Senior Category Manager Americas - Logistics

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end logistics category strategy for the Americas region, with full spend accountability across all logistics subcategories and geographies.
• Deliver measurable annual value creation against defined targets, including cost improvement, working capital efficiency, service performance, risk reduction, and sustainability outcomes.
• Translate global logistics category strategies into regionally executable commercial models, while actively shaping global strategy through Americas specific market insights and performance data.
• Design and govern regional sourcing models for warehousing networks, domestic transportation, intermodal solutions, customs brokerage, trade compliance services, and 3PL partnerships.
• Lead complex, high value RFI, RFP, and negotiation processes with global and regional logistics providers, emphasizing total cost of ownership, scalability, service differentiation, and long term value creation.
• Establish robust commercial frameworks including contract structures, indexation mechanisms, performance based agreements, and risk sharing models aligned to market dynamics and business needs.
• Own the strategic supplier portfolio for logistics in the Americas, including segmentation, partnership models, performance management, and innovation pipelines.
• Lead executive level supplier engagement, governance forums, and business reviews to drive continuous improvement, resilience, and mutual value creation.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate logistics related risks across capacity, labor, infrastructure, trade compliance, and geopolitical exposure within the region.
• Partner closely with regional Distribution, Logistics, Trade, Operations, Planning, Finance, and Procurement teams to ensure sourcing decisions directly support network design, service levels, inventory strategy, and regulatory compliance.
• Act as a trusted commercial advisor to senior operations and supply chain leaders, translating logistics complexity into clear, fact based business decisions.
• Contribute to global procurement transformation initiatives, including digitalization, standardization, data driven decision making, and sustainability integration across logistics categories.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 10 to 15 plus years of progressive experience in logistics procurement, category management, or supply chain commercial leadership.
• Proven ownership of large, complex logistics spend across the Americas, ideally covering multiple subcategories such as warehousing, domestic transportation, parcel and express, intermodal, customs, and 3PL services.
• Demonstrated ability to operate at both strategic and executive levels, influencing senior stakeholders while balancing cost, service, resilience, and risk.
• Strong commercial acumen with hands on experience in contract structuring, indexation models, should cost analysis, and performance based agreements.
• Experience working in global, matrixed organizations with strong cross regional and cross functional collaboration.

Preferred

• MBA or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Exposure to regulated trade environments, customs brokerage, and cross border logistics within North, Central, and South America.
• Experience contributing to procurement or supply chain transformation initiatives, including digital tools, analytics, and sustainability programs.

Location and Reporting

This role is based on the US West Coast (Hybrid or remote) and operates as a senior member of the Global Logistics Procurement leadership community. The Senior Category Manager Logistics reports into the Director, Global Category Management - Logistics and works in close partnership with regional and global category teams, supply chain leadership, and functional executives across the Americas.