Procurement Planning Team - Manager

About the role

The Procurement Planning Manager is responsible for leading and optimizing logistics procurement processes across the Americas region subsidiaries, ensuring the timely, cost-effective, and high-quality acquisition of logistics products and services in alignment with organizational objectives.

This role owns the development and execution of regional procurement strategies, leveraging market intelligence, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration to drive cost efficiency, supplier competitiveness, and operational excellence.

The Manager oversees procurement governance, supports supplier performance, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure scalable, compliant, and value-driven procurement operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of regional logistics procurement strategies to achieve sustainable competitive advantage
• Establish and continuously refine sourcing strategies to support both existing operations and new business growth across the Americas region
• Design, implement, and standardize analytical tools and frameworks for supplier quotation evaluation, cost modeling, and benchmarking
• Develop and maintain a robust and competitive supplier pipeline by identifying, qualifying, and on-boarding strategic logistics service providers
• Own and govern the supplier evaluation framework, including the design of customized evaluation criteria aligned with specific logistics business requirements
• Oversee supplier performance evaluation outcomes, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and drive decision-making related to supplier selection, optimization, and consolidation
• Continuously enhance supplier evaluation methodologies, leveraging data insights and market trends to improve accuracy, transparency, and strategic alignment
• Lead the administration, optimization, and continuous improvement of the GPMS (Glovis Procurement Management System) to enhance procurement visibility, control, and efficiency
• Proactively identify procurement risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities, and implement strategic solutions to address complex logistics sourcing challenges
• RFX Management & Contracting
• Own and drive end-to-end RFx processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ), including sourcing strategy, supplier engagement, evaluation oversight, and award recommendations with full accountability for outcomes
• Lead contract negotiations and ensure favorable commercial terms and risk mitigation
• Standardize procurement processes and contract frameworks across subsidiaries
• Ensure transparency, competitiveness, and compliance in sourcing activities
• Cost Management & Financial Performance
• Develop and execute a detailed cost analysis, able to build a cost simulation/bidding tool to model competitive rates and rate scenarios
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through strategic sourcing, negotiations, and process improvements
• Monitor procurement spend and identify cost-saving opportunities across subsidiaries
• Ensure unit price competitiveness and alignment with market trends
• Market Intelligence & Data Analytics
• Lead market research and benchmarking to support sourcing strategies and decision-making
• Analyze supplier capabilities, pricing trends, and industry best practices
• Develop and manage procurement reporting dashboards and performance metrics to provide strategic insights to senior leadership based on data analysis
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health Care & Dependent Care
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Basic Life and AD&D as well as Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Vacation, 14 Holidays, and Sick leave
• Hospital and Critical Illness Insurance
• Wellness Program and Gym Reimbursement
• 401(k) with Generous Matching
• Referral Bonuses
• Auto Allowance
• Quarterly Employee Lunches, Summer Refreshments, and Monthly Team Building Activities
• Discretionary Bonuses
• Tuition Reimbursement

Skills

• Strong knowledge of transportation and logistics procurement (FTL, LTL, warehousing, etc.) in the American continent especially for Canada, USA, Mexico and Brazil
• Strong negotiations, procurement, and conflict resolution skills
• Proficient PC skills - Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, database management systems required
• High level of Excel skills required
• Critical thinking, planning, strategy, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Understanding of sourcing and procurement methodologies: including spend analysis, supplier screening, benchmarking, clean-sheet costing, negotiations, supplier performance management, scorecards, contracting, and cost-saving
• Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills
• Able to communicate at least in one of the languages of our regional partners (Spanish, Portuguese, Korean)
• Willingness and flexibility to travel frequently across subsidiary locations within the Americas region
• Understanding of sourcing and procurement methodologies: including spend analysis, supplier screening, benchmarking, clean-sheet costing, negotiations, supplier performance management, scorecards, contracting, and cost-saving
• Individual must be a self-starter with ability to work with limited direction, initiator, and capability to provide solutions

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Required
• 7 - 10 years of direct experience in Logistics, Transportation, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Operations

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit in front of a desk and/or in front of the computer for long periods
• Constant use of hand/grasping product, writing, and typing
• Sit for 5+ hours per day
• Stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach over shoulder, kneel, push, pull 1-3 hours per day

Working and Environmental Conditions

• Typical office environment with low-level noise exposure
• The position is located in the Irvine, CA office