Executive – Freight Procurement

IFFCO SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food company in Singapore seeks a professional to manage freight procurement across various business units. The role includes negotiating contracts, optimizing freight space utilization, and preparing operational reports to ensure efficient service. Strong networking with shipping lines and suppliers is essential. Candidates will need experience in supply chain management and logistics negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Interface between supply chain, customer service, sales teams and shipping lines.
• Consolidate ocean freight demand plans from business units.
• Negotiate favorable freight contract buying rates.
• Support BU in optimizing space utilization with carriers.
• Create dashboard and report for benchmarking.

Job description

Job Summary

To partner with different Business Units across the IFFCO Group assigned region(s) to ensure demand consolidation, on-time freight procurement, space availability and get support in concluding long term agreements, ensuring reliable and time-bound service across freight corridors.

Roles & Responsibilities

· Interface between Business unit Supply Chain/Customer Service/Sales teams and Shipping lines/Freight Forwarders/and other government bodies (if required) to facilitate smooth transaction of all export/import/trans-shipment by ocean mode.

· Consolidate ocean freight demand plans (import & exports both) from business units for contacting.

· Negotiate favorable freight contract buying rates to maximize profit margin.

· Negotiate ocean FCL/LCL/Air freight with space allocation / free time in both POL/POD and any other value-added service if required.

· Negotiate on discounts detention and demurrage for long staying idle containers.

· Supporting BU in optimizing the space utilization with carriers on various freight related contracts, Spot, VIP or term contracts

· Submit monthly operations report concerning service trends, freight trends and freight variation, detention minimizing and cost containment etc.

· Networking with shipping lines and service providers.

· Renew all service contracts and credit terms prior to expiry.

· Claims for service failure with carriers or service providers.

· Create dashboard and report for benchmarking & reporting purposes.

· Annual budget preparation.