Logistics Associate (100% Remote)

Our Customer’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through their family of apps and services, they are building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together.

We are seeking a Logistics Associate on a contract basis to help support our customer’s business needs. This role is 100% remote.

Responsibilities:

• Lead development, execution, and optimization of parcel distribution strategy with a focus on express carrier services
• Manage and grow relationships with global express carriers and implement carrier performance frameworks
• Conduct regular carrier business reviews with leadership and cross-functional partners
• Identify and evaluate new regional and local carrier partners, including app-based parcel services
• Establish carrier selection criteria and manage end-to-end sourcing and selection processes
• Negotiate carrier agreements and statements of work to achieve optimal pricing, flexibility, service levels, and commercial terms
• Drive cost reduction initiatives while maintaining high service quality and customer promise performance
• Collaborate with logistics operations, network design, application management, and solution teams across product lifecycle stages
• Support parcel distribution strategies across prototype, mass production, and reverse logistics flows
• Align stakeholders on objectives and execution plans for organization-wide logistics initiatives
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to drive innovation, scalability, and continuous improvement within logistics categories
• Identify opportunities beyond the immediate functional scope to enhance network performance and growth

Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience sourcing or managing express carrier services or holding a commercial role with a global express carrier
• Experience operating within e-commerce logistics networks
• Previous experience with Parcel Express
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Proven ability to communicate, influence, and align stakeholders at all organizational levels
• Ability to navigate ambiguity while managing multiple concurrent workstreams
• Strong negotiation and strategic sourcing capabilities
• Demonstrated focus on performance management, cost optimization, and service excellence
• Logistics procurement experience (perhaps from DHL Express, UPS, or FedEx)

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

* Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, FSA.

* Accrued PTO: Up to 15 days per 12 months on assignment

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.