Strategic Procurement Manager - Sourcing & Supply

Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions; West Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Limited travel (~10%)

Leadership impact

Job summary

Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions is seeking a Procurement Manager for a growing manufacturing organization. This newly created leadership role leads sourcing, supplier management, and procurement strategy across diverse materials and goods to ensure supply continuity and cost optimization.

The ideal candidate is a strategic negotiator and collaborative leader who partners with operations, supply chain, technical, and commercial teams to drive supplier performance, risk management, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Admin, Supply Chain or related field.
• 5+ years procurement experience in manufacturing.
• People leadership/management experience.
• Strong negotiation, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP S/4HANA highly preferred.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience with high-SKU product environments is a strong plus.
• Experience with chemicals, raw materials, or highly technical manufacturing categories is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute procurement and sourcing strategies with senior leadership.
• Identify, evaluate, and qualify alternative suppliers to strengthen supply chain resilience.
• Monitor market conditions, trends, and risks to manage cost, availability and continuity.
• Build partnerships with operations, supply chain, technical and commercial teams.
• Lead supplier relationship management, including performance reviews and audits.
• Establish and track supplier scorecards and KPIs for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to forecast demand and align plans with production.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, terms, and conditions for favorable outcomes.
• Coordinate material flow across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Contribute to development and scalability of procurement functions and best practices.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Business Administration / SCM)

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions is seeking a Procurement Manager for a growing manufacturing organization. This newly created leadership role leads sourcing, supplier management, and procurement strategy across diverse materials and goods to ensure supply continuity and cost optimization.

The ideal candidate is a strategic negotiator and collaborative leader who partners with operations, supply chain, technical, and commercial teams to drive supplier performance, risk management, and