Associate Category Manager

My name is Nick Davis and I am with InstantServe LLC. We're currently recruiting for a role that we think would be a great fit for someone with your skills and experience. Would you be open to learning more about this? I have included a brief job description below to help you better understand the qualifications we are looking for:

Job Title: Associate Category Manager

Location: Onsite Hartsville, SC 29550

Job type: Full time Permanent

Shift: 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week

Pay Range: USD $105K - $125K Annually/Yearly + Sign on bonus, Relocation Assistance and Benefits

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Logistics Procurement, the Associate Category Manager of Logistics will lead several categories driving excellence in alignment with the Logistics Organization's goals and strategies, the Supply Management plan, Business Unit needs, and overall mission.

What you'll be doing:

Develop, implement, and execute a strategic logistics procurement strategy in support of logistics operations, supply management goals, and business unit plans.

Work cross functionally and across business units to leverage current and future business requirement, market intelligence, and historical spend data to develop a logistics category strategy that simplifies the supply base, provides value, and continually reduces cost.

Lead, develop, and provide direction to the Business Units as well as be a leader in the logistics organization.

Drive continuous improvement using sound data analytics and change management.

Own the commercial relationship with key logistics suppliers and leverage those relationships to drive excellence across the organization.

The total network in scope is comprised of greater than 265 manufacturing locations and greater than 14,000 lanes along the following verticals:

Domestic road and rail ~ $250M

Less than Truckload - $15M

Dedicated fleet services ~ $50M

3pl warehouses ~ $12.5M

Company owned trailers ~ $10M

Parcel ~ $3.5M

This position is located at our Corporate Headquarters in beautiful Hartsville, SC and close to exciting destinations (Myrtle Beach, SC Charleston, SC, Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC).

We'd love to hear from you if:

• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills are essential.
• Deep subject matter expertise in the of the logistics industry with knowledge of cost factors relating to the industry.
• Strategic sourcing and negotiating skills with logistics organizations.
• Excellent analytical, project management, and change management skills.
• Knowledge of logistics systems with a preference towards OTM and CASS.
• Above average technological skills with strong excel skills.
• Experience with large complex organizations
• Entrepreneurial spirit with excellent problem solving and analytical abilities.
• Bachelor's Degree in a business or finance related discipline
• 10 years of relevant experience