Strategic Transport Procurement Lead

APM Terminals; Mexico; On-site; MXN 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a Procurement Assistant Manager to own category strategy and sourcing for LCL, Air Freight, and cross-border lanes in Mexico. Lead complex sourcing events, negotiate with suppliers, and drive governance across Product, Operations, and Finance.

Strong analytics, stakeholder influence, and bilingual English/Spanish skills are highly valued. The role requires 5–8 years in transportation procurement or related commercial fields, with the ability to operate independently and deliver

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of experience in transportation procurement, logistics, freight forwarding, category management, or a closely related commercial role.
• Demonstrated experience leading sourcing events, supplier negotiations, contract development, and supplier portfolio decisions.
• Strong understanding of LCL, Air Freight, domestic distribution, LTL, or cross-border transportation markets and operating models.
• Experience managing and influencing stakeholders across Product, Operations, Commercial, Finance, and Procurement without direct authority.
• Strong analytical and financial capability, including rate benchmarking, cost modeling, bid analysis, savings validation, and business-case development.
• Ability to work independently, establish structure in a developing category, and communicate recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Spanish and English proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy and Procurement Ownership: Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies across LCL, Air Freight, domestic distribution, LTL, and cross-border lanes; establish governance and drive supplier selection, negotiations, and implementation.
• Supplier Portfolio Management: Manage strategic relationships with transport and logistics providers; drive governance, performance, and supplier development.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as primary Procurement partner for multiple product/operations stakeholders; align priorities and present performance and risks to leadership.
• Cost Leadership and Market Intelligence: Build benchmarks and cost models; monitor markets, capacity, and cost drivers to deliver measurable savings.
• Risk Management and Continuous Improvement: Mitigate risks; ensure compliance and drive process improvements across sourcing and contracts.

Skills

Category management

Sourcing events

Supplier negotiations

Contract development

Stakeholder management

Cost modeling

Financial analysis

Bilingual

Job description

Maersk is seeking a Procurement Assistant Manager to own category strategy and sourcing for LCL, Air Freight, and cross-border lanes in Mexico. Lead complex sourcing events, negotiate with suppliers, and drive governance across Product, Operations, and Finance.

Strong analytics, stakeholder influence, and bilingual English/Spanish skills are highly valued. The role requires 5–8 years in transportation procurement or related commercial fields, with the ability to operate independently and deliver