Strategic Procurement Lead — Logistics & Facilities

CEI; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CEI seeks a skilled Procurement Manager to support strategic sourcing across Supply Chain, Logistics, and Facilities. This role focuses on transportation, distribution, reverse logistics, and facilities spend including rent, maintenance, utilities, and insurance.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into sourcing strategies that deliver cost efficiency, resilience, and service excellence.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or facilities procurement experience; logistics and/or facilities category experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills; ability to synthesize complex data for decision-making.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-engagement skills across technical and non-technical functions.
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity, strong self-motivation, and a consistent drive to deliver high-quality results.
• Experience supporting negotiations and drafting commercial contracts a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic sourcing for logistics and facilities categories including rent, maintenance, utilities, office supplies, insurance, and related services.
• Conduct market research, cost modeling, supplier benchmarking, and financial analysis to inform sourcing strategies and negotiations.
• Assist in preparing and executing RFPs and competitive sourcing events; evaluate supplier proposals and develop recommendation summaries.
• Negotiate contract pricing and commercial terms as part of sourcing events and supplier selection.
• Participate in contract development, including drafting statements of work and coordinating with Legal on commercial terms.
• Track supplier performance including KPIs, service levels, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Supplier management

Market analysis

Negotiations

Contracting

Financial analysis

Cost modeling

Stakeholder management

Education

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

Job description

CEI seeks a skilled Procurement Manager to support strategic sourcing across Supply Chain, Logistics, and Facilities. This role focuses on transportation, distribution, reverse logistics, and facilities spend including rent, maintenance, utilities, and insurance.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into sourcing strategies that deliver cost efficiency, resilience, and service excellence.