Summary

The Procurement Planning Manager is responsible for leading and optimizing logistics procurement processes across the Americas region subsidiaries, ensuring the timely, cost-effective, and high-quality acquisition of logistics products and services in alignment with organizational objectives.

This role owns the development and execution of regional procurement strategies, leveraging market intelligence, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration to drive cost efficiency, supplier competitiveness, and operational excellence. The Manager oversees procurement governance, supports supplier performance, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure scalable, compliant, and value-driven procurement operations.

Compensation

$110,000 - $125,000 yearly salary range. (Subject to Compensation Study Upon Candidate Selection)

Responsibilities

Logistics Procurement Planning & Supplier Management
• Lead the development and execution of regional logistics procurement strategies to achieve sustainable competitive advantage
• Establish and continuously refine sourcing strategies to support both existing operations and new business growth across the Americas region
• Design, implement, and standardize analytical tools and frameworks for supplier quotation evaluation, cost modeling, and benchmarking
• Develop and maintain a robust and competitive supplier pipeline by identifying, qualifying, and on-boarding strategic logistics service providers
• Own and govern the supplier evaluation framework, including the design of customized evaluation criteria aligned with specific logistics business requirements
• Oversee supplier performance evaluation outcomes, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and drive decision-making related to supplier selection, optimization, and consolidation
• Continuously enhance supplier evaluation methodologies, leveraging data insights and market trends to improve accuracy, transparency, and strategic alignment
• Lead the administration, optimization, and continuous improvement of the GPMS (Glovis Procurement Management System) to enhance procurement visibility, control, and efficiency
• Proactively identify procurement risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities, and implement strategic solutions to address complex logistics sourcing challenges

RFx Management & Contracting
• Own and drive end-to-end RFx processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ), including sourcing strategy, supplier engagement, evaluation oversight, and award recommendations with full accountability for outcomes
• Lead contract negotiations and ensure favorable commercial terms and risk mitigation
• Standardize procurement processes and contract frameworks across subsidiaries
• Ensure transparency, competitiveness, and compliance in sourcing activities

Cost Management & Financial Performance
• Develop and execute a detailed cost analysis, able to build a cost simulation/bidding tool to model competitive rates and rate scenarios
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through strategic sourcing, negotiations, and process improvements
• Monitor procurement spend and identify cost-saving opportunities across subsidiaries
• Ensure unit price competitiveness and alignment with market trends

Market Intelligence & Data Analytics
• Lead market research and benchmarking to support sourcing strategies and decision-making
• Analyze supplier capabilities, pricing trends, and industry best practices
• Develop and manage procurement reporting dashboards and performance metrics to provide strategic insights to senior leadership based on data analysis
• Traveling domestic and internationally up to 30%

Other duties as assigned

Benefits of working at GLOVIS America Inc.

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Basic Life and AD&D as well as Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Vacation, 14 Holidays, and Sick leave
• Hospital and Critical Illness Insurance
• Wellness Program and Gym Reimbursement*
• 401(k) with Generous Matching
• Referral Bonuses*
• Auto Allowance*
• Quarterly Employee Lunches, Summer Refreshments, and Monthly Team Building Activities*
• Discretionary Bonuses*
• Tuition Reimbursement*

All benefits pursuant to Company policy

Skills

• Strong knowledge of transportation and logistics procurement (FTL, LTL, warehousing, etc.) in the American continent especially for Canada, USA, Mexico and Brazil
• Strong negotiations, procurement, and conflict resolution skills
• Proficient PC skills - Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, database management systems required. High level of Excel skills required.
• Critical thinking, planning, strategy, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Understanding of sourcing and procurement methodologies: including spend analysis, supplier screening, benchmarking, clean-sheet costing, negotiations, supplier performance management, scorecards, contracting, and cost-saving
• Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills
• Able to communicate at least in one of the languages of our regional partners (Spanish, Portuguese, Korean)
• Willingness and flexibility to travel frequently across subsidiary locations within the Americas region
• Understanding of sourcing and procurement methodologies: including spend analysis, supplier screening, benchmarking, clean-sheet costing, negotiations, supplier performance management, scorecards, contracting, and cost-saving
• Individual must be a self-starter with ability to work with limited direction, initiator, and capability to provide solutions

Education & Experience

• Bachelors Required
• 7 - 10 years of direct experience in Logistics, Transportation, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Operations

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit in front of a desk and/or in front of the computer for long periods
• Must operate desktop, computers, laptop, printer, scanners, shredders, etc.
• Constant use of hand/grasping product, writing, and typing
• Sit for 5+ hours per day
• Stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach over shoulder, kneel, push, pull 1-3 hours per day

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Working and Environmental Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Typical office environment with low-level noise exposure
• This position is located in the Irvine, CA office

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of all job duties performed by persons in the position. Glovis America reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time as the needs of the company and requirements of the job change.