Senior Buyer Global Air Procurement (Background in Logistics)

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The Role: Senior Buyer Global Air Procurement (ID: 0095H7)

Overview: Lead Global Air Procurement.

Lead and/or assist in the crafting of procurement strategy and solutions across the global network delivering best-in-industry service, supporting operation excellence, sustainability, and productivity.

Lead and support procurement of integrated cross-modal delivery fulfillment models.

Able to advance solutions in the market to enable SE to be abreast of the market and key catalyst and driver co-creation with partners in delivery fulfillment solutions.

What will you do?

Procurement Leadership

• Create and implement a comprehensive strategy for airfreight and 3PL partnerships that align with overall business objectives

• Manage indirect procurement relationships across various business units

• Lead sourcing events for both long-term and short-term contracts with stakeholders to define scope, sources of supply and overall sourcing strategy

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives such as industry and market analysis & benchmarking, improve lead times and risk mitigation plans

• Achieve overall supply chain efficiency, productivity targets and cost savings continuity through collaboration with partners and business

• Oversee the management and optimization of contracts to ensure compliance, performance, and cost-effectiveness throughout the contract cycle

• Promote air alternative modes of transport to mitigate cost and lower carbon footprint

• Drive sustainability committed targets for carbon abatement with our logistics partners

Sourcing leadership, strategic sourcing.

• Lead Global Request for Quotation (RFQ) or Request for Information (RFI) across the global or regional perimeter.

Accountable and responsible for executing the entire cycle of RFQ.

• Good working knowledge of the air cargo market ranging from partners, cargo hub and route network and able to keep professionally current in the air cargo eco-system.

• Working knowledge of sourcing tools for RFQ and able to demonstrate competency in at least one or more tools.

• Sound experience in partner network knowledge, strength on power lanes etc.

will be a strong advantage

• Proven knowledge of shipper's forecast, outbound/inbound process, customs relating to air uplift and delivery.

Having prior operational knowledge is an advantage.

Stakeholder Management

• Establish and nurture relationships with internal stakeholders by demonstrating humility and a thorough understanding of their needs

• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships not limited to Global Logistics Finance, Transport and Logistics, Planning

• Effectively partner with executive stakeholders to align procurement goal...