Manager-Transportation Ocean.Procurement

Job Summary

To partner with different Business Units across the IFFCO Group assigned region(s) to ensure demand consolidation, on-time freight procurement, space availability and get support in concluding long term agreements, ensuring reliable and time-bound service across freight corridors.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Interface between Business unit Supply chain/Customer service/Sales teams and Shipping lines/Freight Forwarders/and other government bodies (if required) to facilitate smooth transaction of all export/import/trans-shipment by ocean mode.
• Consolidate ocean freight demand plans (import& exports both) from business units for contacting.
• Negotiate favorable Spot or short-term contract buying rates to maximize profit margin. 
• Negotiate ocean FCL/LCL/Air freight with space allocation / free time in both POL/POD and any other value added service if required.
• Negotiate on discounts detention and demurrage for long staying idle containers.
• Supporting BU in optimizing the space utilization with carriers on various freight related contracts, Spot, VIP or term contracts
• Submit monthly operations report concerning service trends, freight trends and freight variation, detention minimizing and cost containment etc.
• Networking with shipping lines and service providers.
• Renew all service contracts and credit terms prior to expiry.
• Claims for service failure with the carriers or service providers.
• Create dashboard for benchmarking & reporting purposes.
• Annual budget preparation.

KPIs

• Mark-to-market savings benchmarking.
• Identify & implement cost savings initiatives.
• Incidents on Service failure to be kept no more than 20% of the total shipments
• Negotiation with carriers and service provider to obtain a competitive freight strategy of at least 10% off the current spot market for lanes for regularly shipped lanes.
• Pro activeness to highlight and mitigate on freight related risks to BU and sales team. 
• Building strategic partnership with carriers and service provider 
• Ability to mitigate claims

Work experience requirement

Minimum 10 years of experience in dealing with major carriers, forwarders and merchandize traders.

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in Supply chain, Logistics or Shipping

Competencies
Ownership & Result Orientation
Freight Management Policies and Processes
Vessel Charter Management
Industry Regulations and Norms
Cargo Operations
Self and Team Management
Planning & Decision Making
Strategic Thinking