Procurement Category Manager, Freight and Logistics

Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?

Position Overview

Following the acquisition of the majority shareholding by 3G capital, the organization is now going through a transformation to deliver a more leveraged and efficient structure to enable a platform for accelerated growth, both organically and via acquisition.

A world class global Procurement function will be a central pillar in delivering this new operating structure. A more centralized approach will enable significant value creation and leverage on over $2 billion of group spend.

The scope of the role is broad and will require both proven technical and leadership skills for the right candidate to succeed. As a key partner to both the procurement, commercial, supply-chain & finance teams the role has broad organizational exposure.

Relationships and Efficiency will be constituent parts of the role, so good all-round commercial acumen are essential as well as being highly analytical.

The role will be Atlanta, GA based, it will be North America focused, however global in nature supporting a global supply chain and team colleagues based in Europe.

What you'll do

The Category Manager will develop, implement, monitor and realize the Sourcing strategies for the sub categories and spend areas across modes including TL, LTL, Parcel, Air, Ocean, Rail, and 3PL. Support stakeholder's strategies & requirements to ensure alignment and results on all agreed goals with BU and Group functions. In this capacity, you will have substantial involvement in supporting supply chain, sales and solution design and in helping Procurement be a trusted advisor and expand their involvement and value add.

Key responsibilities include:

Developing and implementing Sourcing Strategies for logistics services in alignment with requirements from the Global Category Strategy for logistics services ensuring productivity and efficient services that meet collaborative goals.
Delivers and sets the strategy in alignment with cross-functional stakeholders for mode/category cost savings targets and service levels, supplanted with year-over-year productivity improvements in TCO and KPIs
Develop and implement regional strategies / carrier mix for logistics services, across modes for US, CA, MX, with ability to support more global regions if value identified
Support development of new technology for esourcing, negotiations, supplier selection/awarding, integration, business case development, and supplier contracting

More specifically the role will be responsible for:

Champion and secure optimal supplier mix to improve Total cost of ownership (TCO) reductions and improved service across modes
Contribute to enhanced S&OP, Escalations, Digitalization, and customer experience
Ensure alignment globally working with global category managers & supply chain
Oversee the process to select and manage suppliers / carriers
Measure and track internal performance within each spend category
Provide industry and supplier research, market intelligence and financial analyses
Key Stakeholders include External Partners and suppliers across modes, Business Partners, Sales and Commercial Teams, Customer Service, Logistics, Planning, Supply Chain, Group Finance teams, Global Procurement teams

Who you are

5+ years previous experience of working in a Procurement, Logistics Services or Transport / Logistics Operations, Business, Consulting role are essential to enable the right individual to hit the ground running.
Advanced sourcing toolkit and supply base management
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret market data and trends
Strong negotiating skills
World class supplier relationship and supplier development skills
Strong ability to effectively manage in a matrix organizational structure
Solid multi-phase project management skills
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Advance competency in MS Office - Excel & PowerPoint
SAP experience is a plus
Proficiency eSourcing tools

What's in it for you?

Annual base salary range: $118,000- $133,000
Bonus target range: 25-35%
Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability
A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
Time off with pay
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.

Location: Atlanta, GA, US

Posted Date: 10/24/2024