Logistics Specialist V

RigUp; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

RigUp is seeking a Logistics Category Specialist to drive procurement, contracting, and supplier performance across freight forwarding, road transport, heavy haul, and warehousing. You will develop sourcing strategies, manage contracts, and improve logistics cost efficiency with autonomy and stakeholder influence.

The role involves collaborating with regional and global teams, ensuring compliance with Incoterms and company policies, and delivering sustainable value for logistics spend from

Qualifications

• 5 years minimum in procurement, category management, logistics, or supply chain.
• 8–10 years of experience preferred.
• Experience with freight forwarding, customs brokerage, marine or road transportation, heavy haul, warehousing, or 3PL.
• Strong knowledge of category management, sourcing, contracting, supplier management, and negotiation.
• Experience developing total cost of ownership, should-cost analysis, market intelligence, and evaluation models.
• Understanding shipment planning, import/export processes, Incoterms, transport risk, and supplier performance metrics.
• Strong commercial, financial, and analytical skills for evaluating proposals and savings.
• Excellent project management, communication, influencing, and stakeholder management.
• Team player with customer focus and drive for results; experience with procurement systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage logistics categories and suppliers across freight forwarding, road transport, heavy haul, warehousing, and 3PL services.
• Develop annual contracting and category plans aligned with priorities and market conditions.
• Conduct supply market analysis, benchmarking, cost modeling, and total cost of ownership analysis.
• Lead or support end-to-end sourcing events, bid preparation, supplier evaluation, and contract implementation.
• Write and manage logistics contracts, rate schedules, SLAs, and commercial terms.
• Provide category support on freight strategies, import/export requirements, and route planning.
• Coordinate with project teams and suppliers to capture risks, assumptions, and mitigations.
• Monitor supplier performance via KPIs, scorecards, and governance; drive continuous improvement.
• Advise stakeholders on procurement, logistics, trade compliance, and Incoterms.
• Collaborate with regional/global managers to implement enterprise sourcing initiatives and sustainability programs.

Skills

Procurement

Category management

Logistics

Negotiation

Contracting

Supplier management

Analytical skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, business, engineering, commerce, or a related field

Tools

SAP

Data analytics

Reporting platforms

Job description

RigUp is where the best workers power the world’s most successful projects. We are united by a common mission: to deliver services and technology that fundamentally change how skilled workers and the businesses they serve get hard work done.

Job Description:

The Logistics Category Specialist is responsible for procurement, category management, contracting, supplier performance, and logistics strategy in support of business objectives. The role provides commercial and functional support across logistics-related spend, including freight forwarding, road transportation, heavy haul, customs brokerage, warehousing, materials management, project logistics, and related third-party logistics services.

This position partners with business stakeholders, regional and global category teams, project teams, suppliers, and logistics service providers to develop sourcing strategies, manage and prepare contracts, improve supplier performance, mitigate logistics risks, and deliver sustainable value across the logistics portfolio.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative and commercially minded logistics category professional who can work with autonomy, influence stakeholders and suppliers, and drive sourcing, contracting, compliance, and operational improvement initiatives to completion. This role will be based in Houston, Texas.

Responsibilities:

• Manage logistics categories and suppliers across freight forwarding, road transportation, heavy haul, customs brokerage, warehousing, materials management, and third-party logistics services
• Develop annual contracting and category plans aligned with business priorities, project requirements, market conditions, and stakeholder needs
• Conduct supply market analysis, logistics market intelligence, benchmarking, cost modeling, and total cost of ownership analysis to support sourcing and commercial decisions
• Lead or support end-to-end sourcing events, including bid package preparation, supplier evaluation, negotiation strategy, commercial analysis, contract award recommendations, and implementation planning
• Write, review, and manage logistics contracts, work orders, rate schedules, service level agreements, and commercial terms in alignment with company policies and contracting standards
• Provide logistics category support to capital projects, business units, and operations teams on freight strategies, project logistics planning, import/export requirements, customs considerations, transportation routes, ports, marine movements, heavy haul, and delivery planning
• Coordinate with project procurement managers, EPC contractors, engineering teams, construction teams, cost engineering, project services, and logistics providers to capture logistics risks, assumptions, and mitigation plans
• Oversee supplier performance through KPIs, scorecards, governance routines, corrective action plans, rate compliance, invoice and surcharge governance, issue resolution, continuous improvement, and value tracking
• Advise stakeholders on procurement, logistics, trade compliance, and supplier governance processes in accordance with company policies, procedures, and Incoterms requirements
• Collaborate with regional and global category managers to implement enterprise sourcing initiatives, leverage preferred suppliers, identify synergies, and support special projects, including sustainability and efficiency programs
• Communicate category plans, sourcing progress, supplier performance, savings delivery, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership using procurement systems, data analytics, market indices, and reporting tools

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, business, engineering, commerce, or a related field (High School Diploma required; College Degree preferred; will consider experience in lieu of degree)
• Minimum of 5 years of procurement, category management, logistics, freight forwarding, project logistics, transportation, or supply chain experience (8-10 years preferred)
• Experience with freight forwarding, customs brokerage, marine or road transportation, heavy haul, warehousing, third-party logistics, or materials management is strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of category management, strategic sourcing, contracting, supplier management, negotiation, and procurement governance
• Experience developing total cost of ownership, should-cost analysis, rate benchmarking, market intelligence, and commercial evaluation models
• Working knowledge of shipment planning, import/export processes, customs requirements, Incoterms, transportation risk, and supplier performance metrics
• Strong commercial, financial, and analytical skills, including ability to evaluate supplier proposals, rate structures, surcharges, cost drivers, and savings opportunities
• Strong project management, problem-solving, communication, influencing, stakeholder management, and presentation skills
• Collaborative team player with customer focus, business judgment, ownership, and drive for results
• Experience with procurement systems, e-procurement tools, SAP, data analytics, or reporting platforms is preferred

Pay: $70- $75/ Hr

Location: Houston, TX

Schedule: 9/80, In office M-TH, Fridays remote