Sourcing Manager, Global Transportation - Air & Ocean Freight
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). They say do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). They also say include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Also remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Also remove application instructions.
We need to preserve all substantive information.
We have content: About The Organization (description). Then Position Summary. Then Key Responsibilities. Then Qualifications (Education, Experience). Then Benefits. Then EEO boilerplate (to remove). Also there is mention of "Strategic Sourcing Manager (Global Category Manager) – Ocean and Air Freight" as job title, but we shouldn't repeat as heading.
We need sections: maybe "About the Organization" (though they gave examples: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). They didn't list "About the Organization" as example but they said use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies we can use similar headings; "About the Organization" is okay as a heading? Might be considered similar to "About the role". But they said do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. So we can have "About the Organization". Probably acceptable.
We also have Position Summary; could be part of About the role? Might be better to have a section "About the role" containing the position summary. But they gave example "About the role". We could use that heading for the position summary. Then "Responsibilities" for key responsibilities. Then "Qualifications" for education and experience. Then "Benefits". Possibly also "Skills"? Not explicitly listed but we could infer from qualifications. But we should not create sections without content. The qualifications include education and experience; we could put them under Qualifications. Skills maybe not separate.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
Thus:
About the role
Position Summary ...
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for ocean freight, air freight, freight forwarding, and 4PL services.
- Lead global sourcing events, including RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and implementation activities in coordination with DIC Group.
... etc.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience in logistics procurement, transportation sourcing, supply chain, or logistics management. Experience negotiating and managing global transportation agreements, including ocean freight (FCL/LCL), air freight, freight forwarding, and 3PL/4PL service providers. Experience leading global freight sourcing, implementation, governance, and supplier management initiatives across multiple regions. Knowledge of international transportation markets, carrier procurement practices, and freight benchmarking tools. Demonstrated success identifying and implementing cost savings, cost avoidance, and continuous improvement initiatives. Strong analytical, communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
Alternatively we could split Education and Experience into but they said use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Education and Experience are not lists but could be presented as paragraphs. It's fine.
Benefits
- Merit increases
- Paid holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, dental, vision
- Short and long term disability benefits
- 401(k)+match
- Life insurance
Eligibility of benefit timing may vary.
We must not include Pay or Schedule sections because not specified.
We must remove EEO boilerplate and other legal.
We must not include navigation etc.
We must output only HTML fragment.
Check for any duplicated lines: The responsibilities list includes many items; ensure we capture all.
Let's extract responsibilities exactly:
From text:
"Key Responsibilities Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for ocean freight, air freight, freight forwarding, and 4PL services.Lead global sourcing events, including RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and implementation activities in coordination with DIC Group.Manage strategic relationships with carriers, freight forwarders, and 3PL/4PL providers to ensure strong service, cost, and performance outcomes.Conduct transportation spend analysis and evaluate market intelligence, freight benchmarks, capacity trends, and supplier performance to identify cost savings, cost avoidance, and network optimization opportunities.Drive route guide governance, compliance initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts across global operations.Lead supplier accountability efforts related to freight claims, service failures, transportation quality issues, and corrective action activities.Develop and monitor transportation procurement KPIs and reporting.Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Finance, and DIC Group to support transportation strategy and performance objectives.Support additional projects and responsibilities as assigned."
We need to split into list items. Each sentence separated by period. We'll make each as - .
Now Benefits: "We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k)+match and life insurance. Eligibility of benefit timing may vary."
We'll list each benefit as
- . Might need to split "medical, dental, vision" as separate? Could keep as one item "medical, dental, vision". Or split. Safer to keep as one.
Now About the role: Position Summary paragraph: "Sun Chemical is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead the global sourcing, supplier management, and commercial performance of transportation categories, including ocean freight (FCL/LCL), air freight, freight forwarding, and 4PL services. This role is responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies, leading supplier selection and contract negotiations, managing transportation provider performance, and driving cost competitiveness, service reliability, and network optimization across Sun Chemical and DIC operations worldwide. The Strategic Sourcing Manager collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders and transportation partners across Sun Chemical and DIC's global operations to develop and implement transportation strategies that improve service, optimize costs, strengthen supplier performance, and support business objectives."
We'll put that as
maybe multiple sentences but still one
.
Now About the Organization: we could include as a section "About the Organization". The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). They didn't list About the Organization but it's similar to About the role. I'd include it.
Paragraph: "Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers. Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter"
We should remove the "For more information, please visit our website..." maybe considered boilerplate? It's not navigation/legal but it's a call to action; could be considered part of About the Organization. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This is not those; it's just a link. Might be okay to keep. However, they said preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we keep it.
Now ensure no duplicate content.
Now produce HTML.
We'll wrap sections in maybe not needed. Just output the fragment.
Let's craft:
About the Organization
Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers. Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter
About the role
Sun Chemical is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead the global sourcing, supplier management, and commercial performance of transportation categories, including ocean freight (FCL/LCL), air freight, freight forwarding, and 4PL services. This role is responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies, leading supplier selection and contract negotiations, managing transportation provider performance, and driving cost competitiveness, service reliability, and network optimization across Sun Chemical and DIC operations worldwide. The Strategic Sourcing Manager collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders and transportation partners across Sun Chemical and DIC's global operations to develop and implement transportation strategies that improve service, optimize costs, strengthen supplier performance, and support business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for ocean freight, air freight, freight forwarding, and 4PL services.
- Lead global sourcing events, including RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and implementation activities in coordination with DIC Group.
- Manage strategic relationships with carriers, freight forwarders, and 3PL/4PL providers to ensure strong service, cost, and performance outcomes.
- Conduct transportation spend analysis and evaluate market intelligence, freight benchmarks, capacity trends, and supplier performance to identify cost savings, cost avoidance, and network optimization opportunities.
- Drive route guide governance, compliance initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts across global operations.
- Lead supplier accountability efforts related to freight claims, service failures, transportation quality issues, and corrective action activities.
- Develop and monitor transportation procurement KPIs and reporting.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Finance, and DIC Group to support transportation strategy and performance objectives.
- Support additional projects and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience in logistics procurement, transportation sourcing, supply chain, or logistics management. Experience negotiating and managing global transportation agreements, including ocean freight (FCL/LCL), air freight, freight forwarding, and 3PL/4PL service providers. Experience leading global freight sourcing, implementation, governance, and supplier management initiatives across multiple regions. Knowledge of international transportation markets, carrier procurement practices, and freight benchmarking tools. Demonstrated success identifying and implementing cost savings, cost avoidance, and continuous improvement initiatives. Strong analytical,
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Thus:
About the role
Position Summary ...
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for ocean freight, air freight, freight forwarding, and 4PL services.
- Lead global sourcing events, including RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and implementation activities in coordination with DIC Group. ... etc.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience in logistics procurement, transportation sourcing, supply chain, or logistics management. Experience negotiating and managing global transportation agreements, including ocean freight (FCL/LCL), air freight, freight forwarding, and 3PL/4PL service providers. Experience leading global freight sourcing, implementation, governance, and supplier management initiatives across multiple regions. Knowledge of international transportation markets, carrier procurement practices, and freight benchmarking tools. Demonstrated success identifying and implementing cost savings, cost avoidance, and continuous improvement initiatives. Strong analytical, communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
Alternatively we could split Education and Experience into- but they said use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Education and Experience are not lists but could be presented as paragraphs. It's fine.
Benefits
- Merit increases
- Paid holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, dental, vision
- Short and long term disability benefits
- 401(k)+match
- Life insurance
Eligibility of benefit timing may vary.
We must not include Pay or Schedule sections because not specified. We must remove EEO boilerplate and other legal. We must not include navigation etc. We must output only HTML fragment. Check for any duplicated lines: The responsibilities list includes many items; ensure we capture all. Let's extract responsibilities exactly: From text: "Key Responsibilities Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for ocean freight, air freight, freight forwarding, and 4PL services.Lead global sourcing events, including RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and implementation activities in coordination with DIC Group.Manage strategic relationships with carriers, freight forwarders, and 3PL/4PL providers to ensure strong service, cost, and performance outcomes.Conduct transportation spend analysis and evaluate market intelligence, freight benchmarks, capacity trends, and supplier performance to identify cost savings, cost avoidance, and network optimization opportunities.Drive route guide governance, compliance initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts across global operations.Lead supplier accountability efforts related to freight claims, service failures, transportation quality issues, and corrective action activities.Develop and monitor transportation procurement KPIs and reporting.Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Finance, and DIC Group to support transportation strategy and performance objectives.Support additional projects and responsibilities as assigned." We need to split into list items. Each sentence separated by period. We'll make each as - . Now Benefits: "We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k)+match and life insurance. Eligibility of benefit timing may vary." We'll list each benefit as
- . Might need to split "medical, dental, vision" as separate? Could keep as one item "medical, dental, vision". Or split. Safer to keep as one.
Now About the role: Position Summary paragraph: "Sun Chemical is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead the global sourcing, supplier management, and commercial performance of transportation categories, including ocean freight (FCL/LCL), air freight, freight forwarding, and 4PL services. This role is responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies, leading supplier selection and contract negotiations, managing transportation provider performance, and driving cost competitiveness, service reliability, and network optimization across Sun Chemical and DIC operations worldwide. The Strategic Sourcing Manager collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders and transportation partners across Sun Chemical and DIC's global operations to develop and implement transportation strategies that improve service, optimize costs, strengthen supplier performance, and support business objectives."
We'll put that as
maybe multiple sentences but still one
. Now About the Organization: we could include as a section "About the Organization". The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). They didn't list About the Organization but it's similar to About the role. I'd include it. Paragraph: "Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers. Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter" We should remove the "For more information, please visit our website..." maybe considered boilerplate? It's not navigation/legal but it's a call to action; could be considered part of About the Organization. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This is not those; it's just a link. Might be okay to keep. However, they said preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we keep it. Now ensure no duplicate content. Now produce HTML. We'll wrap sections in maybe not needed. Just output the fragment. Let's craft:
About the Organization
Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers. Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter
About the role
Sun Chemical is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead the global sourcing, supplier management, and commercial performance of transportation categories, including ocean freight (FCL/LCL), air freight, freight forwarding, and 4PL services. This role is responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies, leading supplier selection and contract negotiations, managing transportation provider performance, and driving cost competitiveness, service reliability, and network optimization across Sun Chemical and DIC operations worldwide. The Strategic Sourcing Manager collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders and transportation partners across Sun Chemical and DIC's global operations to develop and implement transportation strategies that improve service, optimize costs, strengthen supplier performance, and support business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for ocean freight, air freight, freight forwarding, and 4PL services.
- Lead global sourcing events, including RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and implementation activities in coordination with DIC Group.
- Manage strategic relationships with carriers, freight forwarders, and 3PL/4PL providers to ensure strong service, cost, and performance outcomes.
- Conduct transportation spend analysis and evaluate market intelligence, freight benchmarks, capacity trends, and supplier performance to identify cost savings, cost avoidance, and network optimization opportunities.
- Drive route guide governance, compliance initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts across global operations.
- Lead supplier accountability efforts related to freight claims, service failures, transportation quality issues, and corrective action activities.
- Develop and monitor transportation procurement KPIs and reporting.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Finance, and DIC Group to support transportation strategy and performance objectives.
- Support additional projects and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience in logistics procurement, transportation sourcing, supply chain, or logistics management. Experience negotiating and managing global transportation agreements, including ocean freight (FCL/LCL), air freight, freight forwarding, and 3PL/4PL service providers. Experience leading global freight sourcing, implementation, governance, and supplier management initiatives across multiple regions. Knowledge of international transportation markets, carrier procurement practices, and freight benchmarking tools. Demonstrated success identifying and implementing cost savings, cost avoidance, and continuous improvement initiatives. Strong analytical,