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; processes - Strong background in procurement processes and methodologies, including category management, supplier management, and sourcing - Proven change-management and project-management experience - Familiarity with key business strategies, objectives, and dimensions of business value - Financial acumen and entrepreneurial thinking Core Competencies Demonstrates advanced procurement practices, strategic supplier relationship management, and financial acumen to optimize logistics operations and drive cost-effective sourcing strategies. Capable of integrating sustainability into procurement processes while ensuring compliance with policies and managing performance metrics. Highest-signal resume keywords - Advanced Procurement Practice Skills - Supplier Relationship Management - Financial Acumen - Change Management Experience - Project Management Experience ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills - Category Management - Sourcing - Supplier Management - Logistics Management - Cost Optimization - Contract Management - RFQs - E-Auctions - KPI Tracking - Continuous Improvement Soft Skills - Business Judgement - Problem-Solving Skills - Entrepreneurial Thinking - Collaboration - Communication Certifications &

Qualifications - Master's Degree in Business Management - Master's Degree in Science - Master's Degree in Engineering - Master's Degree in Supply Chain Industry Keywords - FMCG - Food and Beverage - Transportation - Warehousing - Customs and Excise - S&OP; Processes - 4PL Providers - Carrier Communication - Sustainability - Supplier Selection

📌 Procurement Manager – Logistics (Barcelona)
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📍 Barcelona