General Ocean Freight Job Description
Become part of the team powering household names like Andrex®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Viva®, and WypAll®. At Arbex, everything you need is right here—innovation, growth, and the chance to leave a real mark. You were made to create what’s next: you’re a problem-solver – a connector – someone who thrives on bringing order to complexity and driving continuous improvement. You hold the big picture while mastering the details, making sure every product, process, and partnership moves with precision and purpose. You lead with the highest standards of integrity, efficiency, and collaboration, always turning today’s challenges into tomorrow’s success stories. In this role, you’ll help shape the future of tissue and hygiene for billions of people worldwide. We’ll be Unstoppable Together.
About You
In one of our supply chain roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the centre.
Job responsibilities include:




- Own the sourcing strategy and execution for ocean freight and international transportation services at global level
- Lead supplier negotiations, contracting and commercial terms to deliver cost, cash and supply‑continuity targets
- Build category cost models, market intelligence and should‑cost analysis to inform sourcing decisions
- Manage supplier relationships and performance (scorecards, business reviews, risk mitigation)
- Negotiate global carrier contracts, rates and capacity commitments; run annual/seasonal tender cycles
- Monitor freight‑market dynamics and manage cost and capacity risk with supply chain and finance

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications/ experience:
- Preferably 8+ years of strategic sourcing / category management experience
- Ocean freight / international logistics category experience; strong knowledge of carrier markets and rate structures
- Strong negotiation, analytical and cost‑modelling

📌 Global Ocean Freight (Madrid)
🏢 Kimberly-Clark
📍 Madrid