Procurement Category Manager - Services

Chicago, United States | Posted on 12/13/2025

BRK Strategies LLC is a leadership and workforce development firm headquartered in Spring (Houston), Texas, serving organizations nationwide. We support clients ranging from local employers to Fortune 100 companies by strengthening how they hire, develop, and retain talent. Our services include leadership development, talent acquisition support, workforce pipeline design, and execution-focused consulting aimed at building long-term organizational capability.

We partner with organizations across manufacturing, aviation, technical trades, and professional services to deliver practical, scalable solutions that work at both enterprise and local levels. While trusted by Fortune 100 companies, BRK Strategies maintains a hands‑on, community‑focused approach, ensuring our work remains practical, accessible, and closely aligned to the realities of each client we serve. Our commitment is to help organizations create a sustainable workforce advantage through clarity, competence, and disciplined execution.

NOTE:
This is a hybrid role - Candidate must reside in the Chicagoland area with the ability to work from the office as needed
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This is a pipeline role, while there is not an immediate opening, we want to build relationships with prospective candidates like you. If your background is a match to our requirements, we’ll follow up with an exploratory conversation.

The Procurement Category Manager - Services is a key role responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies for a portfolio of services categories, with a primary focus on third party systems implementation partners, professional services, and full-lifecycle field services (install, maintain, support).

This role requires a strategic thinker with strong sourcing acumen, negotiation skills, and a proven track record of achieving significant cost reductions. The successful candidate will manage supplier relationships, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure alignment with overall business objectives.

• Category Strategy Development & Management:
  Drive transformation by developing and executing innovative, solution‑oriented sourcing strategies for our systems integration services.
• Market Analysis & Sourcing:
  Conduct in-depth market research and analysis to identify trends, assess supplier capabilities, and inform sourcing decisions. Proactively identify and evaluate potential suppliers.
• Competitive Bidding & Negotiation:
  Spearhead the development of robust Statements of Work (SOWs) and performance‑based contracts, leading negotiations to optimize our total cost of ownership.
• Cost Reduction Initiatives:
  Drive aggressive cost reduction initiatives through negotiation, value engineering, process improvements, demand management, and alternative sourcing strategies. Identify and implement innovative cost savings opportunities.
• Supplier Relationship Management:
  Cultivate strategic alliances with key service partners, implementing rigorous vendor performance management to ensure alignment with our business objectives.
• Risk Management:
  
  Identify and mitigate supply chain risks related to assigned service categories, including project deployment delays, single‑source dependencies, financial stability of suppliers, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders (e.g., pre and post Sales teams, engineering, project and product management, legal) to understand business needs and ensure alignment on procurement strategies.
• Contract Management:
  Manage the entire contract lifecycle, from drafting and negotiation to execution and compliance. Ensure contracts are properly maintained and tracked.
• Compliance & Ethics:
  Ensure compliance with company policies, ethical standards, and relevant regulations.
• Reporting & Analytics:
  Develop and maintain accurate procurement data, reports, and analytics to track performance, identify opportunities, and support decision‑making.
• Process Improvement:
  Identify and implement process improvements to streamline procurement operations and enhance efficiency.