Lead Buyer - Logistics Americas

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South Haven, MI
Mid level
Other • Automation • Manufacturing
The Role
The Lead Buyer in Logistics Americas will manage provider on-boarding, frame contracts, and evaluate transport agreements and related IT innovations while ensuring compliance with logistics requirements. They will also analyze and improve logistics processes and support estimating and operations with relevant information.
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Responsibilities:

  • Service provider on-boarding (preparation of all commercial requirements like NDA).
  • Frame Contracts for strategic service providers.
  • Evaluate 3/4PL agreement.
  • Evaluate and interface wrt. TMS, Integration, Lanes.
  • International Transport.
  • In house transportation (Ryder).
  • Warehouse Services and Internal Support Purchasing.
  • Racks, Fork trucks, shipping/receiving equipment.
  • Material handling and movement; AGV’s, carts, lifts, WIP containers, Inventory equipment, etc.
  • Expendable and returnable materials/services
  • Regional logistics reporting as part of the global logistics reporting
  • Regional sourcing for logistics related IT innovations
  • Analyze current condition and search for continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Support Estimating and operations with logistics information & calculation parameters.

Qualifications:

  • Economical or technical study – Logistics or equivalent years of experience in Logistics and Transport.
  • Purchasing /Contract Management/ Logistics / Transport 3 years, experience from transport company.
  • Cost calculation, Freight rates, SAP, IT, TMS interface.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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Top Skills

SAP
Tms
The Company
HQ: Weinheim
17,448 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Freudenberg is a global technology group that strengthens its customers and society long-term through forward-looking innovations. Together with its partners, customers and research institutions, the Freudenberg Group develops leading-edge technologies and excellent products and services for about 40 markets and for thousands of applications: seals, vibration control components, technical textiles, filters, specialty chemicals, medical products and the most modern cleaning products.

Strength of innovation, strong customer orientation, diversity, and team spirit are the cornerstones of the Group. The 170-year-old company holds strong to its core values: a commitment to excellence, reliability and pro-active, responsible action.

In 2022, the Freudenberg Group employed more than 51,000 people in some 60 countries worldwide and generated sales of more than €11.7 billion.


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