Senior Indirect Procurement & Contracts Lead

Motion; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Vacation

Sick leave

Holiday pay

Job summary

Motion Industries seeks a Senior Buyer – Indirect Procurement to drive contract reviews, supplier renegotiations, risk mitigation, and new agreements across Corporate Services spend. The role supports enterprise-wide sourcing in a Fortune 500 setting, coordinating with Legal, Finance, Risk and stakeholders.

You will lead strategic sourcing for corporate services categories, manage RFx events, spend analytics, and supplier performance, ensuring compliance with SOX controls and procurement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Procurement, or related field.
• 5–8+ years of procurement, sourcing, contract management, or strategic purchasing experience within a corporate environment.
• Strong experience negotiating indirect procurement agreements and commercial terms.
• Demonstrated experience managing supplier contract reviews, renewals, and renegotiations.
• Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP/procurement systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive reviews of existing supplier agreements to identify cost savings, commercial improvement opportunities, risk exposure, and service enhancements.
• Execute supplier renegotiation strategies focused on pricing optimization, service-level improvements, payment terms, and contractual protections.
• Draft, coordinate, and execute new supplier agreements in partnership with Legal, Finance, Risk, and business stakeholders.
• Ensure supplier contracts align with corporate procurement policies, compliance requirements, and enterprise risk standards.
• Support development and standardization of contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and sourcing governance processes.
• Monitor contract expiration timelines and proactively manage renewal strategies.
• Experience in writing/negotiating/overseeing TSA’s
• Conduct RFx events, supplier evaluations, benchmarking analyses, and total cost of ownership assessments.
• Identify and implement cost reduction, supplier consolidation, and process improvement opportunities.
• Develop category strategies aligned with enterprise operational and financial objectives.
• Build strong supplier relationships while maintaining competitive tension and commercial accountability.
• Partner with business leaders to understand operational requirements and translate needs into sourcing strategies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Legal, Accounts Payable, Finance, Operations, Compliance, Internal Audit and other teams as necessary.
• Drive supplier performance management through KPIs, scorecards, business reviews, and corrective action plans.

Skills

Commercial Negotiation

Strategic Sourcing

Contract Management

Financial & Spend Analysis

Stakeholder Collaboration & Influence

Process Improvement

Executive Communication

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Procurement, or related field

Tools

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Oracle

CLM tools

Job description

Motion Industries seeks a Senior Buyer – Indirect Procurement to drive contract reviews, supplier renegotiations, risk mitigation, and new agreements across Corporate Services spend. The role supports enterprise-wide sourcing in a Fortune 500 setting, coordinating with Legal, Finance, Risk and stakeholders.

You will lead strategic sourcing for corporate services categories, manage RFx events, spend analytics, and supplier performance, ensuring compliance with SOX controls and procurement