Procurement Manager

Our client is hiring a Procurement Manager. The Procurement Manager will play a pivotal role in overseeing and optimizing the procurement process for indirect goods and services within the organization. This position involves strategic planning, vendor management, cost analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure the efficient and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services required to support the company's operations.

As the Procurement Manager you are responsible for:

• Developing sound, cost-effective strategies for the purchasing of indirect materials and services.
• Maintaining strong relationships with vendors while performing negotiations of contracts, pricing, terms, and service level agreements.
• Evaluating spending operations while seeking ways to improve and enhance the quality of products purchased and the timeliness of deliveries.
• Conducting cost analyses and evaluating areas of improvement.
• Monitoring maintenance and licensing contract terms and managing their approval and renewal.
• Establish pricing
• Requesting orders with suppliers and creating purchase orders for assets.
• Preparing RFP's as needed.
• Deals with client concerns and issues to ensure they are attended to in a timely manner and dealt with according to client satisfaction. Escalates any issues as needed to management team quickly to ensure client satisfaction.
• Utilize all appropriate technology for communicating, documenting and following up with both internal and external relationships to accomplish all aspects of the job.
• Build and maintain relationships by gaining insights into the client business to become a trusted advisor which lays the groundwork to sell additional Quatrro products and services to the client.

In order to be successful in the role you must possess:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or a related field preferred
• A minimum of 1 year of proven experience in procurement or purchasing.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and compliance standards.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Problem-solving orientation and adaptability to changing business environments.
• The ideal candidate would be located in Chicago, IL

If you are interested in joining a dynamic and rapidly growing team, please apply today!