Main Tasks & Key Responsibilities: ▪ Executes global procurement strategy ▪ Ensures adherence to global negotiated contracts ▪ Plans route and allocates capacity (identifies options, allocates shipment against available capacity) ▪ Performs market and customer analysis to forecast demand/supply at country level (collects data, prepares, validates and analyzes data accuracy) ▪ Maintains most up to date information on balance between demand and supply at country level ▪ Performs negotiations to procure local capacity (schedules, rates) – end-to-end ▪ Optimizes local procurement for spot quotes and consolidation opportunities ▪ Ensures internal local rates input into the rate management system and checks validities ▪ Initiates corrective actions on local level or escalation to global ▪ Is responsible for identifying issues and escalating them to direct report when required ▪ Monitors carrier performance in line with balanced score cards [Requirements] Qualifications: ▪ Deep knowledge of forwarding business ▪ Strong project management skills and ability to cope with multiple bids in parallel ▪ Strong analytical skills and good communication skills ▪ Commercial experience/capabilities ▪ Ability to work under pressure ▪ Strong problem-solving mentality ▪ Good at English (verbal/written) & Microsoft Office