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Director, Ocean Freight

3 weeks ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada DP World Full time

Job Description
We are the leading provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain & logistics, enabling the flow of trade across the globe. Our comprehensive range of products and services covers every link of the integrated supply chain – from maritime and inland terminals to marine services and industrial parks as well as technology-driven customer solutions.

This executive role oversees all procurement and pricing activities for the TPEB trade, from APAC origins into North America. The
Director, Ocean Freight - Americas
leads a team responsible for strategic sourcing, rate setting, allocation management, and commercial alignment to maximize profitability and service performance.

Key Accountabilities
STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT LEADERSHIP

  • Define the procurement strategy for the entire TPEB trade lane.
  • Own high-level relationships with global and regional ocean carriers.
  • Negotiate large-scale volume contracts and secure space guarantees aligned with growth forecasts.

PRICING AND YIELD OPTIMIZATION

  • Oversee all pricing strategies including spot, index-linked, and fixed long-term pricing models.
  • Guide the pricing team to ensure market competitiveness while preserving margin.
  • Supervise GRI, PSS, and amendment management across contracts

ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT

  • Lead and mentor a team of procurement and pricing professionals across North America and APAC.
  • Develop training, SOPs, and performance management systems

EXECUTIVE REPORTING AND BUDGETING

  • Report to senior leadership on spend, rate competitiveness, procurement savings, and allocation utilization.
  • Lead budget planning for the TPEB product and cost forecast modeling

INNOVATION AND SYSTEMS

  • Drive process improvements through Freightify, allocation dashboards, and procurement intelligence tools.
  • Champion digital procurement and rate forecasting initiatives

KPIs

  • Total TEU contracted vs shipped
  • Net procurement savings
  • Revenue yield vs budget
  • Carrier partnership scorecard

Qualifications, Experience And Skills

  • Minimum 15 Years of Freight experience, with at least 5 years' experience in Procurement for the Transpacific Trade
  • Proven experience in leadership and organizational management
  • Strong market and competition knowledge to strategically plan the Ocean Product's growth
  • Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex data reports
  • Ability to build/foster relationships with Ocean carriers
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate people to achieve improvements
  • Effective engagement and relationship skills to influence and execute activities that drive Ocean performance
  • Outstanding organizational abilities
  • Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving
  • Strong coaching skills
  • Target and deadline driven
  • Ability to hire and retain quality talent
  • Good Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, etc.)
  • You are ready to travel between % of the time across the globe to our operations to perform audits, on-site
  • You speak and write fluent English – additional languages are a bonus, in particular Arabic, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Hindi

Please note
: This position does not offer sponsorship for employment visas. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in The United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
About Dp World**
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 115,000 employees from 160 nationalities, spanning 78 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future.

We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave.

We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what's possible.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
To Change What's Possible For Everyone.
DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or belief.

By submitting your resume and application information, you authorize DP World to transmit and store your information in the world-wide recruitment database, and to circulate that information as necessary for the purpose of evaluating your qualifications for this or other job vacancies.