Ocean Procurement Manager, Intra APAC

Hong Kong; Shanghai, China; Shenzhen, China; Singapore, Singapore. Posted 3 days ago

The role

You will drive trade growth in volume, revenue, and net revenue by managing carrier relationships and customer expectations. You will lead ocean procurement initiatives, design workflows, and mentor procurement team members.

What you will do

Be responsible for key Ocean procurement initiatives and lead cross-team development
Contribute to and lead setting of team OKRs and project priorities
Build long-term plans for team contributions to trade lane development
Coordinate and align trade-lane procurement activities with other procurement managers
Design workflows and procedures to increase long-term scalability
Manage complex Ocean accounts from opportunity to long-term execution
Lead key account meetings and be present at QBRs
Negotiate complex deals with Ocean carriers and work on sub-provisions of agreements
Formulate and recommend overall trade Ocean strategy
Maintain and develop carrier relationships at all levels

Required qualifications

Minimum of 6 years of prior experience at a top freight forwarder or carrier
BA/BS Degree
At least 3 years in managerial role
In-depth understanding of ocean freight and carrier management
Strong command of English and Mandarin
Strategic vision and proven strong capabilities in driving and motivating the team
Strong sense in identifying and seizing opportunities that can bring extra revenue or net revenue
Strong team player with self starter attitude
Excellent communication, organizational skills and strong commercial sense
Strong interpersonal and negotiation skill
Strong analytical skills and ability to structure, interpret and action data
Strong in problem solving and ability to apply judgement for day-to-day decisions

Nice to have

Hands on experience of Transpacific trade
Existing senior level relationships with external industry participants

About the company

Flexport aims to make global commerce easy through innovative technology and exceptional people. The company moves more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year.