GLO Logistics Sourcing Manager (Juniper)

We are seeking a GLO Logistics Sourcing Manager (Juniper) to join our team.

Responsible for managing commodities/categories worldwide, including goods and services that support the company and its customers.

Key responsibilities:

• Leads a complex supply chain category, including data and industry analysis, and reports results to business executives.
• Leads a complex, international, cross-functional team.
• Meets with stakeholder business executives to discuss the impact of supply chain strategic development on overall business and develops forward-thinking supply chain strategies.
• Develops and utilizes supply chain, business, and financial modeling tools.
• Leads complex supplier selection activities.
• Drives supply base optimization for complex categories.
• Negotiates and completes contracts with highly complex and critical suppliers.
• Responsible for day-to-day operations of the most complex, long-term suppliers.
• Partners with suppliers in forward-thinking strategic development and relationship building.
• Develops strategies for risk mitigation, business continuity, cost management, and operations improvement.
• Innovates complex business models, drives associated strategies, and influences the marketplace.
• Identifies complex or emerging contract risk areas.
• Negotiates acceptable contracting outcomes using custom solutions.
• Advises executive-level business leaders on all contract risk areas.

Requirements:

• First-level university degree or equivalent experience; advanced university degree preferred.
• Typically, 7-8 years of experience in logistics procurement or regional/global supply chain functions.
• Experience with surface transportation (land transportation).
• Excellent understanding of global logistics sourcing processes, industry, and highly complex suppliers.
• Advanced analytical skills.
• Hands-on experience with business application skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Coupa preferred), AI-enabled solutions, and supply chain modeling skills to support data-driven decision making.
• Manage and drive RFQ's negotiation processes through implementation and execution.
• Drives development and efficiency of procurement tools and applications.
• Demonstrated executive-level communication skills across all levels of the organization.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and influencing skills with cross-functional teams.
• Applies cause and effect thinking to identify complex or emerging contract risk areas.
• Capable of independently drafting custom contract solutions to obtain acceptable outcomes.
• Ability to interpret legal documents and collaborate with contracting teams to implement provider agreements.
• Ability to evaluate and implement supplier solutions with a strong understanding of associated time and effort.