Category Manager

Northbrook, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location: Onsite 5 days/week in Northbrook IL - 333 Pfingsten Road Northbrook IL 60062

Overview:

Client is looking for a procurement professional with deep experience in corporate services marketing communications software and professional advisory vendors.
This role requires someone who can manage complex vendor relationships across multiple functions lead end-to-end RFPs and bring structure to a fast-moving environment.
Individual should act as a Project Sourcing Manager having core knowledge of sourcing capital equipment and collaborate with cross functional partners. Contract negotiation is a must-have skill.

Responsibilities:

Develop negotiate and manage MSAs SOWs and licensing agreements across corporate service categories.
Lead RFPs and vendor negotiations for Marketing HR Finance Legal Communications and software/advisory partners.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align priorities budgets and business requirements.
Partner with internal Legal Cybersecurity and Compliance to ensure smooth vendor onboarding and contract execution.
Drive process improvements within procurement to ensure efficiency compliance and visibility of spend.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree required.
5-10 years of procurement/vendor management experience with exposure to Enterprise Software Marketing HR Legal or Finance categories.
Demonstrated success leading vendor and contract negotiations and end-to-end RFPs.
Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills to work across teams stakeholders and vendors.
Detail-oriented and comfortable managing complex multi-stage projects.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced lean team environment with competing priorities.

Required Skills : Vendor RelationsPurchasing / Procurement

Basic Qualification :

Additional Skills :

This is a high PRIORITY requisition. This is a PROACTIVE requisition

Background Check : No

Drug Screen : No

Location: Onsite 5 days/week in Northbrook IL - 333 Pfingsten Road Northbrook IL 60062 Overview: Client is looking for a procurement professional with deep experience in corporate services marketing communications software and professional advisory vendors. This role requires someone who can man...