Procurement Manager – Direct Materials

Talent Reel; Noblesville (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentReel, LLC. seeks an experienced Procurement Manager to strengthen and evolve purchasing across North American manufacturing locations.

You will oversee categories, manage supplier partnerships, negotiate contracts, and drive cost efficiency while collaborating with operations and internal teams. The ideal candidate has a manufacturing procurement background, builds strong supplier relationships, and takes ownership of purchasing decisions in a centralized model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or category management within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate supplier contracts, manage vendor relationships, and deliver measurable cost improvements.
• Strong understanding of purchasing strategies, supplier performance management, and cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned purchasing categories across multiple manufacturing facilities, focusing on direct materials and supplier performance.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers, negotiating pricing, terms, and contracts.
• Evaluate purchasing trends, supplier capabilities, and market conditions to identify cost savings and process improvements.
• Develop purchasing strategies that support production requirements, cost objectives, and long-term needs.
• Partner with manufacturing, operations, engineering, and quality teams to ensure material availability.
• Monitor supplier performance related to pricing, quality, delivery, and service, addressing issues.
• Support standardization of purchasing practices, supplier agreements, and materials across facilities.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate purchasing volume and improve leverage with suppliers.
• Assess supply chain risks and develop strategies to minimize disruptions.
• Help implement procurement process improvements and support centralized purchasing.

Skills

Supplier relationship management

Negotiation

Cost analysis

Procurement strategy

Category management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

We are seeking an experienced procurement professional to help strengthen and evolve the purchasing strategy across multiple North American manufacturing locations.

This position offers an opportunity to play a key role in the transition toward a more centralized, strategic procurement function. The Procurement Manager will oversee assigned purchasing categories, manage supplier partnerships, negotiate contracts, and identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and supply chain performance.

The ideal candidate brings a strong background in manufacturing procurement, enjoys building supplier relationships, and is comfortable taking ownership of purchasing decisions while collaborating with operations and other internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage assigned purchasing categories across multiple manufacturing facilities, with a focus on direct materials and supplier performance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, negotiating favorable pricing, terms, and contractual agreements.
• Evaluate purchasing trends, supplier capabilities, and market conditions to identify cost savings and process improvements.
• Develop purchasing strategies that support production requirements, cost objectives, and long-term business needs.
• Partner with manufacturing, operations, engineering, and quality teams to ensure reliable material availability.
• Monitor supplier performance related to pricing, quality, delivery, and service, addressing issues and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Support the standardization of purchasing practices, supplier agreements, and materials across facilities.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate purchasing volume and improve leverage with suppliers.
• Evaluate supply chain risks and develop strategies to minimize disruptions.
• Help implement procurement process improvements and support the organization's transition to a centralized purchasing structure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or category management within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate supplier contracts, manage vendor relationships, and deliver measurable cost improvements.
• Strong understanding of purchasing strategies, supplier performance management, and cost analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting purchasing activities across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP.