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Global Freight Procurement Category Manager
Hunter Douglas
Atlanta, USA
Manager · 5+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
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Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience across procurement, transportation, logistics operations, consulting, supply chain, or related disciplines.
- Minimum 3 years of direct procurement transportation or logistics procurement experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading sourcing events, negotiations, and contracting across multiple transportation modes.
- Strong strategic sourcing and category management capabilities with an understanding of transportation market dynamics and supplier economics.
- Strong analytical and financial skills, including experience developing business cases, financial models, and scenario analyses.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, procurement systems, e-sourcing platforms, and transportation spend analysis tools.
- Experience using digital sourcing tools, market intelligence platforms, benchmarking solutions, and/or AI-enabled analytics.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence through data-driven recommendations.
- Demonstrated ownership, accountability, continuous-improvement mindset, and ability to work effectively within a global matrixed organization.
- What's in it for you
- Annual base salary range: $122k- $145k
- Bonus target range: 25-35%
- Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability
- A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
- Enjoy our Flexible Time Off (FTO) program designed to support work–life balance (excludes new hires in Illinois).
- 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness programs and product discounts
- Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate’s education, experience, skills and potential. Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
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- Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate’s education, experience, skills and potential.
- Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bonus target range: 25-35%
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute transportation and logistics category and sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives and supply chain priorities.
- Lead and support end-to-end sourcing events, including market analysis, RFI/RFP execution, supplier evaluation, negotiations, award recommendations, and contract implementation.
- Manage transportation supplier relationships and negotiate pricing, service levels, contractual terms, and performance commitments across multiple transportation modes.
- Analyze transportation spend, shipment data, lanes, cost drivers, and market conditions to identify savings, productivity, and network optimization opportunities.
- Partner with Logistics, Supply Chain Planning, Customer Service, Sales, Finance, Legal, and Operations teams to develop and implement enterprise-wide logistics initiatives.
- Leverage procurement technologies, market intelligence platforms such as Xeneta and DAT, digital sourcing tools, benchmarking solutions, and AI-enabled analytics to improve decision-making and workflow efficiency.
- Develop business cases and scenario/sensitivity analyses to support sourcing initiatives, carrier portfolio decisions, and transportation network optimization.
- Monitor category performance, supplier KPIs, savings, productivity, and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting S&OP and transportation escalation management.
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