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    Kenna Group

    IT Services

    Senior Procurement Manager, Indirect and Capital

    Chicago, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time5+ yrs experiencePosted 3w ago
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    Job description

    Searching for someone with extensive experience in procurement; the successful candidate will have the ability to demonstrate deep procurement experience, knowledge, and previous success.

    Skills include: Strategic Sourcing, Indirect Procurement, Procurement operations, Change management, Resource planning, and eSourcing Technology

    Foster and manage strategic relationships with internal/external customers and suppliers

    Provide direction, manage performance, and ensure staff development for both direct reports and dotted-line reports

    Build successful and repeatable processes and systems to simply procurement ways of working

    Responsibilities Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

    Delivery of annual savings plan for spend and savings projections

    Apply client’s strategic sourcing methodology

    Negotiate supplier contracts

    Interface with finance, leadership, and other stakeholders in pursuit of savings targets

    Lead contracts and supplier implementations

    Drive adoption of procurement policies across the company

    Lead the development and implementation of sourcing strategies for all Indirect spend categories, including MRO, Temp Labor, and IT

    Create and lead the development of bid packages and administer RFP/RFQ/RFI

    Support companies with supply challenges

    Qualifications The ideal candidate possesses the following qualifications:

    5+ years or more of relevant experience in Indirects and Capital sourcing and procurement

    Experience developing and leading high performing teams

    Excellent financial acumen

    Demonstrated success using analytical skills, as well as written, and verbal communication skills

    Collaborative individual with the ability to work across multiple units, people, skills, and personalities

    Adaptable, flexible, positive, open to learning, developing, and welcoming of new ideas

    Accessible to internal and external clients

    Well organized, and able to work on multiple tasks

    Self-motivated and ambitious, ability to operate without supervision

    Experience leading supplier negotiations

    Experience working with Microsoft Office, at an advanced level

    Bachelor's degree required. MBA desirable

    Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally, up to 50%

    5+ years or more of relevant experience in Indirects and Capital sourcing and procurement

    Experience developing and leading high performing teams

    Excellent financial acumen

    Demonstrated success using analytical skills, as well as written, and verbal communication skills

    Collaborative individual with the ability to work across multiple units, people, skills, and personalities

    Adaptable, flexible, positive, open to learning, developing, and welcoming of new ideas

    Accessible to internal and external clients

    Well organized, and able to work on multiple tasks

    Self-motivated and ambitious, ability to operate without supervision

    Experience leading supplier negotiations

    Experience working with Microsoft Office, at an advanced level

    Bachelor's degree required. MBA desirable

    Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally, up to 50%

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

    Local candidates only, relocation is not available for this opportunity.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    Kenna Group

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