CAPEX Category Procurement Lead

1101 Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Paid holidays & vacation

Disability & Life insurance

Job summary

Primient is seeking a Senior Specialist, Category Procurement, CAPEX (Category Manager) to lead advanced sourcing, contracting, analytics, and supplier management for CAPEX projects. You will independently manage low-to-medium complexity sourcing initiatives and serve as SME for procurement processes and category administration across multiple North American plant locations.

Responsibilities include developing sourcing strategies with engineers, conducting spend analyses, negotiating terms, and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of procurement processes and sourcing methodologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, maintenance, and operations personnel.
• Working knowledge of capital budgeting and project management (preferred).
• Ability to negotiate rates and contract terms for CAPEX projects.
• Experience with spend analysis and procurement reporting.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing Support: analyze market conditions, develop sourcing events, and lead CAPEX RFQ bids from $250K to $10M across North America.
• Procurement Analysis: conduct spend analysis, benchmark suppliers, build cost models and prepare business cases.
• Contract Administration: draft and negotiate pricing and terms; manage contracts and renewal dates; coordinate with Legal/Finance.
• Supplier Management: manage day-to-day communications, monitor performance, onboard suppliers, and support escalation on delivery/cost issues.
• Project & Initiative Support: coordinate sourcing activities and timelines for capital projects; assist engineers and project managers with procurement plans.
• Process Improvement & Compliance: identify opportunities to improve processes, support tools, and audit/compliance activities.

Skills

Procurement processes

Sourcing methodologies

Contract administration

Negotiation

Spend analysis

Supplier management

Analytics

Cross-functional communication

Presentation skills

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement

Certifications: CPSM, CPSD, C.P.M. or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Primient is seeking a Senior Specialist, Category Procurement, CAPEX (Category Manager) to lead advanced sourcing, contracting, analytics, and supplier management for CAPEX projects. You will independently manage low-to-medium complexity sourcing initiatives and serve as SME for procurement processes and category administration across multiple North American plant locations.

Responsibilities include developing sourcing strategies with engineers, conducting spend analyses, negotiating terms, and