Procurement Manager

Insight Global; United States; Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Insight Global seeks a Procurement Manager to serve as a trusted advisor, managing day‑to‑day procurement and sourcing for one or more client engagements. You will collaborate with client stakeholders, suppliers, and internal leadership to develop sourcing strategies, negotiate SOWs, and deliver measurable cost, risk, and value outcomes.

This role is ideal for a procurement professional with external client experience, a consulting mindset, and the ability to balance relationship management with

Qualifikationen

• 5–8 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing or procurement.
• 3–5 years of managing professional services and/or IT services SOW engagements.
• Experience applying Strategic Sourcing methodology.

Aufgaben

• Serve as the primary day‑to‑day procurement contact for assigned client(s), building relationships with client stakeholders across functions.
• Lead and execute strategic sourcing initiatives including RFP/RFQ development, supplier evaluation, negotiations, and SOW development.
• Leverage AI tools to analyze vendor proposals and data to identify negotiation levers and value.
• Collaborate with client legal and business partners to ensure contracts meet commercial, risk, and compliance requirements.
• Drive utilization of procurement policies, processes, and P2P/VMS technologies within a client environment.
• Track, document, and communicate sourcing outcomes and savings results to clients and leadership.

Kenntnisse

Strategic sourcing

Client-facing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

AI in procurement

Tools

RFx management

P2P systems

VMS

AI tools

Jobbeschreibung

The Procurement Manager serves as a trusted, client‑facing advisor responsible for managing day‑to‑day procurement and sourcing activities for one or more clients who have outsourced procurement services to our client. This role works directly with client stakeholders, suppliers, and internal leadership to develop and execute sourcing strategies, negotiate Statements of Work (SOWs), and deliver measurable cost, risk, and value outcomes.

This position is ideal for a procurement professional who has experience supporting external clients, thrives in a consulting environment, and is comfortable balancing relationship management with hands‑on execution.

This position will be a member of the Procurement-as-a-Service (PaaS) team, reporting to the PaaS Practice Director.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary day‑to‑day procurement contact for assigned client(s), building strong, professional relationships with client stakeholders across multiple functions
• Lead and execute strategic sourcing initiatives including RFP/RFQ development, supplier evaluation, negotiations, and SOW development
• Leverage AI tools to analyze vendor proposals and data to identify negotiation levers, risks/gaps, and other value‑creation opportunities
• Collaborate with client legal and business partners to ensure contracts meet commercial, risk, and compliance requirements
• Drive utilization of procurement policies, processes, and Procure-to-Pay (P2P or Vendor Management System (VMS) technologies within a client environment
• Track, document, and communicate sourcing outcomes and savings results to both clients and leadership

Other Essential Duties

• Contribute to the development of category and/or vendor strategies under guidance from Senior Managers or Directors
• Ability to adapt quickly to new client environments, industries, and expectations
• Support onboarding of new client engagements or procurement transitions
• Assist with mentoring junior team members as applicable
• Represent our client professionally in all client and supplier interactions
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet client or business needs

Desired Experience

• 5–8 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing or procurement
• 3-5 years of managing professional services and/or IT services SOW engagements
• Prior experience in consulting, managed services, or client‑facing procurement role strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience leading sourcing projects and RFx events independently
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience applying Strategic Sourcing methodology
• Experience managing RFx events in various P2P, sourcing or VMS applications
• Experience integrating generative AI tools to enhance productivity and generate tangible value-add results