Procurement Assistant Manager

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Assistant Procurement Manager — Cross-Border Transportation

Position Title: Assistant Procurement Manager — Cross-Border Transportation

Location: Monterrey, Mexico

Overview

Cross-border transportation is one of the most commercially demanding and relationship-driven categories in Mexico's logistics landscape, and Maersk MGF is growing aggressively within it. The Assistant Procurement Manager for Cross-Border Transportation will own the procurement of cross-border drayage and carrier capacity across key Mexico-US corridors, building the provider relationships, market intelligence, and commercial frameworks that keep Maersk competitive in a fast-moving market. This role is based in Monterrey, where proximity to the cross-border carrier market, product leadership, and operations is a direct commercial advantage. The right person already knows this market, already has the relationships, and is ready to own a category that is being built to win.

Key Responsibilities

1. Category Strategy and Sourcing

• Develop and execute procurement strategies for assigned cross-border transportation corridors, ensuring alignment with Maersk's commercial objectives and MGF growth targets.
• Build and maintain a tiered provider portfolio across key Mexico-US border crossings, with every provider placement grounded in commercial performance and market capability.
• Lead sourcing events including RFPs, rate negotiations, and new provider evaluations across assigned corridors.
• Negotiate rates, capacity commitments, and service terms with cross-border providers, using market intelligence and cost knowledge as the foundation for every commercial conversation.

2. Provider Relationship Management

• Own and actively manage the cross-border provider network for assigned corridors, maintaining the kind of direct, ongoing relationships that generate capacity priority and market intelligence.
• Stay close to providers through regular direct engagement, including phone and face-to-face contact, understanding their operating models, capacity constraints, and commercial priorities.
• Use provider relationships to surface early visibility into capacity trends, rate movements, and market shifts before they affect Maersk's ability to execute.
• Make deliberate portfolio decisions based on provider performance, adjusting tier assignments and lane allocations as market conditions evolve.

3. Market Intelligence and Cost Leadership

• Maintain active and current knowledge of the cross-border freight market across key corridors including Laredo, El Paso, and Nogales, tracking capacity dynamics, rate movements, border crossing conditions, and B1 carrier availability.
• Build and maintain rate benchmarks and cost models for assigned lanes, using that intelligence to negotiate competitively and challenge provider pricing that does not reflect market reality.
• Track and report savings, cost avoidance, and EBIT contribution for assigned corridors on a regular cadence.
• Surface market intelligence proactively to Product and commercial leadership, providing the cost context needed to price competitively and win business.

4. Compliance and Risk Management

• Verify provider compliance at point of execution including CTPAT certification, DOT/MC authority, insurance coverage, and SCT authorization for all cross-border movements.
• Monitor compliance status of active providers on an ongoing basis and escalate lapses immediately.
• Identify and mitigate capacity, service, and compliance risks across assigned corridors, developing contingency provider options before disruptions occur.
• Stay current on cross-border regulatory developments including USMCA implications, border crossing requirements, and changes affecting carrier operations.

5. Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary procurement contact for Sales, Product, and Operations on cross-border capacity and pricing for assigned corridors.
• Build credibility with internal stakeholders through proactive communication, data-backed recommendations, and market intelligence that supports faster and better commercial decisions.
• Communicate corridor performance, market developments, and provider intelligence to senior leadership in a clear and commercially informed manner.
• Influence and align cross-functional stakeholders on procurement priorities without direct authority.

Ideal Candidate

• 3 to 6 years in cross-border freight procurement, carrier management, or logistics commercial roles with direct and demonstrable experience in the Mexico-US cross-border market.
• Established relationships with cross-border carriers and providers operating on key Mexico-US corridors. This is not a role for someone learning the market. The right person already knows the players, the lanes, and how business gets done at the border.
• Deep understanding of cross-border freight dynamics including B1 capacity, border crossing strategies, CTPAT certification, and the commercial behavior of carriers operating in this space.
• Proven negotiation experience with transportation providers, including the ability to challenge rates, apply market pressure, and secure capacity under competitive conditions.
• Strong analytical and data skills, with the ability to build rate benchmarks, interpret market data, and present commercial analysis clearly and independently.
• Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-moving, high-visibility environment where speed and accuracy both matter.
• Bilingual Spanish and English required. Cross-border carrier relationships and operational conversations happen in Spanish. Commercial reporting and regional alignment happen in English.

What's in it for You

• Ownership of one of the fastest-growing and most commercially active categories in Maersk Mexico, with direct impact on the company's ability to compete and grow in the cross-border market.
• A Monterrey base that puts you at the center of the cross-border freight market, close to the carriers, the customers, and the product leadership that depends on what you deliver.
• Direct visibility with senior commercial and procurement leadership, with the scope to shape how Maersk sources and manages cross-border capacity in Mexico.
• Development of advanced procurement, negotiation, and market intelligence skills inside a global logistics leader that is investing seriously in this category.