Remote Freight & Carrier Procurement Manager

Jobgether; France; Remote; EUR 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully Remote

€40,000–€45,000 annual gross salary

30 days paid vacation

Monthly benefits allowance

Company pension scheme

Premium IT equipment

Modern digital workplace

Structured onboarding

Regular feedback & development

Collaborative startup culture

Inclusive environment

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Transport Procurement Manager (m/w/d) based in France in a remote-first role. You will manage transport requests, source carrier capacity, and negotiate competitive freight rates while coordinating procurement workflows with modern digital tools.

With 2–5 years in freight procurement or related roles, you will engage with carriers, optimize pricing, and drive process improvements within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in freight forwarding, transport coordination, transport logistics, freight procurement, or a comparable role.
• Solid understanding of transport operations, carrier management, freight purchasing, and logistics processes.
• Strong organizational skills in a fast-paced environment with multiple requests.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with partner interactions.
• Good numerical and commercial understanding including calculating transport prices and margins.
• Proficiency with digital tools such as CRM systems, spreadsheets, and TMS.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming transport requests, clarify customer requirements, and identify suitable transportation solutions.
• Source transport capacity by requesting and evaluating quotations from carrier partners.
• Negotiate competitive freight rates and select appropriate transport providers based on route, lead time and service needs.
• Coordinate procurement activities following established processes and ensure timely responses to customers.
• Calculate selling prices, assess cost structures and margins, and present competitive transport offers.
• Maintain accurate records of transport requests, quotations, pricing information, and orders in internal systems.
• Monitor carrier performance and provide feedback to improve the transport partner network.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with transport providers to ensure reliable capacity and service quality.
• Identify recurring challenges and collaborate to develop standardized workflows and more efficient procurement processes.
• Contribute ideas for process optimization, digitalization, and automation.

Skills

Freight forwarding

Transport coordination

Negotiation

CRM systems

Data analysis

German language

English language

Tools

CRM software

Spreadsheets

TMS

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a Transport Procurement Manager (m/w/d) based in France in a remote-first role. You will manage transport requests, source carrier capacity, and negotiate competitive freight rates while coordinating procurement workflows with modern digital tools.

With 2–5 years in freight procurement or related roles, you will engage with carriers, optimize pricing, and drive process improvements within a collaborative team environment.