Procurement Purchasing Consultant

Procurement Purchasing Consultant

Title: Procurement Purchasing Consultant

Industry: Management Consultancy

Location: Chicago

Salary: $70k - $75k + Bonuses and Benefits

Contact Michael at m.pham@bramwithconsulting.com

A leading Global Management Consultancy, specialized purely in Procurement solutions, are looking for a Procurement Purchasing Consultant to manage various projects from their diverse clientele. Providing solutions across all industries, you will be directing the sourcing strategy for different indirect categories such as Finance, Professional Services, Logistics, MRO, along with the direct spend categories.

Based out of the offices in Chicago, there will be minimal travel which will give you both the consultancy environment and a stable work-life balance. This is a project-based and target-driven role, giving you the opportunity for fast career progression - they take pride in organic growth and currently have Directors' who initially started as Analysts there.

As a Procurement Purchasing Consultant, you will be:

• Developing sourcing and procurement strategies across the direct spend and indirect categories such as Professional Services, MRO, Logistics, Finance and Fleet
• Conducting thorough analysis for spend, product and markets
• Developing and managing relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
• Negotiating contracts with new suppliers
• Implementing cost saving plans for different clients across various Procurement projects

The successful Procurement Purchasing Consultant will have:

• Experience within a Strategic Sourcing
• A strong background within Procurement, preferably within Indirect categories such as MRO, Professional Services, Logistics, Finance etc
• Experience within Consulting strongly preferred
• Solid problem solving and analytical skills, with deep knowledge of Microsoft Excel and spend analytics
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Adaptability when handling various Procurement projects for clients from different industries
• A university degree, MSc highly desirable

This is an exciting opportunity for career progression and to become an integral part of the Procurement functions for many businesses, where you will be directly responsible for developing the strategy and direction for different major corporations.

If you possess the relevant experiences and abilities, within indirect spend or consulting, then please get in touch and send your resume to Michael at m.pham@bramwithconsulting.com

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