Senior Procurement Manager, Indirect and Capital

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Chicago, IL, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Agency • eCommerce • Retail • Manufacturing
The Role
Lead indirect and capital procurement to deliver savings and sourcing strategies. Negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships and implementations, run RFP/RFQ/RFI processes, drive procurement policy adoption, oversee and develop procurement teams, coordinate with finance and stakeholders, and support supply chain challenges.
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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%


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%

Additional Information

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

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

Skills Required

  • 5+ years relevant experience in Indirects and Capital sourcing and procurement
  • Experience developing and leading high performing teams
  • Excellent financial acumen
  • Demonstrated analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Collaborative ability to work across multiple units and stakeholders
  • Adaptable, flexible, open to learning and new ideas
  • Accessible to internal and external clients
  • Well organized and able to manage multiple tasks
  • Self-motivated and able to operate without supervision
  • Experience leading supplier negotiations
  • Experience working with Microsoft Office at an advanced level
  • Bachelor's degree
  • MBA
  • Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally, up to 50%
  • Experience with Strategic Sourcing, Indirect Procurement, Procurement operations, Change management, and Resource planning
  • Experience with eSourcing technology
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The Company
50 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Kenna® Group is a full-service product development and merchandise technology firm that builds scalable brand ecosystems for globally recognized companies. They combine creative development, enterprise-grade e-commerce, and global supply chain execution to deliver design, manufacturing, fulfillment, and digital infrastructure, allowing brands to launch and scale world-class merchandise, uniform, and retail programs with speed and consistency.

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