Strategic Sourcing Manager Logistics & Transportation

Location: Houston, Texas Department: DEPADM

The Opportunity

The Strategic Sourcing Manager Logistics & Transportation is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies across transportation and logistics-related categories. The role leads competitive sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract development, cost optimization, capacity strategies, and supplier performance management.

The scope includes cost oversight for transportation and freight, heavy haul and specialized transportation, laydown yards and related services, fleet and material-handling equipment, and potentially outsourced warehousing and distribution services.

What you will do?

• Coordinate with Operations, Logistics to support timely delivery of equipment to site.

• Lead RFPs/RFQs, bid evaluations, supplier selection, negotiations, and contract development.

• Source and negotiate laydown yards, staging locations, and associated logistics services to support project and operational requirements.

• Support sourcing of third-party warehousing, distribution, and storage services as business needs develop.

• Negotiate carrier rates, logistics-service agreements, capacity commitments, and commercial terms.

• Manage strategic relationships with carriers, logistics providers, yard operators, and warehousing providers.

• Analyze spend and identify savings, cost-avoidance, consolidation, and productivity opportunities.

• Establish primary, secondary, and contingency supplier strategies to support capacity and business continuity.

• Partner with Logistics and Warehousing on supplier qualification, performance scorecards, business reviews, and corrective actions.

• Monitor transportation and logistics markets, capacity, pricing, and supplier risks.

• Sourcing for company vehicles, forklifts, trailers, material-handling equipment, and other mobility-related categories.

• Ensure sourcing activities comply with Procurement policies and delegated authority.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Operations, or related field preferred.

• 7+ years of experience in transportation procurement, logistics, or related supply-chain functions.

• Experience leading RFPs/RFQs and negotiating transportation or logistics service agreements.

• Experience with transportation, heavy haul, logistics services, warehousing, or industrial/project supply chains.

• Strong commercial negotiation, cost analysis, supplier-management, and contract-management skills.