Ocean Logistics Procurement Lead

Your Job

The Ocean Logistics Procurement Lead is the regional subject-matter expert for marine logistics capacity sourcing, strategy, and commercial execution.

Primarily supporting Georgia-Pacific Packaging and Cellulose-and extending support to all Georgia-Pacific businesses within the region-this role owns carrier service contract negotiations, bid management, ongoing carrier performance oversight, and operational reviews, ensuring contractual alignment, capacity availability, and effective commercial execution across ocean freight programs.

Success in this role relies on delivering stakeholder-centric solutions and operational excellence while applying Koch Vision PBM® principles and disciplined economic decision-making.

The Lead must collaborate proactively with commercial, operations, and carrier partners to secure reliable, cost-effective ocean capacity, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement in service and cost performance.

What You Will Do



* Customer-centric & Stakeholder Management



* Serve as primary contact for businesses within scope on business needs for container shipping and market intelligence.


* Foster strong relationships with all stakeholders: mills/plants, sales and customer service team, freight forwarding teams, and other internal and external stakeholders.



* Rate Sourcing & Contract Management



* Negotiate effectively for mutually beneficial outcomes, assess needs through economic thinking, analyze markets, and maximize market advantage.


* Maintain accuracy and consistency across systems and platforms


* Ensure that offers and agreements are executed upon in accordance with negotiated terms.



* Bids & Capacity Sourcing (Lead semi-annual export bid)



* Pre-bid: define schedule/timelines, obtain forecasts, capture business requirements.


* During bid: manage bid system data, review offers, engage carriers and stakeholders across multi-round processes.


* Post-bid: present outcomes to stakeholders, update financial systems, and ensure agreed upon terms are executed


* Continuously monitor performance variances at the root cause.



* Carrier Performance & Operations



* Lead carrier commercial and operational reviews: prepare agendas, performance analysis, share service feedback


* Drive carrier compliance and manage escalation processes


* Liaise through claims processes


* Analyze financial performance and lead action plans for variances



* Systems, Reporting & Process Improvement



* Maintain continuous and accurate updates in all systems


* Maintain and update SOPs for businesses and carriers; capture business requirements, contacts, and deliverables.


* Drive value-creation



* Compliance, PBM & Economic Decision-making



* Act as a compliance and ethics champion; ensure integrity in decisions and actions.


* Embed Koch Vision PBM® and performance-based management principles in decision-making, cycles o...