Procurement Manager Ocean Freight

- Procure TL/LTL/Parcel services to offer best in class solutions for

prospective and existing customers

- 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 Create 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