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# Ocean Procurement Manager, Intra APAC at Flexport

- **Company:** Flexport
- **Location:** Hong Kong, China / Shanghai, China / Shenzhen, China / Singapore, Singapore
- **Posted:** 2026-11-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/flexport/jobs/8364510

## Job description

About Flexport:

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We’re shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year.

The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us.

The opportunity:

Our Ocean Freight Procurement Team is essential to winning new business, supporting all current business, and building out the future of Flexport’s ocean services. As an Ocean Freight Procurement Manager, you’ll be an integral part of helping achieve Flexport’s growth goals.

We’re looking for a leader, the key responsibility of your role will be to drive the trade growth in terms of volume, revenue and net revenue by managing external & internal customers’ expectations, as well as carrier (vendors) relationships. Doing so successfully, you will provide a clear strategy to optimize Flexport’s buying position and at the same time offer a good level of service to our clients. While you will also mentor the Associates, Sr Associates of procurement team to support the related activities on the assigned trade lanes and ensure a smooth shipment flow, you will be expected to have a large individual contribution.

You will:

- Be responsible for key Ocean procurement initiatives and lead cross-team development
- Be an Ocean Leader, contribute and lead setting of team OKRs, setting project priorities, and coordination with other internal stakeholders
- Build long-term plans for your team and its contributions to trade lane development
- Coordinate and align trade-lane procurement activities with other procurement managers
- Design workflows and procedures that advance Flexport forward as a business and increase the long-term scalability of the team
- Ability to manage the most complex Ocean accounts, from opportunity to long-term execution, delegating and advising other parts of the organization where necessary
- Leading key account meetings, be present at QBRs and account planning with a strong commercial mindset
- Clearly and comfortably delegate both routine and important tasks and decisions where possible; similarly know when to escalate and ask for support
- Negotiate complex deals with Ocean carriers and actively work on sub-provisions of agreements (T&Cs, etc)
- Formulate and recommend overall trade Ocean strategy, considering both short and long term Flexport priorities
- Be able to clearly articulate and demonstrate what success looks for on team for next year
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to set-up and implement long-term changes and improve Flexport efficiency, revenue terms, and operations
- Create strong morale and spirit within team; create a strong sense of belongings in the team
- Actively participate in external recruiting and build an industry network
- Represent Flexport at external industry events or webinars
- Maintains and develop carrier relationship at all levels, primarily focused on trade/line management leaders and key account management leaders at regional / headquarter levels
- Work on plans to share to the team how to improve existing processes and drive change to either lower cost to serve or generate extra net revenue
- Conduct QBR with carriers and drive better terms and conditions as well as better service quality from carriers towards Flexport
- Act as secondary escalation point for fulfillment team
- You should have:
- A minimum of 6 years of prior experience at a top freight forwarder or carrier and a BA/BS Degree, at least 3 years in managerial role
- Resourceful in industry knowledge with an in-depth understanding of ocean freight and carrier management, hand on experience of Transpacific trade is a plus
- Strong command of English and Mandarin
- Strategic vision and proven strong capabilities in driving and motivating the team
- Strong sense in identifying & seizing opportunities that can bring extra revenue or net revenue to the company, think end to end
- Strong team player with self starter attitude and also diligent in follow up and completion
- Excellent communication, organizational skills and strong commercial sense
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skill is must in this role
- Next-level attention to detail, think end to end
- Strong analytical skills and ability to structure, interpret and action data
- Strong in problem solving and ability to apply judgement for day-to-day decisions
- Ability to handle change and perform under pressure and tight timeline with great time management skill
- Excellent networking skills to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, existing senior level relationships with external industry participants is a plus
- An obsession with client happiness. You succeed when they succeed
- Ability to travel locally, nationally and internationally
- Courage to challenge the status quo when logic and reason require it. See something broken? Fix it!
- The desire to lead, train, and develop up-and-coming industry talent, also a fast learner to adapt to ever changing environment

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global commerce easy and accessible relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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## About Flexport

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Flexport is a technology-driven freight forwarding and supply chain platform that uses AI to coordinate global logistics from factory to customer door.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Ryan Petersen

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Logistics, Supply Chain Technology, Freight Forwarding
- **Target customers**: B2B — enterprise and SMB businesses that import/export goods globally across industries
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To make global trade so easy there will be more of it."

## Products & Services
- **Ocean & Air Freight**: Full-service ocean and air freight solutions with SKU-level visibility, real-time tracking, and cost management.
- **Customs Brokerage**: Licensed customs brokers using AI to review 100% of entries before submission, achieving a compliance error rate 10x better than next best in class.
- **Booking Management**: Platform to manage ocean contracts and bookings, track real-time performance, and optimize allocation strategies.
- **Buyer’s Consolidation**: Service to maximize container utilization by grouping multiple suppliers into one container, reducing freight and labor costs.
- **Supply Chain AI Platform**: AI-driven decision-making platform that automates processes, reduces freight spend by 10% or more, and deploys large language models and AI agents for real-world logistics optimization.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: 2.9x net revenue growth since 2024; serves more than 13,000 customers across 147 countries
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Ryan Petersen (Founder & CEO); major investors include Founders Fund, SoftBank Vision Fund, and others (specific lead investors not fully detailed in provided sources)
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid AI deployment in logistics; 400+ software engineers focused on AI; net revenue growth of 2.9x since 2024; expanding global presence with offices worldwide

## Competitive Advantages
- **Real-world AI deployment**: Unlike many supply chain AI startups, Flexport is deeply embedded in actual operations of moving cargo by ocean, air, truck, and rail, with proprietary data and integrations.
- **Scale and trust**: 13,000+ customers and integration with enterprise systems, logistics service providers, and governments.
- **Customs compliance**: AI auditor reviews 100% of entries, achieving 10x better error rate than next best in class.
- **End-to-end platform**: Single platform covering freight, customs, booking, and consolidation, reducing silos and complexity.
- **Data ontology**: Proprietary data ontology for global logistics, enabling powerful AI models.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-driven autonomous supply chain**: Building AI agents to create an autonomous supply chain, deploying the latest foundational AI models on top of proprietary data and integrations.
- **Customer obsession**: Prioritizing customer success and hard cost savings (e.g., 10%+ reduction in freight spend).
- **Global expansion**: Operating across continents and time zones, with offices in multiple global locations.
- **Talent development**: Aiming to hire 80% of manager and above roles from within, developing early-career talent into leaders.

## Why Work Here
- **Meritocracy**: Compensation and advancement based on value created, with rapid growth opportunities for smart, hardworking people. Many leaders started on the ground floor.
- **Learning environment**: Described as "the best company to learn about how the world works" — logistics underlies the global economy. Employees speak over 70 languages.
- **Cutting-edge technology**: 400+ software engineers deploying latest AI models in real-world logistics; roles include Senior Software Engineer: Applied AI, Autonomous Freight Systems, and Data Infrastructure.
- **Culture**: Values include "Win as a Team," "Empower the Client," "Play the Long Game," "Act Like an Entrepreneur," and "Simplify." Recognized as a Great Place to Work.
- **Global and remote-friendly**: 125 open positions across Engineering, Operations, Sales, Customs, and more, with offices worldwide and remote options.
- **Impact**: Working on the $8.6T global logistics market — "the single largest opportunity to apply AI anywhere in the world."

## Sources
1. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/company/careers/)
2. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/)
3. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/company/about-us/)
4. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/careers/jobs/)
5. [flexport.com](https://www.flexport.com/careers/jobs/?gh_src=c0d6caef1)

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