Procurement Manager Airfreight (Cuauhtémoc)

Procure TL/LTL/Parcel services to offer best in class solutions for prospective and existing customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage, develop, coordinate, and optimize carrier relationships. Classify carriers by role (strategic, niche, etc.) and invest time as appropriate.
• Develop strategic Top to Top relationships with key carriers. Lead efforts to develop strong relationships at all levels – executive levels at carrier and Crane, execution focused meetings between carrier Sales / Ops and Crane account teams.
• Identify new carriers to add to the core carrier base or to migrate from non‑strategic to strategic roles.
• Monitor the purchased transportation spend of assigned carriers.
• Work directly with compliance to help identify and fix carrier issues related to tender acceptance and carrier service percentages.
• Lead or assist in problem resolution between accounts and carriers.
• Identify available capacity for difficult lanes and recommend carriers.
• Assist in the efforts to confirm committed capacity, negotiate carrier contracts and rates.
• Liaison with account team and accounting department to resolve billing discrepancies.
• Perform “Ad‑Hoc” Reporting as required to support account, consulting or other initiatives.
• Participation in the Crane Response to RFI and RFP for potential new 3PL customers by creating regional and national distribution lists per mode for carrier management.
• Assist in helping to create a Crane carrier recruiting initiative.
• Help negotiate carrier rates for new and existing business.
• Understand and help handle implementation calls between carrier and Crane.
• Handle follow‑up calls that are scheduled on awarded business with the carriers.
• Provide weekly and monthly reports to appropriate management.
• Handle carrier quarterly business reviews in assigned region.
• Other duties as assigned.