Senior Category Manager (Logistics)

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy & Governance
• Develop, own and execute multi‑year logistics category strategies for 4PL, transport, and distribution across the Americas, fully aligned with global procurement objectives and business priorities.
• Translate global category direction into regionally executable strategies, reflecting U.S. regulatory requirements (FDA, DOT), market conditions, and operational realities.
• Lead category planning, demand forecasting, and initiative prioritization to support growth, product launches, and network changes.
• Ensure category strategies address service resilience, total cost of ownership, compliance, and sustainability.
• Strategic Sourcing & Execution
• Convert category strategies into structured annual sourcing roadmaps with clear value, risk, performance outcomes and sustainable pipeline management.
• Lead complex sourcing events including RFPs, negotiations, supplier selection, and contract awards for high‑value logistics services.
• Negotiate robust commercial and service agreements covering rates, SLAs, climate/temperature control requirements, business continuity, and innovative commitments to deliver measurable value (productivity, quality, speed, innovation).
• Leverage and apply market intelligence, freight and energy indices, benchmarking, and analytics to drive fact‑based sourcing decisions and stakeholder recommendations.
• Ensure full compliance with procurement governance, financial controls, and risk management standards.
• Supplier & Contract Management
• Build and deploy strategic partnerships with leading global and regional logistics providers via a globally defined ecosystem consistent across the Americas.
• Surface regional market insights and partnerships to inform global supplier strategy and portfolio decisions.
• Implement structured supplier performance management, including KPIs, scorecards, QBRs, and continuous improvement plans for supplier consolidation, innovation partnerships, and risk mitigation.
• Feed regional insights on capacity, performance, and emerging providers into global supplier strategy decisions.
• Stakeholder Management
• Act as a trusted commercial and strategic partner to Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, and regional business leaders.
• Ensure logistics sourcing decisions fully support GDP, cold chain, and product integrity requirements.
• Influence senior stakeholders by providing data-driven insights, market intelligence, and clear articulation of trade‑offs and recommendations.
• Support logistics‑related transformations, network redesigns, and digital initiatives from a procurement perspective.
• Value Creation & Continuous Improvement
• Deliver measurable and sustainable outcomes in cost efficiency, service excellence, risk reduction, and environmental impact.
• Drive initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of transport and distribution, including modal shifts, supplier sustainability programs, and packaging optimization.
• Improve cost transparency across sub-categories through standardized rate cards, engagement models, and spend analytics.
• Contribute to the evolution of procurement processes, tools, policies, and governance frameworks.
• Promote cross‑regional collaboration and best‑practice sharing across Global Indirect Procurement.
• All employees are responsible for ensuring

Benefits

Additional Information

Job Summary The Senior Category Manager - Logistics is accountable for developing and executing complex logistics category strategies across transportation, distribution, and 4PL services within the United States and broader Americas region. This role serves as the senior regional subject matter expert for logistics procurement, translating global category strategies into regionally compliant, cost-effective, and resilient sourcing solutions that support Fresenius Kabi's regulated pharmaceutical supply chain. Operating with a high degree of independence in a global matrixed environment, the role leads complex sourcing initiatives, manages strategic supplier relationships, and influences senior stakeholders across Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and Legal to balance cost, service, risk, and sustainability outcomes. *This position requires working onsite 3 days per week at our U.S. headquarters in Lake Zurich, IL. *This position does not offer visa sponsorship either now or in the future. - Salary Range: $158,200-165,000. - Position is eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan with a target of 14% of the base salary. - Final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to experience level, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities. - Our benefits and programs are comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted to ensure our colleagues live healthy lives and have support when it matters most. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with company contributions, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, employee assistance program, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage.

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