Responsibilities
- Manage all procurement activities for ocean and land transportation of bulk and finished goods, including warehousing services
- Develop strategic supplier relationships and contracts
- Establish relationships with 4PL providers for smooth transition to new ways of working, standardized operations, and effective carrier communication
- Collaborate with regional procurement teams and global logistics operations teams
- Optimize cost, transit time, service, and payment terms with suppliers
- Provide category intelligence, industry benchmarks, trends, and best practices
- Plan sourcing activities and coordinate data for competitive bidding, RFQs, and e-auctions
- Secure service level agreements defining carrier KPIs and responsibilities
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities with supply centres and markets
- Participate in Supplier Relationship Management programs, track KPIs, and build improvement action plans
- Monitor performance against annual budgets and highlight risks and opportunities with Finance




- Ensure compliance with procurement and contract management policies
- Build and implement category strategy for cost, service, and ESG goals
- Integrate sustainability into sourcing, contracting, and supplier selection
- Mitigate supply chain disruptions through carrier network diversification and contingency planning

Requirements
- Solid business judgement and ability to anticipate impacts of decisions and initiatives
- Financial acumen and problem-solving skills
- Advanced procurement practice skills
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Master or equivalent degree in Business Management, Science, Engineering, or Supply Chain
- 5–10 years of work experience with progressive leadership roles
- Experience with integral and regional scope and growing business scale
- Exposure to different industries, preferably FMCG, food, and beverage
- Broad logistics experience across transportation, warehousing, customs and excise, and S&OP; proc

📌 Procurement Manager – Logistics (Barcelona)
🏢 Jobtailor
📍 Barcelona