10 Ryder procurement leaders
SVP, Chief Procurement and Corporate Development Officer, Senior Director Strategic Sourcing and director roles in strategic sourcing, fuel, transportation procurement and purchasing are held today by these Ryder procurement leaders. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at Ryder from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alex Schubert
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Management · Ryder System, Inc.
Alex Schubert has been Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Management at Ryder System, Inc. since March 2025, based in the Detroit area, and was Senior Manager, Sourcing & Supply Management there from 2022 to 2025 and Manager Strategic Sourcing from 2021 to 2022. Alex Schubert was also Commodity Manager at Yanfeng from 2019 to 2021.
Brian Wirtz, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director - Transportation Procurement · Ryder System, Inc.
Brian Wirtz has been Director - Transportation Procurement at Ryder System, Inc. since July 2024, based in the Detroit area, and was Senior Manager Sourcing & Supply Management there from 2021 to 2024. At Ryder, Brian Wirtz was also Senior Procurement Manager from 2020 to 2022, Procurement Manager from 2018 to 2020 and Transportation Manager from 2017 to 2018.
Chad Hyson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Strategic Sourcing · Ryder System, Inc.
Chad Hyson has been Senior Director Strategic Sourcing at Ryder System, Inc. since August 2018, based in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area, and the headline reads Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Management. At Ryder, Chad Hyson was also Internal Audit Consultant from 2011 to 2018 and Strategic Sourcing Manager from 2000 to 2005.
Kevin Clonch
LinkedInExperience: Group Director, Global Transportation Procurement · Ryder System, Inc.
Kevin Clonch was Group Director, Global Transportation Procurement at Ryder System, Inc. from March 2024 to September 2026, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and was Senior Director, Global Transportation Procurement there from 2016 to 2020. At Ryder, Kevin Clonch also held Senior Director, Customer Logistics from 2020 to 2021 and Group Director, Customer Logistics from 2021 to 2024.
Mercedes Yepez
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Operations · Ryder System, Inc.
Mercedes Yepez was Sr. Director Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Operations at Ryder System, Inc. from January 2009 to February 2017, based in Miami, and the headline now reads RETIRED Sr. Director Strategic Sourcing. The About section lists procurement operations, procurement transformation, contract negotiations, team leadership and policy development.
Michelle Diz, CPIM
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Management · Ryder System, Inc.
Michelle Diz has been Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Management at Ryder System, Inc. since March 2025, based in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area, and was Senior Manager, Sourcing & Supply Management there from 2022 to 2025. At Ryder, Michelle Diz was also Manager, Sourcing & Supply Management from 2019 to 2022 and Program Manager from 2017 to 2019.
Richard Engel
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Transportation Procurement · Ryder System, Inc.
Richard Engel has been Senior Director, Transportation Procurement at Ryder System, Inc. since July 2022, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and was Director, Transportation Procurement there from 2021 to 2022 and Group Manager, Transportation Procurement from 2018 to 2021. Richard Engel was also Transportation Procurement Manager at Owens & Minor.
Ryan Marx
LinkedInExperience: Director Strategic Sourcing & Supply Management, Fuel Procurement · Ryder System, Inc.
Ryan Marx has been Director Strategic Sourcing & Supply Management, Fuel Procurement at Ryder System, Inc. since October 2022, based in Hollywood, Florida. At Ryder, Ryan Marx was also Sr. Manager of Fuel & Product Supply from April 2007 to November 2022, and the listing shows no employer other than Ryder.
Sanford Hodes
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Procurement and Corporate Development Officer · Ryder System, Inc.
Sanford Hodes has been SVP, Chief Procurement and Corporate Development Officer at Ryder System, Inc. since August 2022, based in Pompano Beach, Florida. At Ryder, Sanford Hodes was also Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel from 2011 to 2022, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel from 2005 to 2010 and Associate General Counsel from 2002 to 2005.
Sergio Chávez
LinkedInExperience: Purchasing Director · Ryder System, Inc.
Sergio Chávez has been Purchasing Director at Ryder System, Inc. since November 2010, based in Atizapán de Zaragoza, Mexico, and the headline reads Purchasing Director at Ryder de México. Sergio Chávez was Purchasing Manager at Ryder from 2005 to 2010 and Purchasing Manager at DHL from 1998 to 2005.
Choose the right perspective
Pick the person whose own procurement area, whether strategic sourcing, fuel, transportation procurement or purchasing in Mexico, is closest to the decision you face. Check whether each role is current or ended and when it started to judge how recent the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your procurement role?
- 02How do you decide which sourcing priorities to raise with the business leaders you support?
- 03What has your own work taught you about building a procurement team that business partners trust?
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