Senior Logistics Sourcing Leader

Chain IQ Group AG; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chain IQ Group AG is seeking an experienced Head of Logistics Sourcing to lead strategic sourcing across transportation, warehousing, and related logistics categories in a global, AI-driven procurement environment.

The role combines category leadership, supplier strategy, and people leadership within a dynamic international organization. You will drive cost optimization, supplier performance, and long-term business value while managing a multimillion-dollar logistics spend portfolio.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of strategic sourcing and/or category management experience.
• 2–3 years of people leadership experience in procurement or sourcing.
• Proven expertise in transportation, logistics, warehousing, or 3PL sourcing.
• Experience leading complex sourcing events, negotiations, and contract management.
• Strong understanding of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and category strategy development.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing and category strategies across transportation, warehousing, 3PL, and related logistics categories.
• Lead complex RFPs, RFQs, commercial negotiations, and contract execution.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships to drive performance, innovation, and risk mitigation.
• Lead Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), benchmarking, market analysis, and should-cost initiatives.
• Identify and deliver value creation opportunities through demand management, process optimization, and supplier consolidation.
• Partner with senior business stakeholders to align procurement objectives with operational requirements.
• Monitor market trends, capacity constraints, inflationary impacts, and supply chain developments to inform sourcing strategies.
• Lead and develop a team of sourcing professionals, providing coaching, direction, and performance management.
• Drive continuous improvement, sustainability initiatives, and best-practice sourcing processes across the category portfolio.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Procurement negotiations

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Job description

Chain IQ Group AG is seeking an experienced Head of Logistics Sourcing to lead strategic sourcing across transportation, warehousing, and related logistics categories in a global, AI-driven procurement environment.

The role combines category leadership, supplier strategy, and people leadership within a dynamic international organization. You will drive cost optimization, supplier performance, and long-term business value while managing a multimillion-dollar logistics spend portfolio.