Director, Transportation Procurement
ShipBob
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- Write Your Career Story. Because we are solving some of the most difficult problems in global commerce, you have the opportunity to write the story that will make your career.
- Experience Global Impact and Global Connection. At ShipBob we benefit from diverse cultures and perspectives in service of the global community.
- Grow With An Ownership Mindset. We believe that great innovation comes from great transparency. We are more resilient and more creative when we have an inclusive and transparent culture where everyone knows our strengths and opportunities.
Title: Director, Transportation Procurement
Location: Remote in these states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, KS, KY, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI
Role Description:
The Director, Transportation Procurement will be responsible for the operational and commercial management of the ShipBob Logistics Network along with the commercial management of all first, middle, and last mile carrier agreements. This includes ensuring compliance to high performance standards, operating procedures, business rules, etc. This position will have delegated procurement authority and will be responsible for identifying and recommending strategic opportunities for transportation.
What you’ll do:
- Deliver ShipBob’s transportation cost and quality goals through the procurement of freight and last mile transportation service partners.
- Partner closely with Research Science and Finance teams to develop a local/regional/national/international carrier portfolio based on demand coverage, middle mile connectivity, time in transit, and end-to-end costs.
- Ensure ShipBob’s customer and merchant-facing SLAs match the obligations of its transportation service providers.
- Partner with Operations to manage carrier quality and execution.
- Own carrier-facing governance mechanisms including daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting and business reviews.
- Prepare and execute RFPs/RFQs across all ShipBob transportation needs.
- Drive contract negotiations, carrier selection, and carrier implementation workflows on behalf of ShipBob.
- Own carrier compliance/sourcing risk management on behalf of ShipBob.
- Build, lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing Transportation Procurement team with clear success criteria.
- Other duties/responsibilities as necessary.
What you’ll bring to the table:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics/Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business Management.
- Minimum of 10 years in Logistics Management across freight and parcel carrier networks.
- 5+ years negotiating with third party service providers.
- 5+ years of experience in extracting data, analyzing results, and developing recommendations to senior leadership.
- 5+ years of experience working with various cross functional teams locally and globally.
- Project management experience in the development, implementation, and management of various size projects.
- Familiarity with DDP, DDU, Section 321 and other cross-border/international shipments and other complex international shipping flows.
Classification: Exempt
Reports to: James Solier, Vice President of Central Operations and Transportation
Perks & Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Basic Life Insurance
- Paid Maternity/Parental Leave Program
- Flexible Time Off Program
- Paid Sick Leave and Paid Emergency Leave
- Floating Holidays (2 days/year)
- Wellness Days (1 day/quarter)
- 401K Match
- Competitive Salary, Performance Bonus & Equity
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Referral Bonus Program
- Fun Culture >>> Check us out on Instagram (@lifeatshipbob)
ShipBob believes in transparency while providing a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance approach. The full base pay range for this position in our compensation architecture is $132,893 - $221,488.
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence; therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
About You:
At ShipBob, we’re looking to bring on board people who embody our core values:
- Be Mission-Driven. We want team members that are passionate about helping entrepreneurs improve their business, and bring that passion every day.
- Be Humble. We have ambitious goals, and our team members understand that success or failure depends on us working together and leaving egos at the door.
- Be Resilient. Logistics is a complicated business. So is software. We value team members that never give up and keep iterating until a problem is solved.
- Be a Creative Problem Solver. As a startup, we value smart, innovative solutions to complex problems. We fall in love with the problem, not our “favorite” solution.
- Be Safety Minded. It’s not just talk; it’s the way you work.
About Us:
ShipBob is a cloud-based logistics platform that partners with thousands of e-commerce businesses to help make their entrepreneurial dreams a reality. We offer a full suite of fulfillment solutions for our merchants, including the ability to improve their transit times, shipping costs and deliver a best in class experience to their customers.
As one of the fastest growing tech companies in Chicago backed by blue-chip investors like Menlo Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, our goal is to continue to be the best fulfillment technology in the industry.
ShipBob provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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