Regional Procurement Senior Manager - Houston, TX

American President Lines; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 123,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible Paid Time Off

Life insurance and disability coverage

Job summary

CEVA Logistics seeks a Regional Procurement Senior Manager to lead Ground & Rail sourcing across the US, Canada, and Mexico. You will drive supplier performance, governance, and cost optimization while collaborating with Operations, Finance, and Commercial teams to deliver regional growth and efficiency.

You will build and mentor a high-performing procurement team, manage cross-border projects, and report to executive leaders on strategy execution and savings outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Logistics, Procurement, Finance, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive procurement, sourcing, supply chain, transportation, or logistics experience, including leadership responsibilities.
• Proven success leading multi-country procurement organizations and managing strategic supplier relationships.
• Strong experience negotiating transportation, logistics, carrier, fleet, or operational service agreements.
• Demonstrated ability to drive cost savings, supplier performance improvements, and procurement transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of carrier management, transportation procurement, sourcing strategies, contract management, and supplier governance.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing senior stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, procurement systems, and reporting tools.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Ground & Rail procurement strategy across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, ensuring alignment with regional and global business objectives.
• Lead all carrier sourcing, procurement, negotiation, and supplier management activities, driving optimal service, capacity, and cost outcomes.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and establish governance processes, including supplier scorecards, performance reviews, business reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve procurement effectiveness, supplier performance, network efficiency, and profitability.
• Partner with the VP, Network Enablement and senior leadership team to support strategic initiatives, growth plans, network optimization efforts, and operational transformations.
• Lead regional procurement projects, including sourcing events, RFPs, contract negotiations, fleet and capacity strategies, and procurement transformation initiatives.
• Establish procurement KPIs, dashboards, and reporting tools that provide visibility into supplier performance, savings, capacity management, risk mitigation, and procurement effectiveness.
• Oversee procurement processes and ensure compliance with company policies, governance standards, contractual obligations, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive cross-border procurement collaboration and standardization across Mexico, Canada, and the United States while leveraging regional scale and buying power.
• Lead risk management efforts related to carrier capacity, supplier reliability, service continuity, regulatory changes, and market fluctuations.
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Commercial, HR, Safety, Network, and Technology teams to ensure procurement strategies support overall business goals.
• Identify and implement digital procurement solutions, automation opportunities, and process enhancements that improve decision-making and operational agility.
• Build, develop, and mentor a high-performing procurement team, fostering accountability, engagement, and professional growth.
• Represent Procurement in executive-level business reviews, strategic planning discussions, and customer-facing engagements when required.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Supplier governance

Cost optimization

Negotiation

Data-driven decision making

Excel

PowerPoint

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Logistics, Procurement, Finance, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Procurement systems

Job description

Regional Procurement Senior Manager - Houston, TX

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

At CEVA Logistics, weRise inMotion. Your career is always on the move,growingas fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team ofnearly 200nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging newpaths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and thechance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job.It’sa journey on which you rise.

Pay Range: $123K-$150k

YOUR ROLE

The Senior Manager, Procurement – Ground & Rail (U.S., Canada & Mexico) is responsible for leading the procurement strategy, carrier management, sourcing initiatives, and supplier performance programs across the North American Ground & Rail network. Reporting directly to the Vice President, Network Enablement, this role provides strategic leadership for procurement activities supporting the United States, Canada, and Mexico while ensuring alignment with business objectives related to service, cost, capacity, growth, and operational excellence.

The Senior Manager will develop and execute regional procurement strategies, lead a team of procurement professionals, drive supplier performance and optimization initiatives, and partner closely with Operations, Finance, Commercial, Network, Safety, and other functional leaders to create scalable solutions that strengthen CEVA's Ground & Rail network.

This position requires a highly collaborative leader who can balance strategic vision with operational execution while delivering measurable value through supplier partnerships, process improvement, digital transformation, and cost optimization initiatives.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

• Develop and execute the Ground & Rail procurement strategy across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, ensuring alignment with regional and global business objectives.
• Lead all carrier sourcing, procurement, negotiation, and supplier management activities, driving optimal service, capacity, and cost outcomes.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and establish governance processes, including supplier scorecards, performance reviews, business reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve procurement effectiveness, supplier performance, network efficiency, and profitability.
• Partner with the VP, Network Enablement and senior leadership team to support strategic initiatives, growth plans, network optimization efforts, and operational transformations.
• Lead regional procurement projects, including sourcing events, RFPs, contract negotiations, fleet and capacity strategies, and procurement transformation initiatives.
• Establish procurement KPIs, dashboards, and reporting tools that provide visibility into supplier performance, savings, capacity management, risk mitigation, and procurement effectiveness.
• Oversee procurement processes and ensure compliance with company policies, governance standards, contractual obligations, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive cross-border procurement collaboration and standardization across Mexico, Canada, and the United States while leveraging regional scale and buying power.
• Lead risk management efforts related to carrier capacity, supplier reliability, service continuity, regulatory changes, and market fluctuations.
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Commercial, HR, Safety, Network, and Technology teams to ensure procurement strategies support overall business goals.
• Identify and implement digital procurement solutions, automation opportunities, and process enhancements that improve decision-making and operational agility.
• Build, develop, and mentor a high-performing procurement team, fostering accountability, engagement, and professional growth.
• Represent Procurement in executive-level business reviews, strategic planning discussions, and customer-facing engagements when required.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Logistics, Procurement, Finance, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive procurement, sourcing, supply chain, transportation, or logistics experience, including leadership responsibilities.
• Proven success leading multi-country procurement organizations and managing strategic supplier relationships.
• Strong experience negotiating transportation, logistics, carrier, fleet, or operational service agreements.
• Demonstrated ability to drive cost savings, supplier performance improvements, and procurement transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of carrier management, transportation procurement, sourcing strategies, contract management, and supplier governance.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing senior stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to evaluate business cases, develop strategic recommendations, and manage procurement performance metrics.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead teams, develop talent, and build high-performing organizations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, procurement systems, and reporting tools.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

With a genuine culture of recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package with a focus on your wellbeing. This includes competitive Paid Time Off, 401(k), health insurance and an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and a diverse range of retail, travel, car and hospiality brands, including important offerings like pet insurance. We are a team in every sense, and we support each other and work collaboratively to achieve our goals together. It is our goal that you will be comtpensated for your hard work and commitment, so if you’d like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then let’s work together to help you find your new role. ABOUT TOMORROW We value your professional and personal growth. That’s why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. This role can be the first step on your career path with us. You can stay in the same job family, find a new family to grow in (an almost limitless number of options) or find your own path. Join CEVA for a challenging and rewarding career.

CEVA operates in a multicultural, global environment and is a richly diverse organization operating seamlessly as one company. We aim to attract, motivate and retain the best people in our industry, whatever their background. We share the same passion to deliver world-class solutions to our customers. We have the best supply chain professionals in the industry and develop this talent in an inspiring work environment.

CEVA Logistics is proud to be an equal opportunity work place and an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.

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• Outstanding benefits for employee and family including multiple health plans(company contribution to health savings account), prescription, dental and vision coverage.
• Company paid life insurance, accident insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage and employee assistance plan.
• Voluntary benefits including additional life insurance, AD&D coverage, buy-up short- and long-term disability, critical illness, identify theft & legal plan.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible Paid Time Off programs including company paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement program.