Strategic Procurement Buyer - Multi-Site

ITT Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

ITT Inc. is seeking an experienced Pro Services Buyer in the Chicago area to lead procurement across multiple sites. You will manage purchase orders, negotiate with suppliers, and drive cost savings while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

You must have a Bachelor’s degree with 5–7 years in industrial equipment repair or machining, strong negotiation, and ERP expertise. This role requires multitasking, teamwork, and the ability to handle complex supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 5-7 years of experience in industrial equipment repair or machining, preferably industrial pump/rotating equipment OR equivalent education and experience.
• Proficiency in reading technical drawings and using precision measuring tools.
• Strong understanding of pump components and repair processes including welding and machining.
• Proficiency in use of excel and functionality to support data mining and analysis
• Strong negotiation, communication, and supplier management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems (Epicor or equivalent)
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Proficiency in navigating multiple system platforms
• Proficiency in supplier management and purchase order recovery
• Self-starter with ability to work within a team environment
• Ability to recognize internal and external customers
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks/priorities while meeting deadlines or schedules
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with diverse groups
• Ability to recognize potential problems and resolve proactively
• Ability to recognize purchasing conflicts of interest and compliance risk

Responsibilities

• Adherence to all safety, environmental and housekeeping guidelines in the plant and office settings
• Generate and interpret purchase order demand reports
• Effectively and proficiently recognize demand
• Maintain and audit supermarkets for replenishment in a shop floor setting
• Purchase order entry/creation in ERP system
• Purchase order update/maintenance in ERP system
• Discrete purchase order management
• Ability to manage and support job execution environment
• Expedites delivery of goods and services purchased
• Expedite purchase orders - ability to manage execution and recovery of supply
• Creation and maintenance of purchase order records and receipts
• Maintain working relationships with suppliers and internal customer
• Communicate and negotiate with suppliers
• Supplier delivery (on‑time performance)
• Supplier payment - receipt reconciliation to supplier invoice to ensure timely payment and dispute
• Supplier add - initiate and support the creation of new suppliers into the ERP system
• Supplier management - track and monitor supplier quality and delivery
• Supplier management - KPI countermeasure - creation and implementation of countermeasure
• Effectively documents underperforming suppliers and establishes corrective action plans in accordance with our quality management system, replacing suppliers who fail to meet our standards
• Support shop production/project review meeting with timely and accurate job purchase order delivery detail
• Procurement of goods and services - supplier selection through competitive bid
• Sales orders quotation support - provide quotations to support repair quotations
• Annual purchase price savings: material and service
• Multi‑site responsibility
• Capital purchasing lead for multi‑sites/region
• Management and supervision of buyers with site specific duties
• Conduct ongoing market research to identify beneficial purchase agreements and potential vendors.
• Perform vendor reserach and selection to enhance prfitability, reduce operating costs and boost efficiency.
• Develop and maintain an adequate number of competitive supplieers necessary to support unit requirements.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier management

Communication

Data analysis

Multitasking

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Epicor ERP

Job description

ITT Inc. is seeking an experienced Pro Services Buyer in the Chicago area to lead procurement across multiple sites. You will manage purchase orders, negotiate with suppliers, and drive cost savings while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

You must have a Bachelor’s degree with 5–7 years in industrial equipment repair or machining, strong negotiation, and ERP expertise. This role requires multitasking, teamwork, and the ability to handle complex supplier relationships.