Senior Carrier Procurement Specialist
Core
Drive cost savings and protect margins by optimizing Buy-to-Market (BtM) spread through strategic negotiation and contract management with transportation carriers.
Role type
Senior carrier procurement specialist (freight logistics)
Builds
Long-term carrier contracts, capacity guarantees, and a reliable transportation network for sales teams
Domain
Freight logistics / Transportation procurement
Required skills
Strategic negotiation, contract management, full truckload pricing knowledge, US freight market trends analysis, data management, carrier relationship building
Preferred skills
Transportation Management Systems (TMS) proficiency, freight market intelligence tools (DAT, Truckstop, Sonar), collaboration with product/tech teams, capacity selling (via careerplan.io/jobs/5405604008-senior-carrier-procurement-specialist-at-uberfreight)
Technologies
TMS, DAT, Truckstop, Sonar, Google Sheets
Responsibilities
Negotiate competitive long-term contract rates with carriers, build and maintain deep carrier relationships, support sales teams with capacity guarantees and lane pricing, source and onboard carriers across multiple freight modes, gather carrier feedback on digital tools, collaborate on product design for carrier-facing features
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC