Procurement Manager

Connect Search, LLC; Town of Brookfield (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Connect Search, LLC in Brookfield, WI is seeking a Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead the company’s purchasing and sourcing functions on-site. This role is hands-on, developing supplier strategies, driving cost savings, and guiding a small team with strong visibility to the CFO.

The ideal candidate will coordinate with Finance, Operations, Sales, and Engineering to optimize procurement, sourcing, and inventory while managing supplier relationships and market trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, or related field.
• 7+ years of purchasing, procurement, or strategic sourcing experience.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience leading, mentoring, or supervising procurement professionals.
• Proven experience negotiating supplier contracts and managing vendor relationships.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• SAP experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reporting, analysis, and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall Procurement and Purchasing function, ensuring materials are available to support production and customer needs.
• Develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies focused on cost, quality, delivery, and supplier performance.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and commercial terms with suppliers.
• Identify and implement cost reduction, cost avoidance, and value engineering opportunities.
• Build strong supplier partnerships and lead supplier performance reviews.
• Monitor supplier and market trends that could impact cost, availability, and lead times.
• Identify and mitigate supplier and supply chain risks.
• Balance inventory investment, lead times, service levels, and procurement costs.
• Oversee domestic and international freight relationships, compliance, and costs.
• Track and communicate cost savings, cost avoidance, and material cost inflation.
• Serve as the primary resource for sourcing data, spend analysis, and procurement reporting.
• Lead, coach, and develop the purchasing team.
• Establish team goals, monitor performance, and provide ongoing feedback and development.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Sales, and Engineering on procurement initiatives.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Leadership

Vendor relationship management

Analytical thinking

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Manager

Location: Brookfield, WI (On-site)

Type: Permanent; Full-time

We’re partnering with a growing manufacturing organization in the Brookfield area to identify a Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead the company’s purchasing and sourcing functions. This is a high-impact opportunity for a procurement professional who enjoys being hands-on, developing supplier strategies, driving cost savings, and leading a small team. Reporting directly to the CFO, this person will have significant visibility and influence across the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the overall Procurement and Purchasing function, ensuring materials are available to support production and customer needs
• Develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies focused on cost, quality, delivery, and supplier performance
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and commercial terms with suppliers
• Identify and implement cost reduction, cost avoidance, and value engineering opportunities
• Build strong supplier partnerships and lead supplier performance reviews
• Monitor supplier and market trends that could impact cost, availability, and lead times
• Identify and mitigate supplier and supply chain risks
• Balance inventory investment, lead times, service levels, and procurement costs
• Oversee domestic and international freight relationships, compliance, and costs
• Track and communicate cost savings, cost avoidance, and material cost inflation
• Serve as the primary resource for sourcing data, spend analysis, and procurement reporting
• Lead, coach, and develop the purchasing team
• Establish team goals, monitor performance, and provide ongoing feedback and development
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Sales, and Engineering on procurement initiatives

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, or a related field
• 7+ years of purchasing, procurement, or strategic sourcing experience
• Experience within a manufacturing environment
• Previous experience leading, mentoring, or supervising procurement professionals
• Proven experience negotiating supplier contracts and managing vendor relationships
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• SAP experience
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reporting, analysis, and forecasting

Why this role?

• Direct partnership with the CFO
• Leadership responsibility over a purchasing team
• Opportunity to directly influence sourcing strategy and cost savings
• Broad ownership across procurement, purchasing, suppliers, and inventory
• Flexible start and end times
• Medical, dental, vision, retirement plan, paid time off