Procurement Manager - Ground Domestic

prospective and existing customers

• Manage, develop, coordinate, and optimize carrier relationships. Classify

carriers by role (strategic, niche, etc.) and invest time as appropriate.

• Develop strategic Top to Top relationships with key carriers. Lead efforts

to develop strong relationships at all levels – executive levels at carrier

and Crane, execution focused meetings between carrier Sales / Ops and

Crane account teams.

• Identify new carriers to add to the core carrier base or to migrate from

non-strategic to strategic roles.

• Monitor the purchased transportation spend of assigned carriers.
• Work directly with compliance to help identify and fix carrier issues related

to tender acceptance and carrier service percentages

• Lead or assist in problem resolution between accounts and carriers.
• Identify available capacity for difficult lanes and recommend carriers
• Assist in the efforts to confirm committed capacity, negotiate carrier

contracts and rates

• Liaison with account team and accounting department to resolve billing

discrepancies

• Perform "Ad-Hoc” Reporting as required to support account, consulting or

other initiatives

• Participation in the Crane Response to RFI and RFP for potential new

3PL customers by Create regional and national distribution lists per mode

for carrier management

• Assist in helping to create a Crane carrier recruiting initiative
• Help negotiate carrier rates for new and existing business
• Understand and help handle implementation calls between carrier and

Crane

• Handle follow up calls that are scheduled on awarded business with the

carriers

• Provide weekly and monthly reports to appropriate management
• Handle carrier quarterly business reviews in assigned region
• Other duties as assigned

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