Kering Logistics Procurement Specialist

Summary

KERING Logistics Procurement Specialist

Job Family: Indirect Procurement

Job Title: Kering Logistics Procurement Specialist

Location: Wayne, NJ

Creativity is our Legacy

A global, family-led luxury group, home to people whose passion and expertise nurture creative luxury Houses in couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, décor, jewelry, eyewear and beauty: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin and Ginori 1735, as well as Kering Eyewear and Kering Beauté. Celebrating their creative heritage, our luxury Houses design and craft exceptional products and experiences that ignite emotion, inspire people and drive positive change through creative luxury.

Job Description

SUMMARY

We are looking for our future Logistics Procurement Specialist to join the Indirect Procurement team, in an international, multicultural environment undergoing major transformation. Based in Wayne, New Jersey (New York area), United States, you will report to the Director of Procurement.

In this role, you will deploy the Logistics category strategy for the Americas region, running tenders and managing day-to-day supplier relationships, in close collaboration with the local Supply Chain and Operations teams and a network of logistics service providers.

Your scope covers logistics purchases for the Americas region: international and domestic transport (air, sea, road, express), warehousing, customs services and last-mile delivery. Your ambition will be to combine economic performance, service quality, and value creation for the Group.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

Contribution to the category strategy

• Deploy the Logistics category strategy defined by the Category Manager at Americas level and contribute to its definition by sharing local market insights.
• Monitor the Americas logistics market (rates, capacity, carriers, regulatory and customs developments) to identify optimization and innovation opportunities.
• Track spend, realized savings, and category KPIs for the region; ensure compliance with the Procurement policy and manage associated risks.
• Promote the Procurement Department's policy, processes, and value proposition among local stakeholders.

Stakeholder engagement

• Work closely with the local Supply Chain, Operations and Houses' teams to understand their needs and translate them into procurement solutions.
• Act as the procurement business partner on logistics topics for the region.
• Work in synergy with the Logistics Buyers in the other regions and with Procurement teams at Group and House level, to share best practices and leverage global synergies.

Procurement process management

• Run regional tenders and RFQs according to the Procurement process, integrating the CSR dimension (in particular transport emissions): supplier database maintenance, negotiations, and contract set-up in collaboration with the dedicated legal team.
• Analyze regional logistics spend (lanes, volumes, rates) to identify rationalization and optimization opportunities.
• Ensure the reliability of procurement data and produce the regional reporting needed to steer category performance.

Supplier relationship management

• Identify, evaluate, negotiate with, and onboard logistics service providers (carriers, freight forwarders, 3PLs, customs brokers).
• Manage day-to-day relationships with regional suppliers and handle escalations on service levels, claims, and invoicing disputes.
• Measure and steer supplier performance through KPIs (service levels, lead times, costs, CO2) and regular business review.
• Identify innovative logistics solutions and be a source of proposals for internal clients.

WHO YOU ARE

• Bachelor's Degree from business or engineering school, with a specialization in Procurement, Supply Chain or Logistics
• 3 to 5 years of experience in procurement, ideally in logistics or transport, within an international environment.
• Fluency in English, Spanish/Portuguese a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• An analytical mindset, with a good understanding of logistics cost drivers (rates, surcharges, Incoterms, customs).
• The ability to translate business needs into procurement solutions and to promote adoption of the Procurement policy.
• Strong negotiation skills and clear, impactful communication.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and to work in a matrix organization across time zones
• Sensitivity to CSR issues, initiative, and proactivity.
• Good command of office tools (advanced Excel) and ideally an e-procurement or Business Intelligence tool.

Salary: $100,000 - $110,000 per year plus incentives

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing programs.

Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.

Job Type

Regular

Start Date

2026-11-30

Schedule

Full time

Organization

Kering Americas Inc.