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Specialist, Logistics (Freight Sourcing) Jobs in Biyagama, Western Province, Sri Lanka at Ansell
Title: Specialist, Logistics (Freight Sourcing)
Company: Ansell
Location: Biyagama, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Why Ansell?
At Ansell, we stay two steps ahead of workplace risk to deliver innovative safety solutions that enhance people's quality of life. As a global leader in protection solutions, we design and develop a wide range of products including gloves, clothing, and other protective gear to keep workers safe and productive across industrial, medical, and consumer applications.
Discover more about our company, our people, and our values by visiting us at Ansell.
Ansell is looking for a Specialist, Logistics (Freight Sourcing) to join our team in Biyagama, Sri Lanka! In this position, you will play a vital role to manage all sourcing and purchasing activities for Logistic Category within the Ansell region to ensure cost-effective procurement, supplier performance, compliance with global standards, and alignment with business objectives. Standardizing end-to-end Source to Contract, ensure capacity procurement and management at Global level is aligned to Corporate Carrier Strategy.
What benefits and opportunities does Ansell offer?
- Competitive compensation plan, including a performance based annual incentive.
- Hands-on experience at a regional level
- A culture of belonging and inclusion, collaboration thrives, and everyone feels seen, heard, and empowered—across our global community.
- Opportunities to advance and grow within the company through Ansell University, LinkedIn Learning and Mentorships.
What your role will be:-
- Develop RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs to support cost reduction initiatives and establish efficient process integration with service providers.
- Ensure capacity procurement and management at a global level is aligned with Ansell's Corporate Carrier Strategy, including carrier selection and network optimization.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and lead their implementation, including supplier negotiations to achieve savings and synergy targets.
- Negotiate freight rates and service level agreements (SLAs) with carriers when required.
- Support and execute the Ansell Global Rate Request Desk, ensuring complete and accurate record-keeping.
- Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Air and Ocean Freight by providing market intelligence, industry insights, and shipping trends.
- Foster collaboration, communication, and continuous improvement through active engagement with internal stakeholders.
- Identify and drive cost-saving opportunities across the logistics network.
- Interface with Country, Regional, and Local carrier contacts to resolve operational issues.
- Build strong supplier relationships through collaboration, communication, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Monitor supplier performance against established metrics and address issues in a timely manner.
- Drive supplier development initiatives to ensure sustainable and productive partnerships.
- Escalate issues to carrier principal offices when necessary.
- Maintain proper contract filing and documentation.
- Ensure smooth contract execution and administration.
- Manage contract disputes promptly to minimize operational disruptions and delays.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to supplier performance, market volatility, geopolitical developments, and other supply chain factors.
- Support the development of a resilient and reliable supply chain network.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) requirements.
- Maintain accurate documentation and audit readiness at all times.
What will you bring to Ansell?
- Experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain, or Logistics.
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
- Knowledge of local markets and global sourcing practices.
- Knowledge of sourcing principles, methodologies, and best practices to support business process development.
- Experience and knowledge of relevant business processes and systems.
- Good understanding of industry best practices related to supply chain and procurement operations.
- Strong understanding of key controls, regulatory requirements, and internal procedures.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to delivering results under tight deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively across diverse cultures and teams with language barriers.
- Passion for teamwork and thriving in a dynamic environment.
- Accomplishment-oriented with a strong drive for excellence.
