Director, Category Management – Distribution and Logistics

Director, Category Management – Distribution and Logistics LogicSource

is an innovative leader in sourcing and procurement services, helping companies increase profits through better buying. Operated by a 500-person collective of procurement professionals, we are deeply rooted in data, and insight-driven strategic sourcing, category management, operational excellence, and value delivery. Partnering with Fortune 500 companies, we build and nurture strategic relationships while delivering strong execution that drives measurable bottom-line impact and the development of best-in-class procurement capabilities. Learn more about us at

www.logicsource.com.

Reasons why you’ll love it here:

A collaborative, supportive culture where your contributions are valued and your work makes a meaningful impact.

A workplace committed to professional growth with paths to development and advancement.

Dedicated to creating an environment for employee success by providing support for long-term career growth.

Committed to work-life balance by offering flexible PTO.

A robust benefits package that includes extensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family. Employer‑funded HRA, a 401(k) match, Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs, short- and long-term disability coverage, AD&D, life insurance, fertility assistance and more.

Supplemental benefits such as unexpected large expenses related to Accidents, Hospitalization, or Critical Care. Along with support for Maternity/Paternity, FMLA, and Military leave.

Offer behavioral health services within the medical support insurance plan and everyday support tools to help with mental health.

A business-casual workplace offering a flexible, hybrid work environment with offices in Westport, CT and Charleston, SC.

Position Summary: We have an immediate opening for a full-time Director, Category Management - Distribution and Logistics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada supporting our Client, a major luxury fashion brand retailer. As a key member of our Client Services team, you will be responsible for leading and managing varying engagements within our client’s distribution and logistics Spend, in areas such as Retail 3PL,TL, LTL, Ocean, Air, and warehousing. This position would report directly to the Managing Director, Sourcing and Procurement.

Responsibilities:

Work closely with Client’s internal Stakeholders to develop cost savings and strategic sourcing projects while ensuring business continuity and high level of supplier performance

Manage spend, supplier, and market data from client and LogicSource resources to effectively analyze both savings opportunity and value chain impacts

Lead all levels of supplier market RFI / RFP activities, including execution, readouts and business case implications. Meet with potential participants, both incumbents and non-incumbents, answer RFP related questions from vendors, analyze RFP results and support final vendor(s) awards

Drive annual productivity improvements in each category of spend by developing and ensuring implementation of ideas to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) for spend categories

Support development of new policies and procedures to drive savings and lead organizational and operational change management within managed categories of spend.

Leverages LogicSource’s Center of Excellence (COE) category experts through the sourcing process to assess market conditions, spend leverage opportunities, benchmarking data, RFP builds, and related activities

Support as well as lead sourcing events, including vendor sourcing, vendor and contract negotiations

Bring sourcing efficiency to all activity; define specific roadmaps containing prioritization of sourcing categories as well as expanding e‑procurement catalogs

Lead research and analytics efforts to both validate savings projections and enable more precise supplier negotiations

Review major contracts for key areas of spend and act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) resource for planning and leading complex negotiations or re‑supply modeling. Create procurement playbook as it relates to cyclical spending.

Consistently monitor and evaluate savings against targets by category, sub‑category, and supplier

Develop PPV (product price variance) trackers to ensure improved price / savings baseline analysis

Develop and communicate functional supply chain or sourcing strategy to a diverse group of managers and senior level professionals at client. Create alignment with group and articulate broader procurement transformation.

Support necessary negotiations. Apply both experience and the application of LogicSource’s sourcing methodology, ensuring all buying complies with client policies and procedures

Source suppliers and build a best‑in‑class supply chain; cultivate and manage relationships with best‑in‑class suppliers. Fully utilize all strategic levers within sourcing process and find new paths to value

Build supplier management and continuous improvement methodologies with key suppliers

Establish and implement a supplier management structure and process; audit and vet vendors

Work cross functionally to deliver sourcing and procurement cost savings, risk mitigation projects, and supplier enabled innovation

Aggressive focus on achieving overall category cost savings.

Required Education and Experience

Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in indirect procurement, vendor management, and strategic sourcing with deep expertise in D&L, including but not limited to: Retail 3PL,TL, LTL, Ocean, Air, and warehousing

Experience managing category spend over $100MM annually

Building category strategies

Contract negotiation and contract management

Comfort and rigorous process in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling

Ability to drive change management and gain consensus from client stakeholders across several business units’ company wide

Experience in driving operational redesign process improvement initiatives

Must possess strong overall knowledge and understanding of business/contract issues and broad understanding of competitive products/services, technology, and market and industry issues

Knowledge of supplier ecosystems and markets that serve the above categories.

Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.

Individual needs to be very detail oriented and able to deliver projects on time.

High-levels of supply chain and operational acumen, with demonstrated end-to-end understanding

Proficient in MS Office applications including Excel / financial analysis and PowerPoint / presentations

Proven expertise implementing and managing change across all levels of an organization; prior implementation and adoption of eProcurement systems is a plus

Strong problem solving and leadership skills

Entrepreneurial aptitude with a commitment to client service

Demonstrated ability to develop relationships, communicate effectively and influence

Flexible and adaptable in a changing environment

Travel:

There will be some travel required

Other Duties This Position Description is not an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities, and the employee is expected to perform other duties as necessary and assigned. The duties and responsibilities of this position may be modified at any time to meet changing business needs.

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