Procurement Manager

Description

The Procurement Manager will focus on driving savings and managing a category performance of several indirect categories, including, but not limited to: MRO, Facility Categories such as Janitorial/Sanitation, Security, HVAC, Roofing, Yard Maintenance, Plumbing, Safety and Facility Maintenance, IT (primarily software), Professional Services, Document Storage. Key activities include: managing vendors, utilizing a Procure-to-Pay (P2P) system, conducting Q ’s, negotiating contracts and implementing strategic sourcing activities.

Key skills/experience: project management, strong analytics, conduct RFP’s and category management.

• 3-5 Years of full-time experience in vendor negotiations, Company expense analysis and strategic sourcing activities for an organization (public or private)
• Experience with procurement and vendor management systems, including Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Source-to-Pay (S2P), and Spend Analytics
• Minimum 15% Travel requirement.
• Typical office environment.
• This is a hybrid role based out of our Westchester, IL office. Must be able to work 3 days in office.

• Responsible for managing categories globally to drive savings, process improvement and meet key performance indicators for category, including compliance and monitoring of contracts in alignment with company policies
• Develop RFI’s & RFP’s, conduct in-depth analytics across multiple systems and from various divisions/countries
• Provide category recommendations, counter-proposals, and negotiate to identify and deliver savings to the organization; maintains product quality standards and focuses on reducing costs
• Develop compliance monitoring programs to ensure implementation strategies are measurable and successful
• Review and provide recommendations to the Senior Procurement Manager and Vice President of Procurement, in coordination with business stakeholders, developing best-in-class category strategies
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organizations including local, regional and corporate leadership; understand their unique needs and ensure category strategy addresses/meets their needs
• Support and maintain Procurement policies and processes, including improving vendor payment terms, contract management, driving sustainability initiatives and managing vendors
• Draft and review contracts with vendors including SOWs, MSAs and addendums
• Cross-functionally operate with legal, finance and operations to ensure company policies and best practices are followed
• Identify and drive continuous improvement processes and reporting
• Establishes strong relationships with vendors, facilitates communication, and works to ensure products or services provided meet company requirements
• Leads the evaluation of suppliers and works to reduce vendor risk by developing scorecards and analyzing vendor performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

RB Global (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA) is a leading, omnichannel marketplace that provides value-added insights, services and transaction solutions for buyers and sellers of commercial assets and vehicles worldwide. Through its auction sites in 13 countries and digital platform, RB Global serves customers in more than 170 countries across a variety of asset classes, including automotive, commercial transportation, construction, government surplus, lifting and material handling, energy, mining and agriculture.

The company’s marketplace brands include Ritchie Bros., the world’s largest auctioneer of commercial assets and vehicles offering online bidding, and IAA, a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers. RB Global’s portfolio of brands also includes Rouse Services, which provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system;
Smart Equip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers’ management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers;
Xcira, a leader in live simulcast auction technologies; and Veritread, an online marketplace for heavy haul transport.

RB Global full-time employees are offered medical, dental, vision, and…