Ocean Freight Procurement & Carrier Manager

Energy, Ports & Projects - Blue Water Shipping; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Employer paid health insurance

Job summary

Blue Water Shipping in Miami is seeking a seasoned Procurement & Carrier Management Associate to drive US ocean freight sourcing, rate negotiation, and carrier management across all trade lanes. You will support bids, RFQs, quotations, and procurement reporting, collaborating with sales, operations, finance, and management.

Based in the Miami office, you will negotiate independently, monitor market developments, and identify cost savings while ensuring process improvements and CRM data integrity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Business, International Trade, or related field.
• Five or more years of relevant freight forwarding, NVOCC, ocean procurement, pricing, or carrier-management experience.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with Dynamics CRM and Power BI is important.
• Experience with CargoWise or similar ERP systems is a plus.
• Commercially minded, analytical, organized, responsive, and able to build carrier/internal stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Source, evaluate, and maintain relationships with ocean carriers and NVOCC partners.
• Maintain carrier coverage for imports/exports across trade lanes.
• Negotiate ocean freight rates and commercial conditions independently.
• Support carrier agreements, rate files, and contract renewals.
• Coordinate bids, tenders, and RFQs within deadlines.
• Provide responsive, commercially sound quotations to Sales and BD.
• Monitor market developments, rate movements, capacity, and service changes.
• Create procurement reports and KPI visibility using Excel and Power BI.

Skills

Procurement

Ocean freight sourcing

Rate negotiation

Carrier management

Market intelligence

Bids / RFQs

Analytical thinking

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain / Logistics

Associate degree in logistics (considered with experience)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Microsoft Dynamics CRM

CargoWise

Job description

Blue Water Shipping in Miami is seeking a seasoned Procurement & Carrier Management Associate to drive US ocean freight sourcing, rate negotiation, and carrier management across all trade lanes. You will support bids, RFQs, quotations, and procurement reporting, collaborating with sales, operations, finance, and management.

Based in the Miami office, you will negotiate independently, monitor market developments, and identify cost savings while ensuring process improvements and CRM data integrity