Transportation Sourcing Manager

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a Transportation Sourcing Manager for a 1-year fixed-term project assignment based in Beerse, Belgium to support MT Optimize. The role will provide sourcing support to the regions (NA, EMEA, LATAM and APAC) for transportation requirements generated by regional network changes, with primary focus on last-mile and parcel services. The position will translate regional network-design and business requirements into competitive, executable and compliant sourcing solutions.

The role coordinates across regions to create visibility, consistency and pace to support the MT Optimize program. The successful candidate will partner with regional Supply Chain, Network Design, Operations, Finance, Quality, Legal and Procurement teams to define regional sourcing strategies, execute tenders, negotiate commercial and contractual terms, support implementation and ensure controlled transitions to the selected solutions. The role will also consolidate regional progress, dependencies and risks for Transportation Procurement and MT Optimize leadership.

Responsibilities include: supporting and, where assigned, leading regional sourcing activities for MT Optimize, with primary focus on last-mile and parcel requirements; translating regional business and operational requirements into sourcing strategies, market-engagement plans, RFI/RFP packages, bid structures, evaluation criteria and award recommendations; building and maintaining a consolidated view of regional sourcing pipelines and implementation roadmaps; working with regional Procurement leads to establish governance, decision rights, risks, dependencies and escalation paths; conducting regional supply-market analysis and identifying qualified carriers; developing fact-based commercial models; leading or supporting supplier negotiations and contracting; preparing regional sourcing recommendations and stakeholder decision materials; supporting regional award implementation and handover; supporting post-award performance governance; promoting consistency in sourcing approaches; and consolidating regional status updates.

Expected deliverables include regional sourcing strategies, validated demand profiles, competitive sourcing events, executed contracts, benefits/risk trackers, and structured handover.

To succeed, the candidate needs a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing, category management, transportation procurement or logistics; strong knowledge of transportation commercial models with direct parcel, courier, express or last-mile sourcing experience required; a Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Finance or a related discipline; demonstrated experience leading complex sourcing projects is preferred; ability to analyse spend, shipment, lane, service and supplier data; proven project-management capability; strong commercial judgment, negotiation, stakeholder-management and executive-communication skills; ability to manage multiple sourcing waves; and fluent written and spoken English, with additional languages an advantage.

Advantageous experience includes large-scale distribution-network redesign, healthcare/pharma/MedTech distribution requirements, e-sourcing platforms, parcel-carrier operating models, influencing senior stakeholders, and a continuous-improvement mindset.

The role is hybrid with up to 3 days a week flexible, 40 hours per week, for a 12-month duration. Freelancers can be considered. The posting is via Randstad as the EMEA Johnson & Johnson talent acquisition partner.