Responsibilities
Work closely with the ground product director to design, develop, and manage Crane's ground transportation product portfolio across Europe, including FTL, LTL, groupage, express, final mile, and white glove services.
Management of tenders/RFQ/RFI & spot quotations incorporating targeted supplier engagement and solution design whilst respecting customer deadlines.
Collaboration with Local Branches:
Liaise with existing countries and branches where Crane controls local ground transportation activities.
Drive alignment between local operations and regional strategy to ensure consistency, efficiency, and best-in-class service delivery.
Carrier Procurement and Rationalization:
Management of new supplier onboarding & approval and blacklisting as agreed with ground product director.
Support ground transportation procurement strategy.
Rationalize the number of hauliers in use across Europe toleverage Crane's total spend, improve service levels, and create scalable solutions as agreed with the ground product director.
Support and maintain senior relationships with key regional and local carriers.
Key stakeholder in implementation, recording and monitoring of cost savings as a result of successful procurement with escalation for non-compliance per station/Country to ground product director, as necessary.
Support ground transportation P&L performance with key focus areas as outlined by the ground product director.
Optimize cost structures through procurement, operational efficiency, and network synergies.
Support with development of secure, specialized transport solutions for sensitive, high-value cargo and high-tech supply chains.
Final Mile and White Glove Expansion:
Stakeholder in building final mile and premium service capabilities across Europe, ensuring high-touch, customer-centric delivery models.
Operational Standards and Best Practices:
Oversee supplier implementation to new business and new supplier to existing lane until implemented into operational teams successfully as agreed with ground product director and/or Country manager.
Establish and roll out regional best practices in ground transportation operations, security, carrier management, and compliance as agreed with the ground product director.
Drive standardization and continuous improvement initiatives across the network.
Partner with IT and digital teams to ensure ground transportation services are fully enabled with best-in-class technology (e.g., TMS, tracking/visibility tools).
Customer Solutions:
Collaborate with Sales, Solutions De
sign, and Key Account Management teams to deliver innovative, tailored transportation solutions to Crane clients and potential Crane clients.
Leadership:
Lead a network of ground transportation specialists to support operational excellence and commercial success across Europe.
Responsible for creating and monitoring goals and performance reviews of direct reports
Oversee, mentor and assist otherteam members as neededManages team in process and continuous improvement efforts
Other duties as assigned
These would relate to the role as described above
Requirements
Experience:
Minimum 10 years in transportation and logistics, with at least 5 years in senior leadership overseeing ground transportation products across Europe.
Proven experience leading procurement initiatives with significant carrier spend.
Established relationships at a senior level with major European ground hauliers.
Network Optimization Skills:
Demonstrated ability to rationalize supplier bases and leverage spend across multi-country networks.
Industry Expertise:
Strong knowledge of high-tech, high-value, and sensitive supply chains is highly desirable.
Experience in final mile and white glove service development is preferred.
Skills:
Strong commercial and financial management capabilities.
Exceptional negotiation, leadership, and collaboration skills.
High proficiency in transport management systems (TMS), digital logistics platforms and financial system.
Language:
Fluent in English; proficiency in additional European languages (e.g., German, French, Dutch) is a plus.
Travel:
Ability to travel across Europe as deemed necessary by ground product director.
Physical Requirements
Talking, hearing, and using hands to operate computer equipment.
Vision abilities required by this job including close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Full clean Driver's License
Education
Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field (master's preferred)
At least 10 years of relevant experience.
Behaviors
Dedicated:
Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Team Player:
Works well as a member of a group
Functional Expert:
Considered a thought leader on a subject
Detail Oriented:
Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Self-Starter:
Inspired to perform without outside help
Growth Opportunities:
Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
Ability to Make an Impact:
Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
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