Our client is a freight forwarder business.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruiting and selecting truckers and negotiating contracts and rates.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with all connected logistics processes, making a business deal, and contracts, negotiating rates with transportation and logistics services providers to provide optimum service delivery & cost, and monitoring services.
• Negotiating favourable contractual terms and conditions with Trucker and managing the designated Trucker relationships.
• Delivering cost reduction commitments through the identification, development, and execution of strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Visiting the Trucker facilities to qualify them as new sources and assist in the resolution of problems and onsite visits for the truck inspection.
• Developing, implementing, and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures and reviews regularly to ensure relevance and conformance with best practices and ensure compliance with internal and external policies.
• Driving Optimization to ensure efficient procurement spending.
• Working with various functions on key projects to deliver quality procurement solutions.
• Sourcing and implementation of new vendors/truckers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain and Business Management or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years experience in Logistics/Supply Chain or equivalent.
• Good communication skills and responsibility for work are a must.
• Strong in contract negotiation and supplier management with an ability to manage and improve vendor performance as well as customer focus and service orientation.
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to analyze data and communicate insights through business strategy.
• Good leadership skills, self-motivation and Interpersonal with the ability to coordinate with internal and external diversified stakeholders.
• Good verbal and written English communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with local FF/3PL service providers.