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Procurement Category Manager, Consulting Services

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-21 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead category strategy, sourcing, and supplier management for consulting services spend across the enterprise.

Role type

Senior Procurement Category Manager

Builds

Consulting service contracts and supplier partnerships

Domain

Professional Services / Consulting

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Category strategy development, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, cost optimization, contract management, spend analysis, stakeholder management, negotiation, risk management, process improvement

Preferred skills

Consulting services category experience, global enterprise environment experience, executive stakeholder influence, procurement systems proficiency

Technologies

Procurement systems, reporting tools

Responsibilities

Develop and execute category strategies for consulting services, lead strategic sourcing events and negotiations, manage supplier performance and risk, identify cost-saving opportunities, ensure adherence to governance standards, collaborate on contract development, monitor market trends, support continuous improvement efforts

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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