Procurement Specialist - Logistics & Warehousing

As a seasoned and proactive Procurement Specialist in Logistics & Warehousing at ZEISS India, you will be responsible for sourcing, contracting, and optimizing third-party logistics (3PL), warehousing, distribution, and supply chain-related services. Your role is crucial in ensuring high performance and cost-effectiveness in logistics and supply chain services for various business operations within the ZEISS India ecosystem, including Sales & Service, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Real Estate & Facilities, and the Global Capability Center (GCC). You will lead vendor negotiations, drive digital procurement transformation, and establish world-class sourcing processes to support operational excellence. Your key responsibilities will include developing and executing a category strategy for logistics and warehousing, conducting spending analysis and cost benchmarking, owning the end-to-end procurement process for logistics partners, leading vendor negotiations to secure cost-effective services, establishing and managing relationships with logistics service providers, freight forwarders, and warehousing vendors, driving the adoption of digital tools for procurement operations, collaborating with internal stakeholders to understand logistics requirements, ensuring compliance with trade regulations and internal policies, and supporting sustainability initiatives by promoting eco-friendly logistics solutions. To qualify for this role, you should have a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or Business Administration, with an MBA or professional certifications preferred. You should have 7-10 years of experience in logistics, warehousing, or indirect procurement in a manufacturing or multinational environment, a proven track record in managing high-value contracts, and proficiency in e-procurement platforms like SAP/S4HANA and Jaggaer. Your core competencies should include strategic sourcing and negotiation skills, logistics and supply chain knowledge, digital procurement and analytical skills, supplier performance management, risk management and regulatory compliance, process design and operational excellence, stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration, as well as a result-oriented and agile mindset. Join ZEISS India, a global leader in precision optics and technology innovation, in driving excellence across the value chain through best-in-class procurement practices for logistics and warehousing. Your strategic insights and execution capability will enable seamless, scalable, and sustainable supply chain operations in support of ZEISS's mission of "Seeing Beyond.",