Head Sourcing Logistics Germany

chainiqgro; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work-certified

Job summary

Chain IQ Group in Hamburg, Germany, is seeking a Head of Logistics Sourcing to lead strategic procurement across transportation, warehousing, 3PL and related logistics categories. You will build and execute category strategies, drive cost optimization, supplier performance, and supply chain resilience while leading a team of sourcing professionals.

The role partners with senior stakeholders to align procurement objectives with operations, and requires a track record of delivering savings and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of strategic sourcing and/or category management experience.
• Minimum 2-3 years of people leadership experience within procurement or sourcing environments.
• Proven expertise in transportation, logistics, warehousing, or 3PL sourcing.
• Strong track record of delivering cost savings, supplier performance improvements, and commercial value.
• Experience leading complex sourcing events, negotiations, and contract management activities.
• Strong understanding of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and category strategy development.
• Experience working within complex, matrixed, and multi-stakeholder organizations.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing and category strategies across transportation, warehousing, 3PL, packaging, MRO and related logistics categories.
• Lead complex RFPs, RFQs, commercial negotiations, and contract execution.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships to drive performance, innovation, and risk mitigation.
• Lead Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), benchmarking, market analysis, and should-cost initiatives.
• Identify and deliver value creation opportunities through demand management, process optimization, and supplier consolidation.
• Partner with senior business stakeholders to align procurement objectives with operational requirements.
• Monitor market trends, capacity constraints, inflationary impacts, and supply chain developments to inform sourcing strategies.
• Lead and develop a team of sourcing professionals, providing coaching, direction, and performance management.
• Drive continuous improvement, sustainability initiatives, and best-practice sourcing processes across the category portfolio.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Negotiation

Sourcing strategy

Project management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

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Title: Head Sourcing Logistics Germany

Location: Hamburg, DE

At Chain IQ, your ideas move fast.

Chain IQ is a global AI-driven Procurement Service Partner, headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, with operations across main centers and 16 offices worldwide. We provide tailored, end-to-end procurement solutions that enable transformation, drive scalability, and deliver substantial reductions in our clients' indirect spend. Our culture is built on innovation, entrepreneurship, ownership, and impact. Here, your voice matters - bold thinking is encouraged, and action follows ambition.

Role Purpose

The Head of Logistics Sourcing is responsible for leading the strategic sourcing and category management agenda across transportation, warehousing, 3PL, packaging MRO and related logistics categories. The role drives procurement excellence through the development and execution of sourcing strategies that deliver cost optimization, supplier performance, operational efficiency, and supply chain resilience. Working closely with senior stakeholders, suppliers, and cross-functional teams, the successful candidate will lead a team of sourcing professionals, manage strategic supplier relationships, and deliver sustainable value across a complex global logistics spend portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing and category strategies across transportation, warehousing, 3PL, packaging, MRO and related logistics categories.
• Lead complex RFPs, RFQs, commercial negotiations, and contract execution.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships to drive performance, innovation, and risk mitigation.
• Lead Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), benchmarking, market analysis, and should-cost initiatives.
• Identify and deliver value creation opportunities through demand management, process optimization, and supplier consolidation.
• Partner with senior business stakeholders to align procurement objectives with operational requirements.
• Monitor market trends, capacity constraints, inflationary impacts, and supply chain developments to inform sourcing strategies.
• Lead and develop a team of sourcing professionals, providing coaching, direction, and performance management.
• Drive continuous improvement, sustainability initiatives, and best-practice sourcing processes across the category portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of strategic sourcing and/or category management experience.
• Minimum 2-3 years of people leadership experience within procurement or sourcing environments.
• Proven expertise in transportation, logistics, warehousing, or 3PL sourcing.
• Strong track record of delivering cost savings, supplier performance improvements, and commercial value.
• Experience leading complex sourcing events, negotiations, and contract management activities.
• Strong understanding of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and category strategy development.
• Experience working within complex, matrixed, and multi-stakeholder organizations.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Join a truly global team.

We offer a dynamic and international environment where high performance meets real purpose. We're proud to be Great Place to Work-certified and even prouder of the people who make that possible. Let’s shape the future of procurement - together.

Chain IQ – Create. Lead. Make an impact.