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Supply & Services Procurement Manager
Job Location:
Job Location:
Piscataway, NJ - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 44 - 63
Hourly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Supply & Services Procurement Manager
Job Number: 26-01402
Job Number: 26-01402
Use your skills where innovative technology solutions begin. ECLARO is looking for a Supply & Services Procurement Manager for our client in Piscataway NJ.
ECLAROs client is a leading consumer products company with a global presence. If youre up to the challenge then take a chance at this rewarding opportunity!
Position Overview:
- The Manager Supply & Capital Services Sourcing serves as the embedded commercial partnerto the Hills Pet Nutrition Engineering and Plant Operations teams.
- This highly influential transformative role elevates traditional procurement by driving maximum asset utilization andlong-term capital efficiency.
- By partnering directly with the manufacturing teams (FP&R engineering facilities) from project inception the incumbent will guide teams through advanced risk management strategiccommercial structuring and collaborative negotiations.
- The core focus of this role is optimizingthe entire lifecycle of our service and goods purchases including capital equipment guardingmanufacturing uptime and powering business growth through robust after-sales support securecontractual spare parts availability and strict supplier accountability frameworks.
Responsibilities:
- Embedded Engineering Partnership & Asset Optimization: Act as a seamless extension of the Hills plant teams participating early in capital planning to align requirements with forward-looking commercial strategies. Structure agreements with a strict focus on asset utilization ensuring contracts guarantee maximum machinery performance technical efficiency and operational uptime.
- Lifecycle Management & After-Sales Contract Governance: Author structure and negotiate comprehensive after-sales support frameworks performance guarantees and multi-year maintenance covenants. Secure long-term contractual spare parts availability and critical technical support response times within primary purchase agreements to minimize operational risk and optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
- Advanced Legal Contract Governance & Risk Shifting: Demonstrate deep structural knowledge of commercial law risk allocation and sophisticated indemnification frameworks to shield the organization from liability during major capital installations. Masterfully translate complex manufacturing timelines into legally enforceable contractual deadlines penalty clauses and liquidated damages.
- Transformative Influence & Stakeholder Diplomacy: Drive a culture of process modernization across highly tenured plant environments guiding stakeholder teams through structured sourcing governance while maintaining high project velocity.
- Navigate high-friction matrixed environments calmly utilizing data-backed commercial insights to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): Lead executive-level SRM programs with global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and industrial automation providers to drive continuous machine innovation engineering priority and strict lead-time mitigation.
Required Qualifications:
- Leadership & Functional Competencies:
- Transformational Leadership: A proven agent of change who successfully guides stakeholder teams to expand from a technical mindset to a comprehensive risk-managed commercial lifecycle perspective.
- Executive Presence: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to distill complex technical risks and contract friction into brief impact-driven updates for Senior Management.
- Level-3 Negotiation Excellence: Expert-level mastery of advanced negotiation methodologies focusing on value-based levers performance guarantees and strategic risk-sharing mechanism.
- Experience: 8 years of progressive experience in procurement capital sourcing or heavy manufacturing project engineering.
- Lifecycle Sourcing Mastery: Detailed hands-on experience structuring negotiating and executing high-value capital equipment contracts performance metrics and after-sales support frameworks.
- Timeline Integration: Proven ability to accurately interpret complex specifications and project schedules turning technical milestones into legally binding contractual commitments.
- Full proficiency collaborating within a Google Workspace Environment (Google Sheets Docs Drive).
Preferred Skills:
- Prior procurement or engineering leadership experience specifically within a highly automated manufacturing environment or complex industrial ecosystem.
- Demonstrated success leading large-scale capital or infrastructure optimization projects within a cross-functional highly matrixed corporate setting.
- Hands-on experience with procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba Sigma and Ironclad (CLM).
Pay Rate: $44.87 - $63.72 / Hour
If hired you will enjoy the following ECLARO Benefits:
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan administered by Merrill Lynch
- Commuter Check Pretax Commuter Benefits
- Eligibility to purchase Medical Dental & Vision Insurance through ECLARO
If interested you may contact:
Carlo Flores
Carlo Flores LinkedIn
Equal Opportunity Employer: ECLARO values diversity and does not discriminate based on Race Color Religion Sex Sexual Orientation National Origin Age Genetic Information Disability Protected Veteran Status or any other legally protected group status in compliance with all applicable laws.
Required Experience:
Manager
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