Procurement Manager

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Logoplaste is currently seeking to recruit a Procurement Manager, to join our Plainfield, IL team.

The Procurement Manager – USA & Canada will act as the regional extension of Logoplaste's Global Procurement function, ensuring alignment between central strategy and local execution across all North American plants. The role is structured on a 50/50 split:

• 50% Category Support (Repairs & Maintenance / MRO): reinforce the Global Category Manager for R&M by driving RFQs, spend control and savings.
• 50% Regional Procurement Governance & Enablement: train and coach local buyers, standardize purchasing practices and bridge plants with central teams.
  

Key Responsibilities

Category Reinforcement: Repairs & Maintenance (50%)

• Execute RFQs and sourcing events for R&M/MRO in USA & Canada, under the guidelines of the Global Category Manager.
• Identify, qualify and negotiate with regional suppliers (spare parts, maintenance services, industrial equipment).
• Monitor and control R&M spend; deliver savings aligned with the global category roadmap.
• Consolidate demand across plants to unlock volume-based negotiations.
• Benchmark suppliers and prices; flag opportunities for global deals.
• Support maintenance teams in translating technical requirements into sourcing specifications.
• Coordinate with the Global Category Manager on strategy, escalations and category reviews.
• Progressively extend category support to other strategic categories as the regional model matures.
  

Regional Enablement, Training & Governance (50%)

• Train local buyers, plant managers and requisitioners on Logoplaste's procurement processes and tools (SAP S/4HANA, PO workflow, approval matrix).
• Reinforce the preferred supplier framework at plant level.
• Serve as single point of contact between USA/Canada plants and Central Procurement.
• Ensure contract compliance; reduce off-contract/maverick spend.
• Drive the contracting process with regional suppliers (NDAs, MSAs, SLAs) with Legal and Central Procurement.
• Audit and improve local purchasing practices (PO creation, 3-way match, vendor master data).
• Deploy procurement KPIs at plant level (PO cycle time, contract coverage, savings capture).
• Act as ambassador of Global Procurement in North America and support cross-functional projects (e.g., Marsh, BCP).
  

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Supply Chain or Business; MBA/Master is a plus.
• 4–8 years of procurement experience, incl. category management or regional procurement, ideally in manufacturing, packaging or FMCG.
• Proven track record in R&M / MRO sourcing.
• Experience in multi-plant, matrix organizations with central and local reporting lines.
  

Technical Skills

• Strong SAP S/4HANA (MM, sourcing, contracts).
• RFQs, RFPs, e-auctions and structured negotiations.
• Spend analysis, savings tracking and procurement KPIs.
• Contract management (MSAs, SLAs, NDAs) and vendor onboarding.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI.
  

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Strong communicator and trainer, able to engage non-procurement audiences.
• Hands-on, pragmatic, balancing strategy with execution.
• Able to influence without direct authority in a matrix environment.
• Fluent in English (mandatory); Spanish or Portuguese a plus.
• Autonomous, structured, results-oriented.
• Willing to travel ~30–40% across USA & Canada.

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