager; Logistics Job Springfield area,Illinois USA,Business

Position: Sr Category Manager (Logistics)

Position:
Sr Category Manager

Location:
Lake Zurich, IL

Full Time

Pay range: $160-170/hr

The Senior Category Manager - Logistics is accountable for developing and executing complex logistics category strategies across transportation, distribution, and 4PL services within the United States and broader Americas region.

This role serves as the senior regional subject matter expert for logistics procurement, translating global category strategies into regionally compliant, cost-effective, and resilient sourcing solutions that support 's regulated pharmaceutical supply chain.

Operating with a high degree of independence in a global matrixed environment, the role leads complex sourcing initiatives, manages strategic supplier relationships, and influences senior stakeholders across Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and Legal to balance cost, service, risk, and sustainability outcomes.

Category Strategy & Governance

Develop, own and execute multi-year logistics category strategies for 4PL, transport, and distribution across the Americas, fully aligned with global procurement objectives and business priorities.

Translate global category direction into regionally executable strategies, reflecting U.S. regulatory requirements (FDA, DOT), market conditions, and operational realities.

Lead category planning, demand forecasting, and initiative prioritisation to support growth, product launches, and network changes.

Ensure category strategies address service resilience, total cost of ownership, compliance, and sustainability.

Strategic Sourcing & Execution

Convert category strategies into structured annual sourcing roadmaps with clear value, risk, performance outcomes and sustainable pipeline management.

Lead complex sourcing events including RFPs, negotiations, supplier selection, and contract awards for high-value logistics services.

Negotiate robust commercial and service agreements covering rates, SLAs, climate/temperature control requirements, business continuity, and innovative commitments to deliver measurable value (productivity, quality, speed, innovation).

Leverage and apply market intelligence, freight and energy indices, benchmarking, and analytics to drive fact-based sourcing decisions and stakeholder recommendations.

Ensure full compliance with procurement governance, financial controls, and risk management standards.

Supplier & Contract Management

Build and deploy strategic partnerships with leading global and regional logistics providers via a globally defined ecosystem consistent across the Americas.

Surface regional market insights and partnerships to inform global supplier strategy and portfolio decisions.

Implement structured supplier performance management, including KPIs, scorecards, QBRs, and continuous improvement plans for supplier consolidation, innovation partnerships, and risk mitigation.

Feed regional insights on capacity, performance, and emerging providers into global supplier strategy decisions.

Stakeholder Management

Act as a trusted commercial and strategic partner to Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, and regional business leaders.

Ensure logistics sourcing decisions fully support GDP, cold chain, and product integrity requirements.

Influence senior stakeholders by providing data-driven insights, market intelligence, and clear articulation of trade-offs and recommendations.

Support logistics-related transformations, network redesigns, and digital initiatives from a procurement perspective

Value Creation & Continuous Improvement

Deliver measurable and sustainable outcomes in cost efficiency, service excellence, risk reduction, and environmental impact.

Drive initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of transport and distribution, including modal shifts, supplier sustainability programs, and packaging optimization.

Improve cost transparency across sub-categories through standardized rate cards, engagement models, and spend analytics.

Contribute to the evolution of procurement processes, tools, policies, and governance frameworks.

Promote cross-regional collaboration and best-practice sharing across Global Indirect Procurement. All employees are responsible for ensuring…