GXO Logistics, Inc.

Manager, Procurement

GXO Logistics, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Houston • Texas • United States

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About the role

  • Partner with stakeholders to build alignment on strategic goals and define sourcing specifications and cost reduction objectives
  • Complete complex analyses for assigned projects and identify category area business and product trends
  • Implement negotiation strategies and identify high impact sourcing-related solutions to meet/exceed business objectives
  • Evaluate third-party providers of goods and services
  • Establish and maintain relationships with third-party providers, act as a corporate liaison to current and potential suppliers and business owners in support of company strategic sourcing initiatives
  • Conduct vendor performance reviews; prepare and present QBRs (Quarterly Business Reviews) to the immediate team and to executive leadership
  • Manage RFPs by conducting requests for proposals, information, quotes and reverse auctions as required via RFx through use of strategic sourcing platform tools
  • Lead/facilitate sourcing projects through the full project lifecycle while managing and mitigating risk
  • Utilize lean concepts to drive process improvement and cost reductions without compromising business strategies and/or quality
  • Assist in the development of company and department standards; manage within those as well as applicable laws to ensure ethical negotiation and to preserve procurement reputation of GXO Logistics

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience
  • 3-5 years of purchasing, procurement or sourcing experience
  • Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • 3 years of experience negotiating agreements
  • Experience in managing a large stakeholder group and driving alignment with corporate strategies
  • Previous CapEx sourcing/procurement experience
  • Experience in reviewing contract language and redlining SOWs
  • CPSM and/or Lean Six Sigma credential
  • Ability to perform complex analysis in spreadsheet programs such as Excel
  • Ability to collect and analyze financial markets, business or technical information to draw conclusions and make educated recommendations impacting the sourcing plan or event
  • Ability to facilitate/conduct large group meetings and deliver presentations for internal and external clients at all levels
Benefits
  • full health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
  • 401(k)
  • life insurance
  • disability and more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
sourcingprocurementnegotiationvendor performance reviewRFP managementdata analysiscontract reviewfinancial analysisprocess improvementlean concepts
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementcommunicationpresentation skillsrelationship managementfacilitationstrategic alignmentteam collaborationrisk managementproblem-solvingethical negotiation
Certifications
CPSMLean Six Sigma