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Procurement Category Manager

Procurement Category Manager

On site

Northbrook, United states

$ 81 /hour

Mid level

Freelance

01-10-2025

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Skills

Stakeholder Management Marketing

Job Specifications

Title: Category Manager

Duration: 4-month contract + possible extensions

Location: 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062 United States

Shift: M to F 8am to 5pm (Hybrid 3 days on-site)

Pay Range: $75/hr to $81/hr

Start Date: ASAP

This role is hybrid on-site at our Northbrook, IL corporate office (3) days a week. We are seeking a procurement professional with deep experience in corporate services, marketing, communications, software, and professional advisory vendors. This role requires someone who can manage complex vendor relationships across multiple functions, lead end-to-end RFPs, and bring structure to a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree
5-10 years of procurement/vendor management experience with exposure to Marketing, HR, Legal, Finance, or enterprise software categories.
Demonstrated success leading vendor negotiations and end-to-end RFPs.
Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills across diverse business units.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, lean team environment with competing priorities.
Detail-oriented and comfortable managing complex, multi-stage projects.

Responsibilities:

Develop, negotiate, and manage MSAs, SOWs, and licensing agreements across corporate service categories.
Lead RFPs and vendor negotiations for Marketing, HR, Finance, Legal, Communications, and software/advisory partners.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align priorities, budgets, and business requirements.
Partner with internal Legal, Cybersecurity, and Compliance to ensure smooth vendor onboarding and contract execution.
Drive process improvements within procurement to ensure efficiency, compliance, and visibility of spend.

About the Company

Insight Global is an international professional services and staffing company specializing in delivering talent and technical solutions to Fortune 1000 companies across the IT, Non-IT, Healthcare, and Engineering industries. Fueled by staffing and talent experts, Evergreen, our professional services brand, brings technical advisors and culture consultants to help customers tackle their biggest challenges. With over 70 locations across North America, Europe, and Asia, and global staffing capabilities in 50+ countries, our tea... Know more