Procurement Manager

The Global Procurement Manager will play a key role in establishing and developing a Global Procurement Operations function, with responsibility for categories such as Maintenance, Equipment, Logistics, and more.

This position will also involve close collaboration with potential external business process partners.

The successful candidate will help build a best-in-class global procurement department, delivering measurable commercial and operational benefits through RFX processes, e-Procurement, change management, and by leveraging internal and external supplier relationships across a multimillion-dollar spend portfolio.

This role offers the autonomy to implement and drive operational excellence while supporting a rapidly growing organization. It presents an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic, strategic, and results-driven team with strong career growth potential.

The position will cover all phases of procurement efforts for these categories within the U.S. market. Responsibilities include fostering strong stakeholder relationships, leading change management initiatives, building national-level vendor partnerships, and applying regional best practices across North America. The role also involves developing, overseeing, and executing category-level purchasing strategies, operations, and logistics.

The Senior Procurement Category Manager will contribute to company-wide goals by driving accountability, service excellence, and process efficiency. They will be the primary owner of ensuring compliant and optimized procurement processes across assigned categories in the U.S.

Key Responsibilities

• Negotiate large-scale, complex goods and services supply contracts.
• Partner closely with operational teams to ensure aligned value creation.
• Communicate with confidence and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Identify and deliver procurement synergies through standardization, vendor consolidation, supply chain optimization, and evaluation of new business models and technologies.
• Provide strategic and tactical guidance on categories based on market trends, best practices, and organizational objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and execute regional and national opportunities.
• Align business units around shared value-enhancing initiatives, innovative programs, and macro-level opportunities.
• Maintain clear and effective communication with senior leadership.
• Scale successful regional programs to national and global levels.
• Establish benchmarks, performance metrics, and objectives for procurement activities.