Procurement Manager - Lowell, AR

Job Location: Lowell, AR Office-Lowell-72745

Office Location: Onsite

Employment Type: Salary

Job Type: Full Time

Job Summary

The Procurement Manager will lead strategic logistics procurement initiatives to position procurement as a competitive advantage. This role focuses on network development, optimization, and strategic management, leveraging data-driven insights and innovative tools to deliver measurable cost savings, operational efficiency, and strong carrier partnerships.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Deliver measurable cost savings and margin improvement by reducing PT spend
• Build and maintain strong carrier relationships to ensure capacity and service quality.
• Implement route optimization strategies to maximize carrier utilization.
• Expand carrier footprint to win spot bids and rebid lost opportunities.
• Launch and manage carrier recognition programs.
• Evaluate and implement carrier bid optimization technology.
• Archive and analyze historical bids for strategic insights.
• Map carrier density by lane and zip code to identify potential growth areas.
• Identify and improve low-yield lanes.
• Collaborate with pricing manager for decision making.
• Benchmark best practices for procurement operations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• Proven experience in building and maintaining carrier relationships, pricing negotiation, optimizing routes, and conducting yield analysis.
• Logistics professional with comprehensive expertise in procurement and transportation management.
• Strategic and innovative thinker with a proven ability to design and implement solutions that enhance operational performance and align with procurement goals.
• Advanced knowledge of carrier management, route optimization and yield analysis.• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data-driven decision-making.
• Experience with procurement technology and bid optimization tools.
• Expertise in carrier pricing negotiation.

Education

Bachelor's degree