
Strategic Procurement Manager
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MEAD & HUNT seeks a Strategic Procurement Manager to establish a procurement vision, optimize current strategies, and promote cost-effective sourcing while developing procurement talent. The role supports sourcing for replacement parts and EPC/design-build business, manages contracts and purchasing-policy compliance, and builds relationships with internal partners. The position is on-call, with weekly hours varying from zero to 40 or sometimes more, and occasional travel is required.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Our company is experiencing unprecedented growth. We are seeking a strategic procurement manager. This individual will establish a procurement vision by leveraging and optimizing current procurement strategies. They will also promote expeditious cost-effective sourcing while developing existing talent to carryout procurement duties. Responsibilities include providing strategic guidance to support sourcing approaches for Replacement Parts and EPC/Design Build business; developing and managing contracts to ensure the most optimal terms and conditions are achieved; reviewing, developing and ensuring compliance standards within purchasing policies and aligning with industry best practices; developing sourcing strategies for parts and EPC subcontractors; participating in business team meetings to ensure engagement and facilitate relationships with internal business partners. Occasional travel will be required. This position is currently an on-call (i.e., no benefits) position with the hours for this position could vary weekly from zero to 40, and potentially sometimes more than 40. The successful candidate will have a bachelor's degree (or higher) in business administration, business management or related field and at least two years of relevant capital procurement experience. If no degree, must have at least six years of relevant capital procurement experience. The ideal candidate will have experience in any/all of the following: developing procurement strategies; developing master agreements, business schedules, NDAs, etc.; legal matters pertaining to procurement; developing purchasing policies; mentoring less experienced staff. The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in business administration, business management or related field. If you have strong communication and organizational skills, are self-motivated, and can work well both independently and as part of a team, complete the online application process for this job posting at www.meadhunt.com/careers OR submit your cover letter and resume (and the pdf application if possible) to the address below. The deadline to apply for this position is Monday, October 5, 2020. Interviews are awarded on our review of your ability to meet the qualifications in the paragraphs describing the "successful" candidate and "ideal" candidate, so be sure to explain where indicated in the online application (or in your COVER LETTER, not just in your resume, if you are applying by mail) how you meet each qualification listed in the paragraphs above. MEAD & HUNT, Inc. Attn: Req. # 2020-3666 2440 Deming Way Middleton, WI 53562 www.meadhunt.com All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/D32D2D6EB86A4A3E Qualified females, minorities, and special disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,106 open Procurement Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$111–187K/yr687 salary ranges
- US median$55–60/hr31 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 25 open Procurement Manager jobs in Wisconsin and 1,106 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Procurement Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 961 postings).
- Education
- 555 of the 1,106 open Procurement Manager jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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