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Director, Procurement, Global Freight
2 weeks ago
**Director, Procurement, Global Freight**:
Join Livingston and its International Freight and Transportation Services group. Livingston is a market leader offering customs brokerage, consulting and compliance, and freight forwarding services at more than 90 key locations in North America, Europe and Asia. Our strategy is focused on aggressively growing and investing in our freight services, and that’s why we need you. Join our freight team and grow your career in this fast-paced team environment as we take on new customers, build new services and move into new trade lanes. The opportunities await you
**Job Type**: Full Time
Location: ON Toronto - CN030
**JOB SUMMARY**:
The Director, Procurement, Global Freight is responsible for leading Livingston’s Global Freight procurement strategy across air, ocean, and road modes. This includes carrier and co-loader selection, rate negotiation, capacity planning, partner performance management, and developing strategic sourcing initiatives that support growth, margin improvement, and service reliability.
This role supports Livingston’s commercial and financial objectives through procurement-led cost savings, performance reliability, and competitive service offerings.
Scope includes procurement strategy execution across key regions such as North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.
**KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- Develop and lead Livingston’s freight procurement strategy across all modes (air, ocean, truckload/LTL).
- Align procurement decisions with commercial goals, growth priorities, and customer solution design.
- Oversee and manage procurement processes including RFQs, spot rate execution, and contract management.
- Identify, select, and manage strategic carrier and NVOCC partnerships globally.
- Maintain a robust partner portfolio that balances competitive pricing, service quality, and capacity commitments.
- Negotiate carrier agreements that include service level expectations, KPIs, and volume targets.
- Drive cost savings and improved profit margins through strategic sourcing, benchmarking, and lane-level optimization.
- Analyze freight spend, carrier performance, and customer profitability to inform procurement decisions.
- Work closely with Finance to ensure freight costs are accurately forecasted, tracked, and reported.
- Utilize procurement analytics tools and Excel modeling to support data-driven decision-making.
- Partner with Sales, Solutions Design, and Operations to support client bids, major implementations, and account expansions.
- Collaborate with Customs Brokerage, Trade Consulting, and IT to drive bundled solutions and system integration.
- Support CargoWise procurement module implementation and data integrity efforts.
- Lead and mentor management team, providing development and growth aligned with Livingston values.
- Ensure that sourcing strategies consider environmental sustainability, DEI, and Livingston’s corporate responsibility objectives.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
- Adhere to established policies and procedures.
**KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS**:
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
- Excellent analytical and financial acumen; comfortable using data to drive decisions.
- Ability to build trust with internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Knowledge of market dynamics, trade lanes, and freight pricing mechanisms.
- Strong communication, leadership, and change management skills.
- Familiarity with procurement technology, including TMS platforms (e.g., CargoWise) and Excel-based scenario modeling.
**WORK EXPERIENCE - MINIMUM REQUIRED**:
- 10 + years of progressive experience
**EDUCATION**:
- Required: Bachelors Degree or equivalent
**CERTIFICATIONS DESCRIPTION**:
**COMPETENCIES**:
- Business Acumen and Straight Talk
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
